Chant Mass For Christmas Day. Ensemble Organum/per
) | Label: harmonia mundi Catalog: HMX 2921480 Format: CD Mass for Christmas Day The rebirth of Gallican chantLes Pages de la Chapelle: Maitrise du centre de musique baroque de Versailles & Ensemble Organum, Marcel Pérès During the 17th and 18th centuries, the heyday of the Baroque, the church of France attempted to revive the Galician chant style, which had been absorbed into the traditional Gregorian repertoire. This revival was short-lived, but did provide inspiration to many French composers of the time. Marcel Peres and Ensemble Organum, joined here by Les Pages de la Chapelle, present a performance of the Mass for Christmas Day as it would have been heard in the period. Highly ornamented organ interludes intersperse the glorious singing of the finest and most talented exponents of this fascinating repertoire.  Price: $14.98 |