Brigandi, Alberto
Au Fil Du Temps
What is known as "Gregorian" is a vast repertoire of plainchant whose earliest examples date back to the first millennium of Christianity, but which has continued to grow, to develop, to increase, until very recent times (the so-called Neo-Gregorian). Furthermore, plainchant tunes have been modified according to later taste and musical languages (some newer "Gregorian" works are much more tonal than modal), or to rhythmic needs, frequently dictated by the use of Gregorian tunes within more modern compositions (e.g. polyphony). This Da Vinci Classics album offers a suggestive insight into some organ works based on plainchant tunes, including Durufls Prlude, Adagio et Choral vari sur le Thème du "Veni Creator" op. 4, Naji Hakims Ave verum corpus (from his Esquisses Grgoriennes), Jean Langlais Trois Paraphrases Grgoriennes, and Lionel Roggs Variations sur le Pange lingua.