Monastic Choir of the Abbey of Montecassino. 
Stefano Concordia OSB - conductor, organist

 Pieve del Convento dei Cappuccini in Peccioli in Italy The chants of the Graduale Romanum, commonly called Gregorian chant, put in many respects the root of all European musical culture is, and in some places in Europe there is a continues to this day, almost 1500 years old tradition of maintaining this unique music good. One of these places is the Benedictine Abbey of Montecassino with its famous Monk Schola. In the present production here from the house Fone the Benedictine monks sing the complete liturgy for the Feast of St. Benedict, so fair and Holy Office, accompanied by an organ prelude of a later period. The uptake by Giulio Cesare Ricce makes the special quality of Gregorian chant experience that results from the connection arrhythmic unanimity with monumental acoustics.

The rich reverberation of the monastery is depicted here in such detail that it seems almost to feel the cool cloister walls around. This record is for friends of historical performance practice and meditative hours a must! Mastering by Giulio Cesare Ricci purely analog his Ampex 2-track analog machine, even the one-stage section is implemented purely analog, was pressed in Germany on high quality 180g Virgin -Vinyl. Strictly limited to 496 pieces! LIMITED EDITION Printed in Germany Pure Analogue Recording Pure Analogue Cutting Cutting Machine One-Stage Pressing Process

LITURGIA DELLA SOLENNITA’ DI SAN BENEDETTO

LITURGY OF THE SOLEMNITY OF SAINT BENEDICT

Giulio Cesare Ricci

 

Equipment

valve microphones: Neumann U 47, M 49

preamplificatori microfonici, advanced mike pre-amplifiers: Nagra, analog tape recorders: Nagra 4S

 

"Vir Dei Benedictus: Liturgy of the Solemnity of Saint Benedict" Monastic Choir of the Abbey of Montecassino Stefano Concordia

 

Conductor and organist Stefano Concordia O.S.B. completed his studies of piano and music theory at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston. In 1989 he entered the Abbey of Montecassino and in 1995 was ordained to the priesthood. At the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Rome he studied organ with Giancarlo Parodi, Gregorian chant with Alberto Turco and Nino Albarosa and Choral Direction with Walter Marzilli. He is invited professor of Gregorian chant at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute, Rome.

 

MESSA

1 Campane della Basilica Cattedrale di Montecassino

Organ prelude

Johann Gottfried WALTHER (1684-1748):

"Concerto del Sig.r Tomaso Albinoni appropriato all'Organo" 7.35

2 Allegro 7.38

3 Adagio

4 Allegro

5 Introito Gaudeamus 2.48

6 Graduale Domine praevenisti  3.53

7 Tratto Beatus vir qui timet 3.15

8 Sequenza Laeta quies 2.19

9 Offertorio Iustus ut palma 1.26

10 Comunione Gustate et videte 1.54

11 Organ postlude

Charles-Marie WIDOR (1822-1890)

Toccata dalla Sinfonia nr. 5 op. 42 5.39

THE OFFICE

Vespri

12 Inno Hymn Surge quid cessas 3.14

13 Antifona Antiphon Fuit vir 2.28

14 Antifona Antiphon Beatus vir 1.58

15 Antifona Antiphon Gloriosus 2.14

16 Antifona Antiphon Erat vir 2.50

17 Antifona Antiphon Vir Dei Benedictus 1.59

18 Responsorio Breve Sancte Pater Benedicte 1.31

19  Antifona al Magnificat

(Primi Vespri) Exsultet omnium 2.47

20 Antifona al Magnificat

(Secondi Vespri) Hodie sanctus Benedictus  2.34

Lodi

21 Antifona al Benedictus Sanctissime 1.58

Compieta

22 Inno (tono Cassinese)

Te lucis ante terminum 1.51

23 Inno di ringraziamento Te Deum 5.40

 

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