Gregorian

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Gregorian
Gregorian live in Freiburg (2009)
Gregorian live in Freiburg (2009)
General information
Genre (s) Gregorian chant pop
founding 1991/1999
Website http://www.gregorian.de/
Current occupation
Jonathan Clucas, David Tilley, Brendan Matthew, Richard Naxton, Daniel Williams, Christopher Tickner, Ashley Turnell, Lawrence White, William (Billy) King
Amelia Brightman (at times as Violet), Sarah Brightman (as Sarah Hellmann or Hepsibah), Shweta Shetty, Carolin Fortenbacher
Michael Soltau , Carsten Heusmann , Jan-Eric Kohrs Matthias Meissner
Frank Peterson , Roland Peil , Harry Reischmann
Peter Weihe
Guitar, sitar , harp
Gunther Laudahn, Maik Burkhard
Management, production
Frank Peterson
production
 Jan-Eric Kohrs, Michael Soltau, Carsten Heusmann, Gunther Laudahn (From Christmas Chants), René Laack, Basti Inselmann, Toni Pintos

Gregorian is a band that sings works of pop and rock music in the style of the Gregorian chant of medieval monks. Although the idea for the band was born in Germany , most of the male singers in the current line-up are from Great Britain .

Career

The Hamburg music producer Frank Peterson came up with the idea of ​​mixing conventional Gregorian music with modern light music in the early 1990s and founded the Enigma project with Michael Cretu . After the success of the first Enigma album, he produced his own album called Sadisfaction under the name Gregorian .

At the end of the 1990s, he took up this idea again and commissioned his production team Michael Soltau, Jan-Eric Kohrs and Carsten Heusmann to have classically trained English singers sing the latest pieces of pop music . The singing style corresponds to that of the Gregorian chant , from which the group name is derived. The group consisting of twelve singers introduced a new classical / pop crossover music style, which is known as Gregorian pop or wellness sound . The area of ambient or chill-out is also related .

In 1999 the album Masters of Chant was released for the first time by the record company edel music and became an international success. The following albums followed year after year. The style of the group remained the same until the album Masters of Chant IV , only with the album The Dark Side , which was released in November 2004, the style of the group developed more towards rock music. In 2006 the works Chapter V and The Christmas Chants appeared. The latter consisted exclusively of folk Christmas carols, but also sung and written by well-known rock and pop stars. On March 30, 2007 the DVD Live in Castle Kreuzenstein was released . In 2007 the project Chants & Mysteries and Masters of Chant Chapter VI appeared . The follow-up work, Chapter VII , was published on September 25, 2009. In December 2009 the band celebrated their tenth anniversary with a world tour 2009/2010, which was continued in autumn 2010.

Gregorian at the German preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Although rarely represented in the top ten, Gregorian is still known to an audience of millions. The albums are consistently sold over long periods of time and can stay in the top 100 for up to six months. The album The Dark Side of the Chant was released on November 5, 2010 and the album Masters of Chant Chapter VIII on September 29, 2011 . On September 14, 2012, the album Epic Chants was released , on which the band interpreted songs from well-known films for the first time. Russian singer Eva Mali takes part in the CD recording.

On November 6, 2015, Masters of Chant: The Final Chapter was released, the last album for the time being, as the group wants to withdraw for an indefinite period. In this context, Gregorian will be on a farewell tour in several European countries with the Masters of Chant: The Final Chapter Tour 2016 in early to mid-2016 .

During the Final Chapter Tour, the entire concert was filmed in Berlin and was released on September 23, 2016 as a limited Blu-ray, DVD and CD.

Due to the overwhelming success, the tour continued in 2017.

On February 25, 2016, the band took part in the German preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song Masters Of Chant .

The album Holy Chants was released on December 24, 2017.

Song selection

In an interview, Peterson stated that he selected the pieces in such a way that they also work in a limited pitch range. Starting with the second Masters of Chant album, original compositions such as Moment of Peace or Make Us One (only on the Limited Edition of Chapter II ) can be heard. Further original compositions of the following albums were:

  • Before the Dawn, Out of the Cold (Masters Of Chant Chapter III)
  • The Gift, The End of Days (only available on the Limited Edition Masters Of Chant Chapter IV)
  • Unbeliever, Gregorian Anthem (The Dark Side)
  • The Forest (Masters of Chant, Chapter V)
  • Footsteps in the Snow (Christmas Chants)
  • The Circle and The Time Has Come (Masters of Chant VI)
  • It Will Be Forgiven (Masters Of Chant VII)
  • My Heart Is Burning, Dark Side, Black Wings, Dark Angel (The Dark Side of the Chant)
  • World Without End (Epic Chants)

Discography

See also List of Gregorian Songs .

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
1991 Sadisfaction - - -
1999 Masters of Chant DE38
gold
gold

(29 weeks)DE 		- CH39 (7 weeks)
CH
2001 Masters of Chant Chapter II DE6th
gold
gold

(28 weeks)DE 		AT18 (14 weeks)
AT 		CH20 (11 weeks)
CH
2002 Masters of Chant Chapter III DE13 (16 weeks)
DE 		AT18 (8 weeks)
AT 		CH16 (13 weeks)
CH
2003 Masters of Chant Chapter IV DE28 (11 weeks)
DE 		AT42 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH22 (10 weeks)
CH
2004 The dark side DE16 (12 weeks)
DE 		AT30 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH35 (7 weeks)
CH
2005 The Masterpieces (Best Of) DE41 (3 weeks)
DE 		AT57 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH53 (5 weeks)
CH
2006 Masters of Chant Chapter V. DE19 (6 weeks)
DE 		AT51 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH26 (6 weeks)
CH
Christmas chants DE27 (6 weeks)
DE 		AT53 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH35 (6 weeks)
CH
2007 Masters of Chant Chapter VI DE43 (3 weeks)
DE 		AT67 (1 week)
AT 		CH44 (4 weeks)
CH
2008 Masters of Chant (US Edition) - - -
Christmas Chants & Visions DE71
gold
gold

(4 weeks)DE 		AT35 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH48 (4 weeks)
CH
2009 Masters of Chant Chapter VII DE46 (3 weeks)
DE 		AT65 (1 week)
AT 		CH47 (4 weeks)
CH
2010 The Dark Side of the Chant DE7 (13 weeks)
DE 		AT11 (16 weeks)
AT 		CH20 (14 weeks)
CH
Christmas Chants - Live in Berlin DE91 (2 weeks)
DE 		AT74 (1 week)
AT 		-
Best of 1990-2010 DE29
gold
gold

(7 weeks)DE 		AT44 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH51 (4 weeks)
CH
2011 Masters of Chant Chapter 8 DE11
gold
gold

(18 weeks)DE 		AT18 (8 weeks)
AT 		CH16 (17 weeks)
CH
2012 Epic chants DE9 (19 weeks)
DE 		AT17 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH31 (6 weeks)
CH
2013 Masters of Chant Chapter 9 DE14 (13 weeks)
DE 		AT16 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH29 (8 weeks)
CH
2014 Winter chants DE6 (8 weeks)
DE 		AT12 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH50 (7 weeks)
CH
2015 Masters of Chant: The Final Chapter DE8 (11 weeks)
DE 		AT54 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH25 (5 weeks)
CH
2016 Live! Masters Of Chant - Final Chapter Tour DE15 (2 weeks)
DE 		- -
2017 Masters of Chant - The Platinum Collection DE65 (2 weeks)
DE 		- CH82 (1 week)
CH
Holy chants DE83 (2 weeks)
DE 		- -
2019 20/2020 DE21 (7 weeks)
DE 		AT66 (1 week)
AT 		CH55 (5 weeks)
CH

Singles

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
1991 So sad - - CH17 (4 weeks)
CH
2001 Moment of peace DE87 (4 weeks)
DE 		- -

More singles

  • 1991: Once in a Lifetime
  • 1999: Masters of Chant
  • 1999: Losing My Religion
  • 2000: Still Haven't Found What You're Looking For?
  • 2000: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
  • 2001: Masters of Chant - Voyage Voyage
  • 2001: Voyage Voyage (France)
  • 2002: Masters of Chant Chapter III - Voyage Voyage
  • 2003: Join Me
  • 2003: The Gift ~ Angels
  • 2004: Where the Wild Roses Grow
  • 2004: angel
  • 2004: The Dark Side
  • 2006: Boulevard of Broken Dreams
  • 2006: The Unforgiven
  • 2010: O Fortuna
  • 2012: World Without End
  • 2013: Gloria

Video albums

VHS

  • 2001: Masters of Chant in Santiago de Compostela
  • 2001: Masters of Chant Moments of Peace in Ireland

DVD

  • 2002: Masters of Chant Chapter III
  • 2003: Gold Edition (Best-of-DVD)
  • 2005: The Masterpieces (Live-DVD & Best-of-Studio-CD)
  • 2007: Live at Kreuzenstein Castle
  • 2008: Christmas Chants & Visions - Live in Berlin (Live-DVD & Studio-CD)
  • 2010: Christmas Chants & Visions - Live in Berlin Deluxe Edition (Live-DVD & Live-CD & Studio-CD + 2 bonus tracks)
  • 2010: Christmas Chants & Visions - Live In Berlin (live DVD only)
  • 2011: Masters of Chants VIII + Live in Chemnitz 2011 The Dark Side of the Chant Tour - Limited Edition (Studio CD + Live DVD)
  • 2012: Epic Chants + Live in Zagreb - Limited Edition (Studio CD + Dark Side of the Chant Tour Live DVD)
  • 2013: Epic Chants Tour 2013 "Live In Belgrade" - Deluxe Edition (CD & DVD)
  • 2016: Final Chapter Tour LIVE! (DVD & CDs)

Blu-rays

  • 2011: Video Anthology Volume 1 (contains the first 3 videos on a disc in SD)
  • 2016: LIVE! Masters Of Chant - Final Chapter Tour (Limited Fan Edition including 4 additional music videos and the complete concert on double CD)

Awards

  • 2002: Winner of the Amadeus Austrian Music Award in the Crossover category with the album Masters of Chant Chapter II
  • 2009: European Sales Award (silver) for the albums Christmas Chants & Visions and Masters of Chant Chapter VII

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  1. ↑ Music database - Gregorian - Epic Chants ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website omdb.info. Retrieved November 19, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / omdb.info
  2. ↑ Masters Of Chant The Final Chapter Tour 2016 . Concert promoter's website. Retrieved April 26, 2016
  3. ↑ German preliminary decision: Participants have been determined
  4. ↑ Homepage of the band
  5. ↑ The Age: Q&A: Frank Peterson http://theage.com.au/entertainment/2001/08/26/FFXR2DDASQC.html ( Memento from August 28, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH
  7. ↑ Awards: DE

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