Vir Dei Benedictus Monastic Chor of the Solemnity of Saint Benedict & Stefano Concordia

• Traditional: THE MASS:
• 1 THE MASS - The bells of the Cathedral Basilica of Montecassino 07:35
• 2 THE MASS - Organ Prelude - Johann Gottfried Walther: "Concerto del Sig.r Tomaso Albinoni appropriato all'Organo" - I Allegro 00:00
• 3 THE MASS - Organ Prelude - Johann Gottfried Walther: "Concerto del Sig.r Tomaso Albinoni appropriato all'Organo" - II Adagio 01:22
• 4 THE MASS - Organ Prelude - Johann Gottfried Walther: "Concerto del Sig.r Tomaso Albinoni appropriato all'Organo" - III Allegro 03:13
• 5 THE MASS - Introito - Gaudeamus 02:48
• 6 THE MASS - Gradual - Domine Praevenisti 03:53
• 7 THE MASS - Tract - Beatus vir qui timet 03:15
• 8 THE MASS - Sequence - Laeta quies 02:19
• 9 THE MASS - Offertory - Iustus ut palma 01:26
• 10 THE MASS - Communion - Gustate et videte 01:54
• 11 THE MASS - Organ Postlude - Charles-Marie Widor: "Toccata dalla sinfonia n.5 op. 42" 05:39
• Traditional: THE OFFICE:
• 12 THE OFFICE - Vespres - Hymn - Surge quid cessas 03:14
• 13 THE OFFICE - Vespres - Antiphon - Fuit vir 02:28
• 14 THE OFFICE - Vespres - Antiphon - Beatus vir 01:58
• 15 THE OFFICE - Vespres - Antiphon - Gloriosus 02:14
• 16 THE OFFICE - Vespres - Antiphon - Erat vir 02:50
• 17 THE OFFICE - Vespres - Antiphon - Vir Dei Benedictus 01:59
• 18 THE OFFICE - Vespres - Brief response - Sancte Pater Benedicte 01:31
• 19 THE OFFICE - Vespres - Magnificat Antiphon (First Vespers) - Exsultet omnium 02:47
• 20 THE OFFICE - Vespres - Magnificat Antiphon (Second Vespers) - Hodie sanctus Benedictus 02:34
• 21 THE OFFICE - Lodi - Sactissime Benedictus Antiphon 01:58
• 22 THE OFFICE - Compline - Hymn (tono Cassinese) - Te lucis ante terminum 01:51
• 23 THE OFFICE - Compline - Hymn of Thanksgiving - Te Deum 05:40
• Total Runtime 01:04:28

Info for Vir Dei Benedictus

The laus perennis that the monks every day in their psalmody offer to the Lord, is adorned with hymns, antiphons and responsories; all chants drawn from the ancient gregorian repertory. With this daily practice and custom, the monks become almost the only custodians and specialists of this patrimony of the highest religious, cultural and artistic merit that is gregorian chant.

The monks of Montecassino – always faithful cultivators of this venerable chant, proper to the lit- urgy of the Church – with the present CD want to make these melodies, which are an elevated form of prayer, resound also outside of the monastery walls. The recording was completed at the Tomb of St. Benedict and is intended as an affectionate hymn of sons towards their father and master: in fact, a good part of the liturgy of the Solemnity of St.Benedict of the traditional date of March 21 was performed.

Monastic Choir der Abbey of Montecassino
Stefano Concordia O.S.B., conductor, organist

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