Anonymous 4, Gregorian Chant - 1000: A Mass for the End of Time / Anonymous 4
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Artist: Anonymous 4, Gregorian ChantEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2000-09-12
Music Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Soundtracks:
- Processional Hymn: Judicii Signum
- Troped Introit: Quem Creditis Super Astra/Viri Galilei
- Kyrie: Celestis Terrestrisque
- Gloria: Prudentia Prudentium
- Alleluia I: Dominus In Sina
- Alleluia II: Ascendens Cristus
- Sequence With Prose: Salvator Mundi/Rex Omnipotens Die Hodierna
- Troped Offertory: Elevatus Est Rex Fortis/Viri Galilei
- Sanctus: Ante Secula
- Agnus Dei: Omnipotens Eterne
- Troped Communion: Corpus Quod Nunc/Psallite Domino
- Lection: Apocalypse 21:1-5
- Prose: Regnantem Sempiterna
- Hymn: Cives Celestis Patrie
Free Music Notes for 1000: A Mass for the End of Time / Anonymous 4
Free Music Review: Flawless. Just flawless.
Hit: 5 Stars
In the year 1000, medieval Europe was fraught with war, political intrigue, and despair. Furthermore, some sects believed that at the end of the millennium, judgment day would arrive. Things were very much the same in the year 2000. In this album, Anonymous 4 flawlessly performs music from the Ascension mass that would have been sung at the time- the mass which contains the most references to the end of days outside of Advent- as well as various apocolyptic music texts from the turn of the millennium. Anonymous 4's performance is incomparable. Their unity of sound, smoothness, clarity, and beauty make the CD a pleasure to listen to. In addition, since it's almost the end of Ordinary Time (another part of the liturgical year where the end of days is referenced), this is a good time to listen to it.
1000: A Mass for the End of Time / Anonymous 4 Poster
Remember all of the year-2000 nervousness in the latter part of 1999? That was nothing. As the year 1000 approached, people all over the Christian world were convinced that the Apocalypse--as depicted in the biblical Book of Revelation--and the end of the world were at hand. In one of the more interesting musical program ideas to be inspired by the turn of the calendrical odometer, Anonymous 4 revisits the original "millennium madness" with a disc of chant from around the year 1000--specifically, a Mass for the Feast of the Ascension, one of the few occasions on which the liturgy included readings from the Book of Revelation. This is the oldest written Western music to have survived, and it's difficult even to decipher (the original notation has no staff lines or clear indications of rhythm), let alone perform. Yet, the challenges involved seem to have done these ladies good: not only is their performance both assured and confident, but one can hear new facets in their vocal sound--a sound that, however beautiful it might be, some listeners find monotonous. (One new facet is Jacqueline Horner, the quartet's newest member, for whom this is the first recording.) The singers experiment with interpretation of ornaments that are indicated in the manuscript sources (there's a fascinating little trill that sounds rather like a cooing dove); in some of the chants, they add an additional line in accordance with the principles of improvising polyphony that were laid out in 10th- and 11th-century treatises. The entire program seems thoroughly considered, as well as immaculately executed. If you count on the consistently pure, silky tone and meditative quality that has made Anonymous 4 world-famous, you'll definitely find it here; if you've gotten bored with them, you might find this disc a fascinating surprise. --Matthew WestphalClassical Music CDs
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