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DISCOGRAPHY |
The Marriage of the Heavens and the Earth
Musique de Hildegarde de Bingen |
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AT PRESENT ONLY THE FOLLOWING CDs ARE IN PRINT :
"The Marriage of the Heavens and the Earth"
"From Jerusalem to Cordoba"
et "Chartres" ...
[The other CDs, including some recordings of performance pieces, are available in demo form: with all the original audio, but with liner notes only available by e-mail. If you're interested, send us an e-mail
à info at naturalchant.com.]
If you live in the European Community :
send a check for 15 + 6 = 21 euros (6 euros postage for 1 or 2 CDs);
Pour 3 to 5 CDs, postage is 10 euros
payable to:
Ad Fontem, à :
Ad Fontem
5, avenue Hache
94240 L'Hay-les-roses
FRANCE
or contact us
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Catherine Braslavsky
et Joseph Rowe
In this musical confluence
of the 12th and 21st centuries,
we discover a profound
and surprising universality.
A further surprise is a
voice, both sensual and spiritual,
in the image of Hildegard herself:
abbess, musician, and free woman
Catherine Braslavsky: Chant, doulcemer, arrangements
Joseph Rowe: Oud, percussion, mbira, bols et gongs asiatiques, arrangements
«This music is a celebration and a sensitive evocation, as well as a ceremony.... Catherine Braslavsky commands our attention by the apparent ease with which she follows the pages of these ancient musical manuscripts, ornate and full of enchantment. With finesse, Joseph Rowe accompanies the singer with oud, darabukka, tampura, and even Tibetan bowls. ... There is something miraculous about this purity of voice, which leads us into the sublime, where all words dissolve ... »
Armelle Héliot, Le Figaro
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LES PLAGES
1. O Viridissima Virga
2.O Tu Illustrata
3. Laus Trinitate
4. O Frondens Virga
5. O Ignis Spiritus
6. O Virga ac Diadema
7. Spiritui Sancto
8. Kyrie Eleison
9. Ave Generosa
10. O Jerusalem
11. O Viriditas Digiti Dei
12. O Pastor
note:
all MP3 files are song excerpts
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Chartres
The
Path of the Soul |
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AT PRESENT ONLY THE FOLLOWING CDs ARE IN PRINT :
"The Marriage of the Heavens and the Earth"
"From Jerusalem to Cordoba"
and "Chartres" ...
[The other CDs, including some recordings of performance pieces, are available in demo form: with all the original audio, but with liner notes only available by e-mail. If you're interested, send us an e-mail
à info at naturalchant.com.]
If you live in the European Community :
send a check for 15 + 6 = 21 euros (6 euros postage for 1 or 2 CDs);
Pour 3 to 5 CDs, postage is 10 euros
payable to:
Ad Fontem, à :
Ad Fontem
5, avenue Hache
94240 L'Hay-les-roses
FRANCE
or contact us
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Catherine Braslavsky Ensemble
Recorded live at the labyrinth of Chartres cathedral
Ancient and Contemporary Sacred Music
For the Veriditas Labyrinth Walks
Catherine Braslavsky: Musical director, chorus and solo voice
Thierry Renard: Chorus and solo voice, cello
Joseph Rowe: Oud, percussion, recording and mixing
Blandine Lambert: Chorus
Nadine Ouannoughi: Chorus
Pakoune: Chorus
Cover photo: Jeff Saward
more info about the Catherine Braslavsky Ensemble
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TRACK
LIST
1. Stella Splendens
2. Je te prie de coeur
3. Abwoun
4. Recordare
5. Imperayritz
6. O Virgo
7. From Where do You Come?
8. Grand Kyrie
9. Kaddosh
10. Night in the Cathedral
11. Magnum Nomen
12. Uterus
13. Quant voi la flor
14. Tristan
15. Sana Nos
16. Rosa das Rosas
17. Mariam Matrem
18. Verbum Bonum
19. Petit Kyrie
note:
all MP3 files are song excerpts
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From Jerusalem to Cordoba
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To order this CD e-mail us:
info at naturalchant.com
(but written in the normal internet way)
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Catherine Braslavsky
Solo chant, dulcimer, bendir
Joseph Rowe
Oud, bendir, darabukka, tanpura, Tibetan bowls, mbira
A Voyage
in Time, Space,
and Religions
Through Chant, Music, and TextsA celebration of the religious and mystical traditions
of the Mediterranean, from ancient Judaism and Paganism,
to medieval Christianity and Islam. Chants in Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin,
Greek, Occitan, and Arabic. Instrumental accompaniment with Middle
Eastern percussion, oud, dulcimer, Tibetan bowls, Indian tampura,
and African mbira. Ancient and original compositions. Poetic and
story texts in English or French. Original writing and texts by
Meister Eckhart, Ibn 'Arabi, Yehuda Halevi, Hildegarde of Bingen, etc.
"A one-of-a-kind performance ... both message of tolerance and voyage of initiation, a musical story which makes us feel in our depths that all the sacred chants of humanity, past and present, are animated by the same vibration ... "
Caroline Lachowsky,
"Spiritualités du monde"
Radio France International (RFI)
"A remarkably successful and moving voyage in sound, in those rare times and places where the three Abrahamic religions have listened to each other."
Jacques Attali
French writer, music critic, statesman
author of "Noise" and "The Labyrinth"
"Through chant, Catherine Braslavsky plunges to the source, and speaks to us of the very foundations of humanity."
Michel Cazenave,
"Les vivants et les dieux"
France-Culture, Radio-France
"Far more than a message of tolerance, From Jerusalem to Cordoba is a veritable musical ritual. "
Basarab Nicolescu,
writer, philosopher, poet, physicist at the CNRS, Paris
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TRACK
LIST
1. Hymn to the Muse (Ancient Greek)
2. Abinu (Hebrew)
3. From Where Do You Come? (Gospel of Thomas)
4. Quant voi la flor novele (French Troubador)
5. Mwashah (Arab-Andalucian)
6. Cathar Prayer
7. Iustus Germinabit
8. Ilono (The Tree of Life - Aramaic)
9. Spiritui Sancto (Medieval: Hildegard of Bingen)
10. Ave Generosa (Hildegard of Bingen)
11. In Te Sum (Music and Latin words by C. Braslavsky)
12. La Vida (Jewish-Andalucian)
13. Al-Andalusi (words by Ibn Arabi, music by J. Rowe)
14. Abwoun (The Lord's Prayer in Aramaic - music by C. Braslavsky)
note:
all MP3 files are song excerpts
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Un jour d'entre les jours...
Day of Days... |
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Al Sur/ Next
Music : ALCD 208
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A day in
the life of an imaginal monastery, featuring the voice of Catherine
Braslavsky. Solo Gregorian chant and original compositions. Traditional
Mideastern percussion, oud, Turkish tambour, Indian tampura. Lush
arrangements and atmospheres by Steve Shehan.
Catherine
Braslavsky : solo voice, compositions
Steve Shehan : arrangements, percussion
Joseph Rowe : oud, percussions
Thierry Renard : cello
Gilles Andrieu : Turkish tanbur
André Woltz : sound engineer
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TRACK
LIST
1. Kyrie Before Dawn
2. Illumine My Eyes
3. I Rise Unto You
4.
The Just is Like the Lily MP3
5. Beati
6. Magnificat
7. The Good Shepherd
8. In The Valley of the Shadow of Death
9. Christos Dionysos
10. Star of the Orient
11. Take this Yoke of Light
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Kyrie in the Night MP3
13. Three Words from the Dark of Night
note:
all MP3 files are song excerpts
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Credo |
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Arcosud Music ARC001
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A confluence of the Abrahamic religions : Judaism, Christianity, Islam.
Deep in our heart lives the dream of a future Andalucia.
We have called it Wadi al-Irfan, "River of Gnosis."
There, in an oasis of the African desert, men and women have come
together from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to celebrate their
unity and diversity, through the three great traditions of Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam.
In Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, Coptic, and Yoruba, they sing
to the pulsing rhythms and vast serenity of desert, forest, mosque,
church, and temple, their chant of tolerance, openness, and communion.
Concept, compositions : Joseph Rowe
Direction musicale, compositions : Catherine Braslavsky
Sara Alexander : Jewish soloist
Arieh Sztandtman : Jewish soloist
Catherine Braslavsky : Christian soloist
Haroun Teboul : Muslim soloist; ney (Turkish flute)
Thierry Renard : Main chorist
Joseph Rowe : Arab and African percussion, oud
Liman Shaker : Sound engineer
Roberto Rosi : Arranger, mixer
Sylvain M'Sihid : Producer
For the full Credo notes, not published with the CD, click
HERE
To read the original archeological rhapsody which inspired Credo, also not published with the CD, click
HERE
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TRACK
LIST
1.
Enfants d'Abraham
2.
Sancta Terra MP3
3. Psaume
4. Kyrie des Sables
5.
Mawlana MP3
6.
Abwoun MP3
7. Skisate
8. Al Andalusi
9. Stambali
10. Solomon
11. Kadosh
12. Abraham's
13. Enfants d'Abraham (remix)
note:
all MP3 files are song excerpts
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Alma Anima |
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Gregorian chant and new compositions for solo, duet, and choir.
Arrangements using instruments of Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa
: oud, tampura, cello, bendir, jembe, congas.
Catherine
Braslavsky : Première voix soliste, chœur, compositions
Joseph Rowe : Percussions, oud, chœur, compositions
Thierry Renard : Deuxième voix soliste, violoncelle, chœur
André Woltz : ingénieur du son
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TRACK
LIST
1.
Salve Regina
2. Veni Sancte Spiritus
3. Sanctus
4. Ecce guam bonum
5. Cantate Domino
6. In die resurrectionis meae
7.
Jubilate Deo (1) MP3
8. Stetit
angelus
9. Miserere mei Deus
10. Jubilate Deo (2)
11. Benedictus
12. Kyrie Eleison
note:
all MP3 files are song excerpts
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Press reviews |
| "Allow yourself to be entranced! This record has a
rare magic, with both roots and freedom." |
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Arbo, L'Echo Républicain |
| "... a lush musical tapestry over which the voice
of Catherine Braslavsky soars to great heights. Music at the
crossroads of different eras and continents." |
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Frédéric Potet, La Croix |
| "A sublime recording, more serious and original
than most of the current chant vogue. Catherine Braslavsky's voice
combines sensual passion and purity, making these chants come alive
in an entirely new way." |
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Pierre Toureille, Radio France, founder of Ocora
records
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"...at once new, traditional, and transcendent. ... chants and
chant-like original compositions powerfully realized as invocations
of the human essence - whether it be the soul, spirit, or
consciousness - in its ascendant form: a kind of meditative dance." |
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Jon Lebkowsky, Wired Magazine
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"...one of the best albums of 1995-2000." |
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Sveriges Radio (Radio Sweden)
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"...lovely and worth noting in the ocean of CD's available these
days." |
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Richard Smoley, Gnosis magazine |
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"This music is a wonderful accompaniment to our labyrinth ceremonies
at Chartres cathedral." |
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Lauren Artress, Canon of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco |
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(Note: all above excerpts translated from French) |
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Anthologies |
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"Orient-Occident" - 1996, Al Sur/Média-7 ALCD 500
"Méditerrannées" - 1997, Al Sur/Média-7 ALCD 1000
"Les Musiques du Sud" - 1997, Al Sur/Next Music ALCD 1000F
"Méditerranée" - 1998, Al Sur/Média-7 ALCD 2002
Sound tracks:
"Cathédrales gothiques" - 1996, CD-ROM - Kairos Vision, Paris (C.
Braslavsky)
"The Vow" - 2001, recorded at the Thoronet Abbey, music for a play about
the Cathars by David Tresemer and Laura-Lea Cannon. Performed at the Nomad
Theater, Boulder, Colorado, fall 2001.
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