Track Listing

1. Pater cum essem cum eis, responsary
2. Fuit homo missus a Deo, motet for 5 voices (from Motets Book III)
3. Inter natos mulierum
4. Propter nimiam caritatem, 4th response in the matins of Noël
5. Filie Jerusalem, 4th response in the Matins of the Assumption
6. Prima virtus viri sancti; Répons de Matines pour la fête de saint Bernard
7. Virtute Multa
8. In timore Dei
9. Odoriferum lilium; Répons de Matines pour la fête de saint Bernard
10. Accepit vir sanctus
11. Testamentum eternum
12. Oliva fructifera; Répons de Matines pour la fête de saint Bernard
13. Dedit Dominus confessionem sancto suo

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72727 in Music
• Released on: 1999-09-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .18 pounds

Customer Reviews

Beautiful performance of lesser known chant
Cistercien chant arose at a time when there were many calls to reform monastic life including the chant. The Cistercians wanted to return to original forms of monastery life using orinal Gregorian chant forms was instituted by Saint Steven Harding during the early 12th Century. The chant performed by the Ensemble Organum. led by Marcel Peres is quite moving especially the Christmas Matins which is sung with beauty brought tears to my eyes. The remainder of the disc is dedicated to the Feast of St. Bernard who was a founder of the Cistercians is also well performed,. The first Responsory which tell about the holy deeds of the saint is also quite exceptional,.
Please excuse typos I have a neurologic disease...