Bridgettine Chants / Schola Gothia - Gaude Birgitta - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The two major organ works on these discs (his longest for organ) show Max Reger at the height of his powers; not only do they sustain a structural coherence over an impressive span, but they show an almost inexhaustible proliferation of invention. As well as the large-scale Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme and the Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in E minor, this 2 CD Set includes a collection shorter preludes and fugues - the Five Easy Preludes and Fugues and two transcriptions of preludes and fugues by JS Bach from the Well-Tempered Clavier. Album Tracks 1. Introduction 2. Variations 3. Fugue 4. Introduction 5. Passacaglia 6. Fugue 1. Prelude No. 1 in E Major 2. Fugue No. 1 in E Major 3. Prelude No. 2 in D minor 4. Fugue No. 2 in D minor 5. Prelude No. 3 in G Major 6. Fugue No. 3 in G Major 7. Prelude No. 4 in C Major 8. Fugue No. 4 in C Major 9. Prelude No. 5 in B minor 10. Fugue No. 5 in B minor 11. Prelude 12. Fugue 13. Prelude 14. Fugue

Album Tracks 1. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Introitus Salve Sancta Parens 2. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Kyrie 3. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Gloria 4. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Graduale Benedicta Et Venerabilis 5. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Alleluia Ave Maria, Gratia Plena 6. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Alleluia Specia Tua 7. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Sequens Nativitas Marie Virginis 8. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Credo 9. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Offertorium Diffusa Est 10. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Sanctus, Benedictus 11. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Agnus Dei 12. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Communio Beata Viscera\Magnificat 13. Mass Gaudete in Domino/Motet Salve Regina

Welcome into the Birgittine sisters' world of Gregorian chant! Also known as Frälsarorden, the Birgittine Order is the only one with Scandinavian origins. Saint Birgitta (ca 1303-1373) and her collaborator and confessor, Petrus Olavi of Skänninge, laid it's foundations in Rome, in the 1350s. Birgitta had moved there in 1349, and remained in that city for the rest of her life. After the first Birgittine abbey opened in Vadstena in 1384, the order rapidly spread across Europe. The chants on this recording are from the Birgittine Abbey, Maria Refugie in Uden, The Netherlands and this is the first time that chants from the rich collection in Maria Refugie have been recorded. It is also the first recording of the Birgittine repertoire from sources dating after the Middle Ages. The ensemble has selected 37 chants that reflect the musical and textual richness of Cantus sororum. The material spans more than 400 years, yet forms a coherent repertoire that belongs to the Gregorian chant tradition in all important aspects, with a Birgittine twist. Album Tracks 1. Trinum Deum 2. O Trinitatis 3. Maria Summe 4. Omnia Mandata 5. Regem Angelorum 6. Angeli, Archangeli 7. In Throno Deo 8. Angelorum Domina 9. Magnificetur Rex 10. Filium Dei 11. Benedictus Sis Tu 12. Omnem Potestatem 13. Victum Vitalem 14. Ortum Virginis 15. Solem Justicie 16. Nativitas Gloriose 17. Nativitatem Recolamus 18. Ave Maria 19. Congratulamini Filio Deo 20. O Admirabile Commercium 21. Benedicamus Devotis Mentibus 22. Germinavit Radix Jesse 23. Regem Virginis 24. Benedictum Sit Nomen 25. Spineo Serto 26. Tremor Terre 27. Annuntietur in Universa 28. In Honorem Virginis 29. Que Est Ista 30. Assumpta Est Maria 31. Que Est Ista 32. Maria Virgo Assumpta 33. Ad Coronam Leticie 34. Jam Letaris 35. O Quam Glorifica 36. Maria, Maria 37. Cum Ioc