Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028947668220
Label: Decca
Manufacturer: Decca
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Decca
Release Date: July 01, 2008
Studio: Decca
Sales Rank: 417
MPN: 001148902

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Disc 1:

1. Antiphon In Paradisum and Psalm
2. Response Subvenite
3. Response Libera me
4. Stift Heiligenkreuz Bells
5. Introitus Requiem æternam
6. Kyrie
7. Graduale Requiem æternam
8. Tractus Absolve
9. Offertorium Domine Jesu Christe
10. Sanctus
11. Acclamato Post Elevationem
12. Agnus Dei
13. Communio Lux æterna
14. Deus in adiutorium
15. Hymn Te lucis ante terminum
16. Psalm 4
17. Psalm 90 (91)
18. Psalm 133
19. Lectio brevis
20. Responsorium breve
21. Canticum Simeonis Nunc dimittis
22. Kyrie
23. Oratio conclusiva
24. Salve Regina
25. Benedictio
26. Stift Heiligenkreuz bells
27. Hymn Veni Creator Spiritus
28. Introitus in Dominica Pentecostes
29. Communio in Dominica Pentecostes

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Editorial Review:

Album Description:
Chant, is the most peaceful music imaginable. Chant: Music for the Soul, is the ultimate in relaxation and stress relief - the perfect antidote to our fast-moving modern world. Chant has proven to heal, calm and also give strength; its power is timeless and universal. Previous albums of chant have sold in the tens of millions. Further fueling the huge general demand is Chant's use in the smash-hit computer game Halo - this is chant for a new computer-gaming generation.




Rating: - Wonderfully soothing
I listen to this in my car between stops and I love how the songs soothe my spirit, especially when hectic schedules stress me out!

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Rating: - Ravishing chant
I agree with reviewer J. Anderson that this is a "consummately attractive collection" of Gregorian chant. However, that the "divine interior pulse of Gregorian chant seems often lost by overconsideration" seems to me a gratuitous and purely subjective judgment. To these ears, the monks of Heiligenkreuz probably include vocal training in their preparation of the chant, not a quality one primarily associates with the singing of Solesmes (think of the "Solesmes scoop"). Historically, a great part of ... Read More

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Rating: - supreme spirituality

This is one of the most beautiful sacred music ever, you reach peace, sublimity in a humble heart.
Please visit Heiligenkreuz when in Vienna, a delightful short trip (try to find out when the Cistercian monks sing in the church) you'll never forget the experience.

Walter M. Reimann
Toronto,Canada

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Rating: - meditation/relaxation tpae
this cd was awesome and just what i hoped it would b..very relaxing, helpful to meditate..its soothing sounds lull u..excellent!

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Rating: - CHANT Music for the Soul
This CD by the Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz is marvelous. The chants are soothing and inspiring. The blending of voices makes the listener aware of the calming effect of Gregorian chants. It is beautiful, fulfilling and lifts the soul. The voices become one.

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