Four Centuries of Chant / Anonymous 4

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Album Summary

Composers

• Anonymous, English
• Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179)
• Anonymous, Codex Calixtinus
• Anonymous
• Gregorian Chant
• Anonymous, Medieval Hungarian Polyphony

Notes & Reviews:

For those who love the purity of chant, for the audiences who are discovering chant (or returning to it) as listeners or as singers, and also for those who are new to the work of Anonymous 4, the celebrated vocal quartet presents a stellar collection of some of the greatest medieval chants culled from its many acclaimed recordings. This special mid-priced release documenting the history of chant, presented in deluxe packaging with in-depth liner notes, makes a perfect holiday gift selection.

”The most striking aspect of this chant singing here is the ability of four voices to sound as one. This results in a loveliness of tone that sets them apart from even the finest choirs and a warmly blended sound that distinguishes them from solo singers. This compilation will appeal to chant lovers who do not especially embrace the ratified beauties of medieval polyphony.”-Fanfare

A mid-priced compilation of chant from various best selling releases by Anonymous 4.

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Works Details

Chant, Gregorian : Gaude virgo grariosa, prosa

• Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.

Chant, Gregorian : Felix namque, offertory

• Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval

Chant, Gregorian : Ave Maris stella, hymn for the Assumption of Mary in mode 1 (Liber Cantualis no 73)

• Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval

Anonymous, English : O gloriosa domina, processional hymn

• Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.

Anonymous, English : Stabat iuxta Christi crucem, sequence

• Running Time: 5 min. 31 sec.

Chant, Gregorian : Ave Regina caelorum, antiphon in Mode 6

• Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval

Anonymous, Codex Calixtinus : Ad sepulcrum beati Iacobi

• Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.

Anonymous, Codex Calixtinus : Iacobe servorum spes, répons

• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.

Anonymous, Codex Calixtinus : Ascendens Ihesus in montem (Offertoire)

• Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral

Anonymous, Medieval Hungarian Polyphony : Isten, téged

• Running Time: 6 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval

Hildegard of Bingen : Spiritui Sancto honor sit

• Running Time: 6 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral
• Written: circa 1140-1179

Chant, Gregorian : Quae est ista quae ascendit, antiphon in mode 1 (Liber Usualis, no 1600)

• Period Time: Medieval

Chant, Gregorian : O quam glorifica, hymn in mode 2

• Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval

Chant, Gregorian : Work(s) :: Recordare virgo mater, offertory / Mater patris et filia, trope

• Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral

Chant, Gregorian : Work(s) :: Ex eius tumba, responsory / Sospitati dedit egros, prosa

• Running Time: 6 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral

Chant, Gregorian : Judicii signum, processional hymn

• Running Time: 6 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral

Anonymous : O lux beata trinitas

• Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.

Chant, Gregorian : Quinque Prudentes Virgines, alleluia & verse

• Running Time: 4 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral

Hildegard of Bingen : O ignis spiritus Paracliti

• Running Time: 7 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Written: circa 1140-1179

Chant, Gregorian : Beata nobis gaudia, hymn

• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral