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"A rich experience of the church's liturgical year through Gregorian chant This release delivers a stirring collection of Gregorian chants, celebrating ""Ordinary Time"" - the season of the liturgical year between the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord and Lent, and from Pentecost Sunday until the beginning of the Advent season. Ordinary Time is the thread of the liturgical year, commemorating each Sunday with the Resurrection and the Paschal mystery. Expertly sung by the world-renowned monastic choir of Solesmes, France, this Gregorian chant recording enables listeners to participate in a rich experience of the church's liturgical year. First Sunday in Ordinary Time Track 1-Prelude in G Minor (S.535) J.S. Bach (organ) Track 2-Introit In excelso throno Track 3-Gradual Benedictus Dominus Track 4-Alleluia Jubilate Deo Track 5-Offertory Jubilate Deo Track 6-Basse de trompette and Tierce en taille in D Louis Marchand (organ) Track 7-Communion Notas mihi Track 8-Trio Sonata in G: Finale (S. 530) J.S. Bach (organ) Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Track 9-Introit Omnis terra Track 10-Gradual Misit Dominus Track 11-Alleluia Laudate Deum Track 12-Offertory Jubilate Deo Track 13-Canzona Quarta in F G. Frescobaldi (organ) Track 14-Communion Dicit Dominus Track 15-Francaise (#4 from Suite Francaise) J. Langlais (organ) Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Track 16-Introit Adorate Deum Track 17-Gradual Timebunt gentes Track 18-Alleluia Dominus regnavit Track 19-Offertory Dextera Domini Track 20-Fantaisie en echo in A J.P. Sweelinck (organ) Track 21-Communion Comedite pinguia Track 22- Concerto after Vivaldi in A minor (S. 593) 1st movement J.S. Bach (organ)"

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The success of Gregorian chant in the past century, and the centered richness of prayer it brings to all of us, is almost singularly due to the herculean efforts of the Benedictine Monks of Solesmes, France. Communicates a mood of mystery, timelessness, peace, beauty, and contemplation. The Monks of Solesmes ... use the most authentic manuscripts and ancient documents to recover the original melodies. The monks' chanting is living, strong, unvarnished. The chant is organic and text-based ... the singing is full and well-supported. The recordings present entire liturgies, mostly sung live (creating) ... a sense of unbroken, focused prayer. There's something incredible fresh and new ... which is well worth your attention. --New Liturgical Movement This recording has remained a touchstone of chant singing--Its elegance, its utter rightness once more becoming evident. -- Fanfare Paraclete Press offers a superb list of outstanding Christian music which is magnificently performed by the monks of Solesmes. Each of these highly recommended exceptional recordings is flawlessly produced and showcases centuries of devotions, chants, celebrations, and the glorification of God. --Reviewer's Bookwatch The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey in Solesmes, France, who have produced the most famous and 'authentic' recordings of Gregorian chant for generations (The Boston Globe), presents Sundays in Ordinary Time. This new recording, directed by Br. Yves-Marie Lelievre, is attributed to the first three of the thirty-four weeks in Ordinary Time, the part of the liturgical year between the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord and Lent, and from Pentecost Sunday until the beginning of the Advent season. --Acadiana Catholic The most famous and 'authentic' recordings of Gregorian chant for generations have been those made by the Solesmes monks. --The Boston Globe The music is utterly magnificent and the singing of this great choir is thrilling beyond words...it's better to starve to this music than to live without it. --Classic CD Supremely ethereal. --USA Today Solesmes sets the standard for Gregorian chant performance. --American Record Guide Beauty and immense spiritual power when sung by the Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes, France The music is exceptionally inviting, engaging listeners' ears with beauty and elevating their thoughts no matter what their spiritual or religious beliefs and doctrines may be. The beauties of Gregorian chant...encourage inward looking, contemplation, thoughtfulness, a kind of separation from mundane affairs ... Gregorian chant resonates. The sensitive, careful, beautifully measured performances here can be used as an entry point to an earlier time. --TransCentury Communications

The most famous and 'authentic' recordings of Gregorian chant for generations have been those made by the Solesmes monks. --The Boston Globe The music is utterly magnificent and the singing of this great choir is thrilling beyond words...it's better to starve to this music than to live without it. --Classic CD Supremely ethereal. --USA Today Solesmes sets the standard for Gregorian chant performance. --American Record Guide The success of Gregorian chant in the past century, and the centered richness of prayer it brings to all of us, is almost singularly due to the herculean efforts of the Benedictine Monks of Solesmes, France. Communicates a mood of mystery, timelessness, peace, beauty, and contemplation. The Monks of Solesmes ... use the most authentic manuscripts and ancient documents to recover the original melodies. The monks' chanting is living, strong, unvarnished. The chant is organic and text-based ... the singing is full and well-supported. The recordings present entire liturgies, mostly sung live (creating) ... a sense of unbroken, focused prayer. There's something incredible fresh and new ... which is well worth your attention. --New Liturgical Movement Beauty and immense spiritual power when sung by the Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes, France The music is exceptionally inviting, engaging listeners' ears with beauty and elevating their thoughts no matter what their spiritual or religious beliefs and doctrines may be. The beauties of Gregorian chant...encourage inward looking, contemplation, thoughtfulness, a kind of separation from mundane affairs ... Gregorian chant resonates. The sensitive, careful, beautifully measured performances here can be used as an entry point to an earlier time. --TransCentury Communications This recording has remained a touchstone of chant singing--Its elegance, its utter rightness once more becoming evident. -- Fanfare Paraclete Press offers a superb list of outstanding Christian music which is magnificently performed by the monks of Solesmes. Each of these highly recommended exceptional recordings is flawlessly produced and showcases centuries of devotions, chants, celebrations, and the glorification of God. --Reviewer's Bookwatch The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey in Solesmes, France, who have produced the most famous and 'authentic' recordings of Gregorian chant for generations (The Boston Globe), presents Sundays in Ordinary Time. This new recording, directed by Br. Yves-Marie Lelievre, is attributed to the first three of the thirty-four weeks in Ordinary Time, the part of the liturgical year between the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord and Lent, and from Pentecost Sunday until the beginning of the Advent season. --Acadiana Catholic

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The Recorded Legacy of Solesmes Since the refounding of the monastery of St. Peter of Solesmes in 1833 under Dom Prosper Gueranger, this Benedictine monastery on the River Sarthe in western France has set the world standard both for performance of Gregorian chant and the authenticity of the music itself. Commissioned by Pope Pius X to research the role of chant in liturgy and to edit books on chant that reflect this research, Solesmes enjoys an enviable reputation. Its work in liturgical reform and in the current revival of Gregorian chant has been likened to that of the great abbey of Cluny in the Middle Ages. These recordings incorporate new understandings of ancient manuscripts and represent a distillation of nearly 200 years of scholarship in the chant: musical paleography, semiology, and modality. The groundbreaking work by the monks of Solesmes has contributed to today's resurgence of interest in Gregorian chant as the foundation of Western music. Paraclete Press is proud to be the North American distributor of the recordings of the monks of Solesmes. These recordings have won numerous prestigious international awards, including the Grand Prix du Disque, Deutsche Schallplatten Prize, Diapason d'Or, and the Edison Prize.

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