The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes, has a long history of performing and recording chant to present to the outside world. Since the nineteenth century, these Benedictine monks have set the standard with their rich, expressive singing that has done much to establish a widespread expectation of what the slightly free rhythms of chant are supposed to sound like. But as important as their sound is the way this group presents so-called Gregorian chant. In their hands, chant is not a mystical, universal language, ... Read More
The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes, has a long history of performing and recording chant to present to the outside world. Since the nineteenth century, these Benedictine monks have set the standard with their rich, expressive singing that has done much to establish a widespread expectation of what the slightly free rhythms of chant are supposed to sound like. But as important as their sound is the way this group presents so-called Gregorian chant. In their hands, chant is not a mystical, universal language, but something concrete and specific. These Good Friday chants, read the notes, "are known for their powerful, extremely profound, and highly nuanced expressive qualities" that "make it possible to penetrate our Lord's very soul." In brief, the monks present chant "from the inside," as they sing them during the liturgical events that occur through the day and night on Good Friday, and they offer in their notes some of the reflections the music inspires. For the general listener, this... Read Less
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