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The Chants of the Holy Spirit / Gloriae Dei Cantores Women's Schola
Gloriae Dei Cantores

The Chants of the Holy Spirit / Gloriae Dei Cantores Women's Schola

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Composer
TRADITIONAL
Artist
Gloriae Dei Cantores Schola
Format
SACD
Label
Gloriae Dei Cantores
Released
Jan 15, 2013
Catalog #
GDCD057
UPC
709887005725

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THE CHANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT • Gloriae Dei Cantores women’s schola • GLORIAE DEI 057 (SACD: 51:30 Text and Translation)


As in their last two issues ( Fanfare 36:5), a schola of seven members of the choir based on Cape Cod have sung another collection of Gregorian chants, preparing the interpretations among themselves without a director. The Mass Propers of Pentecost (except the second alleluia verse) are supplemented by the Propers of the Vigil of Pentecost and a couple of communion chants that focus on the Holy Spirit. The program concludes with Dufay’s setting of Veni Creator Spiritus for three voices in an alternatim setting. The hymns that Dufay set for the Sistine choir are frequently recorded, but the only sizable collection came from Schola Hungarica (13:1). Dufay provides a climax to the series of chants. In the middle of the program is a brief reading of the Pentecost event as related in Acts. I was always impressed by chant recorded here under Richard J. Pugsley and Mary Berry, but this new approach worked out for the last three discs strikes me very favorably. It’s the difference in later music between a vocal ensemble under a director and one without a director, the latter creating the effect that characterizes chamber music in the classical repertory. I hope they give us more, especially if the thematic program or the liturgical event is worked out as well as these are. Nicely done.
—J.F. Weber, Fanfare

"It just so happens that three of the finest chant CDs have been released over the last year by Gloriae Dei Cantores: The Chants of Angels, The Chants of Mary, performed by the men of the ensemble, and The Chants of the Holy Spirit, performed by the women.... "
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star

"The renditions of this music have rarely been as perfectly presented as what the Schola accomplishes here. . . . its primary vision [is] a living and loving manifestation of these ancient chants as something that breathes life into a contemporary cultural setting. Technically they are immaculate, and one can hear the evident love and devotion in every breath taken in this astoundingly beautiful music."
—Steven Ritter, Audiophile Audition

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Angelus bell 00:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    Angelus bell
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  2. 2 Spíritus Dómini [Ad missam in die: Introit] 02:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    Spíritus Dómini [Ad missam in die: Introit]
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  3. 3 Emítte Spíritus tuum [Ad missam in die: Alleluia] 01:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    Emítte Spíritus tuum [Ad missam in die: Alleluia]
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  4. 4 Veni Sancte Spíritus [Ad missam in die: Sequence] 02:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    Veni Sancte Spíritus [Ad missam in die: Sequence]
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  5. 5 Confírma hoc Deus [Ad missam in die: Offertory] 07:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    Confírma hoc Deus [Ad missam in die: Offertory]
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  6. 6 Factus est repénte [Ad missam in die: Communion] 06:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    Factus est repénte [Ad missam in die: Communion]
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  7. 7 Book of Acts: A Reading of the Pentecost Story 01:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    Book of Acts: A Reading of the Pentecost Story
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  8. 8 Cáritas Dei [Ad missam in vigília: Introit] 02:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    Cáritas Dei [Ad missam in vigília: Introit]
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  9. 9 Beáta gens [Ad missam in vigília: Gradual] 04:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    Beáta gens [Ad missam in vigília: Gradual]
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  10. 10 Dum compleréntur [Ad missam in vigília: Alleluia] 03:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    Dum compleréntur [Ad missam in vigília: Alleluia]
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  11. 11 Emítte Spíritum [Ad missam in vigília: Offertory] 06:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    Emítte Spíritum [Ad missam in vigília: Offertory]
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  12. 12 Spíritus Sanctus [Ad missam in vigília: Communion] 03:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    Spíritus Sanctus [Ad missam in vigília: Communion]
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  13. 13 Dum vénerit [Ad missam in vigília: Communion] 05:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    Dum vénerit [Ad missam in vigília: Communion]
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  14. 14 Veni Sancte Spíritus [Ad missam in vigília] 03:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    Veni Sancte Spíritus [Ad missam in vigília]
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Guillaume Dufay
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
  15. 15 Closing bell 00:43
    Track
    15
    Title
    Closing bell
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores