Best Of Gregorian Band (1 One Hour Playlist)
00:00
Forever Young -
Gregorian
04:31
Losing My Religion - Gregorian
10:24 Gregorian &
Amelia Brightman
16:00
With Or Without You - Gregorian
22:36
Boulevard of broken dreams - Gregorian
27:19
My Heart Will Go On - Gregorian
31:55 Gregorian & Amelia Brightman
36:12
Ordinary world - Gregorian
42:20
Sacrifice - Gregorian
44:19 The sound of silence - Gregorian
48:50 - Gregorian
56:47
Tears In Heaven -- Gregorian
Gregorian is a
German band headed by
Frank Peterson that performs Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs.
The band features both vocal harmony and instrumental accompaniment.
Originally, Gregorian was conceived as a more pop-oriented group in the vein of
Enigma. Under this concept, they recorded the
1991 album Sadisfaction, with lead vocals provided by
The Sisters of Oz:
Susana Espelleta (Peterson's wife at the time) and Birgit
Freud. However, this was the only
album in that style.
In
1998, Peterson and his team of Jan-Eric Kohrs,
Michael Soltau and Carsten Heusmann re-invented the project to perform popular songs in the Gregorian style. The criteria for song selection were strict; in order to be considered, a song needed to be translatable into the 7-tone scale. For each album, songs were carefully chosen in addition to original songs written by Jan-Eric Kohrs, Amelia Brightman and Carsten Heussman.
Twelve vocalists - previously acclaimed session and choir singers - were then hired to record the tracks.
Each Gregorian album is initially digitally tracked at
Nemo Studios, Peterson's
Hamburg studio. The vocalists then record their parts in a church atmosphere with dimmed lights and candles, in order to escape what Peterson referred to in a
2001 interview as the "cold and technical" studio atmosphere.
The concept proved to be successful, and the group proceeded to record several more
Masters of Chant albums in the same style. Their
2004 album,
The Dark Side, was a slight departure from the others, featuring a darker repertoire consistent with the title.
In
2005, The
Masterpieces, a compilation album with a live
DVD, was released. A fifth Masters of Chant album was released on 31
March 2006. In
2006, a festive album was also released, titled
Christmas Chants. A sixth Masters of Chant album was released on
28 September 2007. In 2009 a seventh Masters of Chant album followed.
Gregorian in 2009
On
8 September 2010 the next album, titled The Dark Side of
Chant, was announced to be published on
15 October 2010.
On
14 September 2012 a new album titled
Epic Chants was published with the collaboration of the
Australian newcomer Eva
Mali.
Masters of Chant albums
1999: Masters of Chant
2001: Masters of Chant
Chapter II
2002: Masters of Chant
Chapter III
2003: Masters of Chant
Chapter IV
2004: The Dark Side (called Masters of Chant V in
Oceania but distinct from the 2006 album of that name)
2006: Masters of Chant
Chapter V
2007: Masters of Chant
Chapter VI
2009: Masters of Chant
Chapter VII
2010:
Dark Side of the Chant
2011: Masters of Chant Chapter
VIII
2012: Epic Chants
2013: Masters of Chant Chapter IX
Other albums
1991: Gregorian
Dance -
Gala
1991: Sadisfaction
2005: The Masterpieces (
Best of CD and
Live DVD)
2006: Christmas Chants
2007: Masters of Chant (
Curb Records)
2011:
Best Of 1990-2010
CD singles
1991: "
Once in a Lifetime"
1991: "
So Sad"
2000: "
I Still Haven't Found What I'm
Looking For"
2001: "
Moment of
Peace"
2001: "
Voyage, Voyage"
2010: "
O Fortuna"
Video albums
2001: Masters of Chant in
Santiago de Compostela
2001:
Moments of Peace in
Ireland
2002: Masters of Chant Chapter III
2003:
Gold Edition
2005: The Masterpieces
2007: Masters of Chant: Live at Kreuzenstein
Castle
2008:
Christmas Chants & Visions
2011: Masters of Chant
Chapter 8 (Gregorian
Live in Europe 2011: The Dark Side Of
The Chant) -
Limited Edition (
CD & DVD)
2012: Epic Chants "Live In
Zagreb" - Limited Edition (CD & DVD)
2013: Epic Chants
Tour 2013 "Live In
Belgrade" -
Deluxe Edition (CD & DVD)