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DISCOGRAPHY
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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 CD);
for 2 CDs, postage is 10 euros
for 3 or 4 CDs, postage is 13 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 CD);
for 2 CDs, postage is 10 euros
for 3 or 4 CDs, postage is 13 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 Texts
A 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
12. 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
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| "Allow yourself to be entranced!
This record has a rare magic, with both roots and freedom." |
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Arbo, L'Echo Républicain
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| "... 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
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| "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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