Gloriae Dei Cantores - Sacred Songs of France 1: 1198-1609 - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

Pieranunzi This fourth encounter - our second album for Challenge Records, after Common View (2020) - is a completely special recording, both in terms of line-up and material. The movements, composed by Jasper and arranged together during our recording session, reflect our shared love of classical music and combine classical forms with a very open improvisational approach. The result is a sort of journey back and forth between the musical languages of our time and of times past. A very special Voyage In Time, in fact, in which you are all invited to take part.

Celebrating these heavenly guardians and guides, The Chants of Angels is relaxing, peaceful, uplifting. Using the ancient melodies and texts of the early church, each Gregorian chant depicts a new aspect or story of the angels. From our most intimate plea to the angels for aid, to the great announcement made by the Archangel Gabriel, The Chants of Angels surrounds the listener with these songs of prayer and comfort. Great for driving, background music, or quiet meditation. 'Not even the most seasoned monastic group delivers it better than the Gloriae Dei Cantores Schola.' -American Record Guide

Faith of My Heart - Faith of My Heart explores the lesser-known, deeply spiritual side of Franz Liszt by presenting an overview of his sacred choral music, including the Missa Choralis, settings of the Pater noster and Ave maris stella, and other works. Despite the intense personal suffering and upheaval in his life, Liszt always returned to the church for refuge, comfort, and strength. This hard-won peace, as well as his passionate insistence on raising the caliber of sacred music, is reflected in this recording