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| |  | Religion & Spirituality | Home » » » Gregorian Chants: The Best of the Benedictine Monks of St. Michael's | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| March 18, 2009 | | Studio:
| Cobra Entertainment LLC | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 20 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Sancte Dei | | 2. | Salve sancta parens, introit for St. Mary | | 3. | In Paradisum Angeli | | 4. | Sanctus & Benedictus (II) | | 5. | Conditor alme siderum, hymn, mode 4 | | 6. | Unspecified Organ Voluntary (1) | | 7. | Te lucis ante terminum, compline hymn in mode 8 (Liber Usualis No. 266) | | 8. | Christus Natus Christos | | 9. | Kyrie eleison | | 10. | Unspecified Organ Voluntary (2) | | 11. | Gloria | | 12. | Puer natus est nobis, introit | | 13. | Sanctus & Benedictus (II) | | 14. | Beata Dei genitrix, responsory in mode 7 (Liber Usualis No. 383) | | 15. | Veni Sancte Spiritus | | 16. | Unspecified Organ Voluntary (3) | | 17. | In Paradisum Angeli | | 18. | Dominus exsultemus | |
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86 of 91 found the following review helpful:
 You can do much better than this CDJun 07, 2004
By Caesar Magnus
"caesarmagnus"
The only reason I gave this CD one star is because you cannot rate a CD with zero stars. I would not recommend this CD at all. First, several songs are not really Gregorian Plainchant. They will start out with chant and go into a strange polyphony. But the worst thing about this CD is that it is of a horrible recording quality. It sounds like the monks are singing into a microphone through a fan. Some of the songs they don't even finish, the recording just fades out. It is extremely low quality and I would highly recommend other recordings such as the monks of Santo Domingo de Silos or the monks of Solesmes. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS CD! This is not a good example of Gregorian Chant.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Beautiful, with great depth of soundFeb 13, 2003
One really hears the passion and life in the voices of these monks--keep in mind that this is not merely a group of singers who have assembled in the studio to record a CD, but rather, men whose lives are totally wrapped up in the mysteries of which they sing. I can really hear their struggles and love for God in their chants, and their harmonies are creative and sweet to the ear. True, if one is not familiar with this type of music--Gregorian Chant--it may sound a little spooky and strangely other-wordly. I would encourage the listener to look up on the Internet the portions of the Latin mass that are on this CD--the Gloria (#11), for example, and read the words in English along to sound of the song. That way, you can have a sense of the things about which the monks sing, which will bridge the distance between the listener and this genre of music.
24 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 DOMINE LABIA MEA APERIESMay 08, 2006
By Claudio-Miguel
"Claudio"
"Lord Open my Lips......"
I would suggest that anyone REALLY interested in PURE, GREGORIAN CHANT to access the following Carthusian Link:
[...]
You will hear Gregorian Chants as you have never heard before.
As a former Trappist Monk, where the Choir Monks sang the Divine Office each day - a total of about 7 hours - and in the Cistercian Chant, the CARTHUSIAN CHANT is by far the most pure of the two traditional chants. The Carthusians do NOT utilize any musical instruments as is used in some Trappist Communities and Benedictine Communities.
This recording is a rather poor rendition, but seems to please some listeners. For those purists among you, access the above site.
The Carthusian Gregorian Chant has its own renditions. You will notice whenever the Nuns or Monks are chanting the 'GLORIA' that the tempo is drastically reduced, and not rushed thru.
Background noises in this recording make it difficult to really appreciate the Chant.
In the Carthusian Chants - especially those from La Grande Chartreuse, France, the diction is crisp, clear and every Latin Word is distinguishable.
14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Unbiased reponse to CaesarmagnusApr 21, 2005
By Ken Edmunds
"ChantMan"
Agreed, the fan IS there, but I must admit they are actually singing well in the actual Solesmes style (based on these samples). I have heard superb chant and frighteningly bad chant. This is not as bad as it gets I assure you. Try to find something from a Seminary or Monastery.
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Very NiceMar 10, 2001
This is an excellent CD. Much better than the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos. St. Michael's are much more melodic, with better harmonies. The use of bells also helps.
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