Music written to honor the Virgin Mary is the focus of this Super Audio CD of Gregorian chants performed by the rich voices of the Gloriae Dei Cantores Men's Schola. Theotokos, the Star of the Sea - while history's names for her are as varied as the traditions that surround her, one thing remains constant - she is an icon of faith for millions of Christians around the world. This recording features a wide selection of chants including the Stabat Mater, the Marian antiphons for Compline, selected propers from the Feasts of the Immaculate Conception, the Nativity of Mary, the Annunciation, the Visitation and the Assumption.
3 Benedicta Es Tu, Virgo Maria, Gradual in Mode 5 (Liber Usualis 1317)
4 Gaudens Gaudebo in Domino
5 Salve Regina (Simple Mode), Antiphon in Mode 5
6 Salve Regina (Solemn Mode), Antiphon in Mode 1
7 O Gloriosa Domina, Hymn in Mode 2
8 Ave Maria, Brief Response in Mode 6
9 Alma Redemptoris Mater (Simple Mode), Antiphon in Mode 5
10 Alma Redemptoris Mater (Solemn Mode), Antiphon in Mode 5
11 Ave Maria, Gratia Plena, Offertory in Mode 8 for the 4th Sunday in Advent
12 Ave Maris Stella, Hymn in Mode 1
13 Regina Cæli (Simple Mode), Antiphon in Mode 6
14 Regina Cæli (Solemn Mode), Antiphon in Mode 6
15 Benedicta Et Venerabilis Es, Gradual in Mode 4
16 Felix Es, Alleluia in Mode 8
17 Repleta Est, Responsory in Mode 1
18 Ave Regina (Simple Mode), Antiphon in Mode 6
19 Ave Regina (Solemn Mode), Antiphon in Mode 6
20 Signum Magnum, Introit in Mode 7
21 O Prima, Virgo, Prodita, Hymn in Mode 2
22 Assumpta Est Maria, Alleluia in Mode 5
23 Beata Es, Antiphon and Solemn Magnificat in Mode 1
24 Stabat Mater Dolorosa, Sequence in Mode 2 (In Festo Septem Dolorum)
Music written to honor the Virgin Mary is the focus of this Super Audio CD of Gregorian chants performed by the rich voices of the Gloriae Dei Cantores Men's Schola. Theotokos, the Star of the Sea - while history's names for her are as varied as the traditions that surround her, one thing remains constant - she is an icon of faith for millions of Christians around the world. This recording features a wide selection of chants including the Stabat Mater, the Marian antiphons for Compline, selected propers from the Feasts of the Immaculate Conception, the Nativity of Mary, the Annunciation, the Visitation and the Assumption.
