℗ 1977 Heritage Music Royalties
Released September 16, 1977
Duration 46m 57s
Record Label Orpheus
Catalogue No. OPH349
Genre Classical (Medieval Era)
 

The History of European Music - Part One: Music of the Early Middle Ages, Vol. 1 (2023 remastered edition)

Denis Stevens, Schola Cantorum Londoniensis, Edgar Fleet, Leslie Flynn, Ian Partridge, Christopher Keyte, John Noble

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Ambrosian Hymn, Matins  
1.1
Aeterne rerum conditor (12th-13th Century / 2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; traditional, Ambrosian hymn; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
0:24
1.2
Aeterne rerum conditor (12th Century / 2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; traditional, Ambrosian hymn; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
0:22
1.3
Aeterne rerum conditor (13th Century / 2023 remastered edition)
Denis Stevens; traditional, Ambrosian hymn; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
0:23
1.4
Aeterna Christi munera (10-11th Century / 2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; traditional, Ambrosian hymn; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
0:21
1.5
Aeterna Christi munera (2023 remastered edition)
Denis Stevens; traditional, Ambrosian hymn; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
0:20
Psalmellus, "Specio sus forma"  
1.6
Eructavit cor meum (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; traditional liturgical; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
1:31
Gradual "Speciosus forma"  
1.7
Eructavit cor meum (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; traditional liturgical; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
0:52
1.8
Antiphon. Laudabo Deum meum (Psalm 145. Lauda anima mea Dominum / 2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; traditional, Bible; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
1:23
Haec Dies  
1.9
Easter Gradual (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; traditional liturgical; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
3:04
Alleluia  
1.10
Easter Monday - Angelus Domini (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; traditional liturgical; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
2:08
Service for the Dead  
1.11
Libera me, Domine (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; traditional liturgical; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
4:35
Kyrie IV  
1.12
Cunctipotens genitor (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; traditional liturgical; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
2:19
Kyrie  
1.13
Omnipotens genitor (2023 remastered edition)
Tutillon; traditional liturgical; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
2:24
Sequence for the Octave of Ascension Day  
1.14
Alleluia - Dominus in Sina - Christus hunc diem (2023 remastered edition)
Notker; traditional liturgical; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
2:34
Sequence for Easter Day  
1.15
Victimes paschali laudes (2023 remastered edition)
Wipo; traditional liturgical; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
1:43
Sequence for the Feast of St. Sylvester  
1.16
Jubilemus Salvatori (2023 remastered edition)
Adam de Saint-Victor; traditional liturgical; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
2:58
1.17
Orientis partibus (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; Gerald English
0:55
Rondellus  
1.18
Christo psallat ecclesia (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; Denis Stevens; Schola Cantorum Londoniensis; Ian Partridge; Schola Cantorum Londiniensis
0:30
Conductus  
1.19
Beata viscera (2023 remastered edition)
Perotin; Christopher Keyte
1:23
1.20
Sol oritur in sydere (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; Gerald English
1:48
Verse  
1.21
Pax in nomine Domini (2023 remastered edition)
Marcabru; Edgar Fleet
2:16
Canzo  
1.22
Be m'an perdut (2023 remastered edition)
Bernart de Ventadorn; Wilfred Brown
1:28
1.23
Reis glorios (2023 remastered edition)
Guiraut De Bornelh; Leslie Fyson
2:54
Estampie  
1.24
Kalenda maya (2023 remastered edition)
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras; John Noble
0:49
Ballade  
1.25
Ja nun hons pris (2023 remastered edition)
Richard the Lionheart; Wilfred Brown
1:02
1.26
Quant voi en la fin d'estey (2023 remastered edition)
Perrin d'Agincourt; John Noble
0:57
1.27
Douce dame debonnaire (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; Wilfred Brown
0:52
Rondeau  
1.28
En ma dame ai mis mon cuer (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; Wilfred Brown
0:36
1.29
Vos n'aler mie (2023 remastered edition)
Guillaume d'Amiens; Leslie Fyson
0:57
Virelai  
1.30
C'est la fin (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; John Noble
0:36
1.31
E, dame jolie (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; Leslie Fyson
1:21
Retrouange  
1.32
Pour mon cuer (2023 remastered edition)
Anonymous; Edgar Fleet
1:12
Digital Booklet
Among the most acclaimed series issued by American independent label Musical Heritage Society during the height of the LP era were its "History of European Music" releases, produced and curated by musicologist Denis Stevens. The first release in the series surveyed sacred chant - Gregorian, Ambrosian, and other variants - along with secular monody with an ensemble of front-rank singers including acclaimed early music specialists Ian Partridge and Edgar Fleet. Newly remastered from original archival sources, these influential and colorful recordings can now be heard in the best sound possible.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Orpheus Studio Masters

Tracks 1-32 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-4.47
-13.95 to -0.03
-24.53
-33.55 to -19.23
-20.89
-29.90 to -15.50
12
9 to 14
1
Aeterne rerum conditor (12th-13th Century / 2023 remastered edition)
-5.56-25.39-21.210
2
Aeterne rerum conditor (12th Century / 2023 remastered edition)
-4.89-24.62-21.011
3
Aeterne rerum conditor (13th Century / 2023 remastered edition)
-5.73-24.83-20.911
4
Aeterna Christi munera (10-11th Century / 2023 remastered edition)
-3.39-21.92-18.311
5
Aeterna Christi munera (2023 remastered edition)
-5.23-23.68-19.911
6
Eructavit cor meum (2023 remastered edition)
-2.92-22.05-18.811
7
Eructavit cor meum (2023 remastered edition)
-2.76-20.61-17.310
8
Antiphon. Laudabo Deum meum (Psalm 145. Lauda anima mea Dominum / 2023 remastered edition)
-1.78-20.35-16.912
9
Easter Gradual (2023 remastered edition)
-1.93-20.63-17.311
10
Easter Monday - Angelus Domini (2023 remastered edition)
-3.87-22.66-19.411
11
Libera me, Domine (2023 remastered edition)
-2.40-22.34-18.612
12
Cunctipotens genitor (2023 remastered edition)
-2.38-22.82-19.411
13
Omnipotens genitor (2023 remastered edition)
-2.25-24.05-20.612
14
Alleluia - Dominus in Sina - Christus hunc diem (2023 remastered edition)
-2.69-22.55-19.312
15
Victimes paschali laudes (2023 remastered edition)
-2.63-23.72-20.312
16
Jubilemus Salvatori (2023 remastered edition)
-0.03-22.06-18.913
17
Orientis partibus (2023 remastered edition)
-7.22-26.45-22.512
18
Christo psallat ecclesia (2023 remastered edition)
-3.92-23.44-19.613
19
Beata viscera (2023 remastered edition)
-0.25-19.23-15.59
20
Sol oritur in sydere (2023 remastered edition)
-5.72-25.15-20.512
21
Pax in nomine Domini (2023 remastered edition)
-2.44-23.08-19.013
22
Be m'an perdut (2023 remastered edition)
-7.10-27.07-23.512
23
Reis glorios (2023 remastered edition)
-0.96-26.04-22.213
24
Kalenda maya (2023 remastered edition)
-10.10-30.92-27.213
25
Ja nun hons pris (2023 remastered edition)
-1.52-25.52-21.614
26
Quant voi en la fin d'estey (2023 remastered edition)
-9.61-30.99-27.313
27
Douce dame debonnaire (2023 remastered edition)
-3.86-24.58-20.612
28
En ma dame ai mis mon cuer (2023 remastered edition)
-5.64-23.97-20.610
29
Vos n'aler mie (2023 remastered edition)
-4.76-25.54-22.112
30
C'est la fin (2023 remastered edition)
-13.95-33.55-29.912
31
E, dame jolie (2023 remastered edition)
-8.31-27.87-25.013
32
Pour mon cuer (2023 remastered edition)
-7.23-27.19-23.311

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