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 enlarge | Artist: Cistercian Monks Of Stift Heiligenkreuz
Label: Universal Classics
Category: Music
Buy Used: £27.51
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 2491
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 53 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 602517660168
EAN: 0602517660168
ASIN: B0015LBB4W
Release Date: May 19, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 A piece of heaven June 1, 2008
Mrs. J. A. Long (portsmouth uk)
31 out of 31 found this review helpful
This is the most relaxing music I have ever listened to. It is beautiful. All the stresses of the world disappear as soon as I start playing the cd. The timeless wonder of this music puts everything into perspective. I cant recommend it highly enough.
Absolutely wonderful May 30, 2008
Mr. Peter J. Regelous (United Kingdom)
54 out of 54 found this review helpful
In a world that appears to be full of distraction and noise this cd is a much welcome antidote! Within moments of playing my copy for the first time, I felt at peace and better able to focus on the things that really mattered to me. You don't need to be religious to appreciate this type of music - it just seems to invigorate one's very being, reaching the parts that other sounds fail to reach!!
Awesome May 29, 2008
Mrs. Sheenagh Jones (Manchester England)
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
I just received ths CD today and I really love it. It is so serene and calming. The music is lovely and really relaxing. I felt very serene and blessed after listening to it.
Peaceful May 26, 2008
Johannes Bezuidenhoudt
80 out of 80 found this review helpful
At first I was unsure if Gregorian Chant was my thing. I am used to other music (Lee Ryan is my star). When I listened to the CD the sounds seemed at first strange, but unbelievably peaceful and ... gooseflesh! I find this music very deep and moving. What I did find a bit disruptive were the church bells that we hear twice on the CD. Otherwise the music is FANTASTIC, and I can only recommend it. The CD booklet is there to help understand what is being sung, as everything is in latin. The CD is also priceworthy - afterall it does have 29 tracks. The sound quality is excellent and transports you to another dimension.
A wonderful contemplation ! May 19, 2008
amazon reader
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
CONTEMPLATION IN A CLOISTER !
That the calm and the serenity conveyed by these chants, which have survived for approximately 1,500 years, is still relevant today, can be readily appreciated by the fact this recording stayed at the top of the best seller list an inordinately long period of time upon its release.
In addition, if one has a sense of history, listening to this music is like peering through a window into the distance past. The intervening hundreds of years seem to melt away.
Listening to this fascinating CD, one is transported several hundred years back in time to the peace and serenity of a medieval cloister. Gregorian chant has a mystical quality all its own; there is no instrumental to complicate the pure tonal quality of voices united in praise of God. The result, as recorded by the monks, is incredibly relaxing and de-stressing. I could listen to this CD for hours on end without ever tiring of it.
This music is haunting. Just to think, before any popular or classical music was ever dreamt of, there was this. The human voice, chanting in praise to God. Very deep. No matter what your taste in music, buy this. The cd is perfect for those reflective times in your life. Times when you need to meditate and relax. Just let the sound encompass you. You will not be disappointed.
Gregorian Chant is not 'sung' but rather prayed. The spirit of Gregorian Chant has been captured and presented here by the Monks.
These good men are true fathers of the chant yet are childlike in their prayers to the Heavenly Father. The monastic life of prayer and submission to the Divine is fully captured in every detail. The brief and simple organ intonement followed by the distant noise of a monk's bench seat before prayers like the Lauda Sion speak volumes of the simple day to day life of Monasticism. The bells before and during the Te Deum (To God we Give Thanks) are reminiscent of a child trying with everything he can to get the Father's attention . . . to give a simple thank you.
The entire album plunges one into the silence of the soul: prayer, where the key to the heart of God is unlocked. Throughout the CD the sounds of the monk's movements are captured. Unlike other expensive sacred works, this CD captures the surrounding 'noise' and manages to remind the listener of the embodiment of prayer - the soul animating the body in intimate communication with God.
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