1930 Gregorian Chant Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes M-87 VOL 1&2 78

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This is the most important recording in the history of the revival of Gregorian Chant

Set M-87 (two Volumes) on 12 recordswith the first complete Gregorian Chant recordings by the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes under  Dom Joseph Gajard .

This is a very rare set, especially the second volume.

Ad te Domine Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Alleluia Justus germinabit Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Agnus Dei I Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Christus factus est Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Christus resurgens Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Da pacem Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Descendit de caelis Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Dirigatur Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Domine Jesu Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Ecce quomodo Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Gloria I Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Kyrie I Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Pascha nostrum Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Qui sedes Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Salve Regina Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Sanctus I Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Spiritus Domini Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Tenebrae Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930
Urbs Jerusalem Choir of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes. Dom J. Gajard, OSB. 1930

M-87 Gregorian Chants St. Pierre de Solesmes Abbey - under the direction of Dom Joseph Gajard.
Complete Volumes 1&2 Record numbers: 12538/49
 12x 12" 78 rpm records records on almost superquiet late RCA Victor 78 rpm 12" pressing.

Condition: Records Excellent, astonishingly quiet

Albums with notes great, only light roughing of the edges.

THIS IS AN EXQUISTI PRESSING of a RARE TO FIND set. 

The Saint Pierre de Solesmes Abbey Monks' Choir is one of the world's most renowned ensembles specializing in Gregorian chant, winning honors and recognition for its performances and its groundbreaking recordings. Ironically, the Benedictine monks' musical reputation comes as a by-product of their chosen form of prayer: Gregorian chant sung seven times each day. The Abbey of Saint Pierre de Solesmes was founded in 1833 by Dom Prosper Gueranger in Sarthe, France. A former priest, Gueranger's newer calling seemed to attract him to neglected structures worthy of salvage and restoration, for in addition to raising the Abbey on the ruins of an abandoned priory, he made it his life's work to revive the use of Gregorian chant in his monastery and also the editorial validity of Gregorian chant. This meant retrieving the scattered, disorganized remnants of that religious music legacy from across Europe and from centuries of neglect. Among the first of those now called early music researchers, Gueranger and his fellow monks drew together the various editions -- which often had been handed down in corrupted form -- into a coherent, scholarly, sound body of music. Their efforts formed the basis for the revival of the use of Gregorian chant in France during the late nineteenth century and resulted in the publication of chant books for use by the Congregation at Solesmes during the 1880s. Their efforts also resulted in the preservation of manuscripts and music that would otherwise have been lost to the ravages of two world wars in the twentieth century. In 1930, the British-based record label His Master's Voice (later part of EMI) recorded a large body of the monks' repertory, including Ad te Domine and Alleluia Justus germinabit, under the direction of Dom Joseph Gajard.

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