Schola Hungarica ; László Dobszay, Janka Szendrei, conductors
Liturgical music associated with the cathedral and cathedral school at Chartres in the 11th century, including hymns, sequences, troped mass movements, and responsories from the Divine Office. Chiefly monophonic chant, with some organum and a few two-part clausulae, the latter from the Magnus liber organi. Texts center around the Virgin Mary.
Recorded June 16-22, 1999.
Sung in Latin.
Introduction (1:52) -- Mass for the feast of the Purification (13:21) -- Responsories for the common office of the Virgin Mary (24:17) -- Mass for the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (30:34) -- Conclusion (4:10)