Gregorian Chillout

Gregorian Chillout (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B00009L52U
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,221 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #41 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Chants

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Ave maris stella, for soprano, tenor & chorus (from Vespro della Beata

2. Ad te levavi, introit in mode 8 for the 1st Sunday in Advent

3. Oculi omnium, for chorus & organ

4. Rorate caeli desuper

5. O magnum mysterium, motet for 8 voices

6. Viderunt Omnes, communion in mode 1 (Liber Usualis, No. 410, GR. 35)

7. Magnificat, tone VIII

8. Crux fidelis, inter omnes, hymn (GR 182)

9. Kyrie [From Mass for 3 Voices]

10. Civitas sancti tui (also anthem "Bow Thine ear, O Lord"), motet for 5 v

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Cantique de Jean Racine, for 4-part chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op.

2. Ad coenam agni providi

3. Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23

4. Attende Domine

5. Ave verum, motet for chorus, Op. 2/1

6. Venite, filii

7. Pange Lingua gloriosi, hymn

8. Crux fidelis, for 4 voices

9. Laeta dies, sequence

10. Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the most beautiful music ever..., September 13, 2003

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Tyler Atkins "Kiserai" (Spokanistan, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gregorian Chillout (Audio CD)

Like I said, this is some of the most beautiful music ever written. I've never considered myself a religious person, but something about this music evokes a sense of reverence in me that gives me chills every time I listen to it. If you're a fan of Enigma, give this a listen, you won't regret it. If you're not a fan of Enigma, but love the sound of a chorus singing in latin, then this is for you as well. Just put this CD in, close your eyes, and drift away...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A glorious sharing, December 14, 2003

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Allister Steele (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gregorian Chillout (Audio CD)

Although listed as being by "various artists", these two discs were recorded in 1996 and 1997, respectively, by the monks and choirboys of Downside Abbey and School (near Bath, in England).

The discs represents a sharing with the rest of the world of the music which brings together the two communities, of monks and schoolboys, at masses in the Abbey.

The quality of the recording on disc 1 is superior to that on the later disc, but both convey the beauty and simplicity of the religious music and plainsong which lie at the heart of Benedictine communities. You do not have to be religious, yourself, to enjoy the sense of peace and serenity conveyed by the pieces. Relax and let the sound wash over you.

The title, "Gregorian Chillout", tends to belittle the faith which underlies the music, but do not let this put you off. Buy these and enjoy them to their fullest. You will not be disappointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Otherworldly Best!!, November 16, 2008

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Sally P. Blake "Casual Gal" (Gulf Coast MS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gregorian Chillout (Audio CD)

I have bought many Gregorian Chant CDs over the years and this one
is the best! Haunting and makes me feel as peaceful as I do when I visit the
Blessed Sacrament. And Amazon has a much better price than our Barnes
and Noble, and it was shipped fast and I didn't have to waste gas
and battle long shopping lines.