This is a CD of a special series, in which the ancient Gregorian chant is sung from Graduale Novum, which was released in 2011. This is the result of many decades of work by a group of mainly German musicologists. They have looked again at the oldest sources of Gregorian chant. The result has been approved by the Vatican; this is therefore an official new edition for the Catholic Church. The method
… followed, interpretations and results are nevertheless not uncontroversial, but it is good that we can finally hear the result here. The performance is really beautiful, as is the recording. The conductor, Johannes Göschl, is an enthusiastic defender of the Graduale Novum. Connoisseurs can quickly hear the differences, with an old Graduale or Liber Usualis in hand - if they don't already have the Graduale Novum at home. The differences are usually not huge, nor do they occur that often. For the fans this is just a very nice new CD. (TC)more
