De Monasterio
Gregorian Chant of the Late Middle Ages from the St. Claren Monastery in Weissenfels
montalbâne Ensemble
Susanne Ansorg - Fidel, Glockenspiel
Sebastian Pank - Gesang, Chalumeau
Robert Weinkauf - Gesang
Björn Werner - Gesang
Dietrich Zöllner - Gesang, Fidel
In 2011 two parchment fragments with ancient musical notation were discovered in the Weissenfels municipal archive, which could have come from the local St. Claren Monastery. The pages contain hymns for the Passion. By means of comparative research, it was possible to establish parallels to the famous contemporaneous Naumburg Choir Books, and in that way to reconstruct the missing parts. The songs are heard on the present recording for the first time in 500 years in their liturgical context and thus provide us with a glimpse into the sound of a Central German monastery on the eve of the Reformation.
The montalbâne Ensemble explores the rich spectrum of occidental music of the Middle Ages and combines it with traditional European vocal styles. The ensemble is holder of the “Romanesque Prize” in gold from the Tourism Network Saxony-Anhalt. www.montalbane.de
Offizium DE PASSIONE DOMINI. Ad Matutinam
1 Invitatorium: Regem regum. Psalmus 95 3:24
2 Lectio prima: Ergo apprehendit Pilatus Jesum (Ioan. 19) 1:55
3 Responsorium: Deduc quasi torrentem 2:12
4 Lectio secunda: Cum ergo vidissent eum pontifices (Ioan. 19) 2:04
5 Responsorium: O vos omnes 3:40
6 Lectio tertia: Stabant autem juxta crucem (Ioan. 19) 1:51
7 Hymnus (instr.): Sancta Dei genitrix 3:18
Offizium DE PASSIONE DOMINI. Ad Laudes
8 Invitatorium: Libera me de ore leonis 2:54
9 Hymnus: Da pater omnipotens 3:41
10 Antiphon: Foderunt manus meas. Psalmus 51 3:12
11 Antiphon: Eo quod iniquitatem. Psalmus 92 5:03
12 Antiphon: Cecidit corona. Psalmus 91 4:36
Missa DE PASSIONE DOMINI
13 Alleluia: Unus militum eius latus aperuit 2:07
14 Hymnus: Te Deum laudamus 7:32
15 Sequentia: Ave Jhesu Christe 6:09
Total 53:39
