This glorious anthology features Marian chants from the two great traditions of Christianity, the East and the West, from the finest chant monasteries in the world. These are chants born from prayer and contemplation. They praise God through Our Lady. The words are sacred, often taken from the Holy Scriptures, particularly the Psalms. Traditional chant embellishes the liturgy, but also shapes the soul of the one who performs it. Monastery choirs in the album include the Abbey of Fleury, Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, Monastery of Simonos Petra, and many others. The 18 Marian chants include Salve Regina, Regina Caeli, Stabat Mater, Salve Mater Misericordiae, Paradisi Portae, 3 versions of Ave Maria, and many more.
Track Listing:
1. Salve Mater Misericordiae: Choir of Monks of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos
2. Ave Maria: Divna and the Melodi Choir
3. Kathisma, at the Beauty of Your Virginity: The Byzantine Choir of Greece & Lycourgos Angelopoulos
4. Paradisi Portae: Choir of Monks of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos
5. Rejoice Virgin, Mother of God: Choir of Nuns of the Monastery of Saint Elizabeth of Minsk
6. Magnificat Royal: Choir of Monks of the Abbey of Saint Mary Magdalene
7. O Regina: Choir of Nuns of the Carmel of All Saints
8. O Virgin Pure: Choir of Monks of the Monastery of Simonos Petra
9. He is Worthy to Proclaim You Blessed: Divna and the Melodi Choir
10. Regina Caeli: Choir of Monks of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos
11. Regina Caeli, Jubila: Choir of Nuns of the Carmel of All Saints
12. O Holy Virgin, Rejoice: Divna and the Melodi Choir
13. Stabat Mater: Choir of Monks of the Abbey of Saint Mary Magdalene
14. Threnody of The Mother of God: Choir of Nuns of the Monastery of Saint Elizabeth of Minsk
15. Sticher of the Vespers of The Dormition of The Mother of God: The Byzantine Choir of Greece & Lycourgos Angelopoulos
16. Ave Mater: Choir of Monks of the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos
17. Hymn to The Holy One: Divna and the Melodi Choir
18. Salve Regina: Choir of Monks of the Abbey of Fleury