Details: The Monks of l'Abbaye du Bec-Hellouin: Gregorian Chant and Polyphony. EMI, 1995. Total time: 66:07.
The early to mid 1990s saw a huge revival of interest in Gregorian chant, so much so that recordings by obscure European monks began to sell like crazy and win awards.
This album is a hybrid of CD and book. The recordings are by monks (both male and female) from a French monastery.
The chants include songs designated for Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, and Advent. The price tag -- from the now-defunct Borders -- is still on the back which is a clue that this was a gift from my dad.
A peaceful way to spend some contemplative time indoors on a snowy windy Sunday.
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