Various Artists - Paschale Mysterium / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This unique disc, a selection of the most hauntingly beautiful and moving Gregorian chants for the Feasts of the Cross, was inspired by the mood of the Lithuanian Hill of Crosses. The deeply impressive scene was erected as a monument against religious oppression under Communist rule and has served to inspire many with its great beauty. Graces & Voices draw on the spiritual power of the place to feed a spring of beauty in Gregorian chant that will both soothe and inspire. Album Tracks 1. Vexilla Regis 2. Nos Autem Gloriari Cum Tropis 3. Christus Factus Est 4. Ad Corinthios I 1,18-24 5. Dulce Lignum Cum Tropis 6. Protege Domine Cum Tropis 7. Per Signum Crucis 8. Agnus Dei Christus 9. Surrexit Pastor Bonus 10. Dulce Lignum 11. Ad Philippenses 2,5-11 12. Crux Fidelis 13. Crux Benedicta Nitet 14. O Crux Benedicta 15. O Crux, Viride Lignum 16. O Crux, Splendidior 17. Hoc Signum Crucis

Sonic Skin blends equal parts of the sounds of granite, fabric, metal, rubber, stone, and strawberry cream in a fi reproof container and heats everything to the boiling point. Before generous scoops of the concoction are distributed into heart-shaped bowls for serving, let it cool for a few seconds, no more. Album Tracks 1. Slowhand 2. Fly Away Attacus Butterfly 3. Gavia 4. GDH 5. Breathing 6. Unsaved 7. Untitled Elegy

The title of the present selection of choral music from various countries and epochs, Mirabile Mysterium (Latin for InchWondrous / Astonishing MysteryInch), refers to the birth of Jesus Christ, by which nothing less than the incarnation of God is meant out of love God renounces his almighty power and becomes a weak human being who like us is subject to suffering and death. Spiritual consideration of this mystery of faith, which the whole of Christendom celebrates every year at Christmas, has inspired composers of various religious persuasions to write very special works. Along with the works specifically concerning themselves with the Christmas event and qualifying as Christmas songs in the stricter sense of the term, we also find, primarily at the beginning of the program, some genuine Advent songs. Even during what for Christians were pagan times, the word adventus (Latin for IncharrivalInch) designated both the visit of a human ruler and the presence of a deity in his temple. As in the case of the visit of a state dignitary, certain spiritual exercises were undertaken in preparation for the visit of a god. As a result, the idea that an event begins already with it's preparation was transferred to the spiritual sphere. The Church borrowed this concept for a period of inner reflection intended to convey an inkling of the incomprehensible gift granted to humankind in the miracle of Christmas. This program spanning six centuries offers us the opportunity to trace the history of the spiritual fusion of the Advent and Christmas seasons in music. Album Tracks 1. Ecce Virgo Conciept 2. Nun Komm, Den Heiden Heiland 3. Maria Durch Ein' Dornwald Ging 4. Machet Die Tore Weit 5. Ave Maris Stella 6. Geistliche Chormusik (1648) SWV 369-397 (Auszug) 7. Mirabile Mysterium 8. Unser Lieben Frauen Traum 9. Mirabile Mysterium 10. In Dulci Jubilo 11. Auf Dem B