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- Release Date: December 14, 2004
- Genre: Classical
Review
Chant Byzantin/Chant Traditionnel Maronite is a special-edition "presentation pack" housed in a tall 34-page booklet and decorated with copious color illustrations and easily readable text. Harmonia Mundi issued it to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the release of the first album, Chant Byzantin, by Lebanese nun and musicologist Soeur Marie Keyrouz. Prior to the arrival of Keyrouz, Western scholars and listeners alike hadn't paid much heed to Middle Eastern Christian chant, perhaps owing to its obscurity and strongly Arabic flavor. Chant Byzantin pretty much took the West by surprise upon its arrival in 1989, not only with the apparently ancient repertoire it represents, but also due to Keyrouz's own incredible virtuosity; her ability to sing the tiniest intervals in rapid flourishes, notes that are difficult for most singers to hear, let alone sing. Keyrouz's voice is a fabulous instrument that has a universal appeal. Chant Byzantin is the purest of the two discs, featuring Keyrouz backed by a small chorus which mostly sings drones as the soloist weaves delicate and complex figurations in the foreground. Chant Traditionnel Maronite features l'Ensemble de la Paix, a small band of Arabic instrumentalists, and sounds more closely related to typically non-Christian Arabic traditional music than Chant Byzantin. Maronite chant is a tradition of singing associated with the Maronite church, founded in Syria in the fifth century by Saint Maroun and permitted to retain its own separate liturgy from that of the Roman church. The Maronite church is the primary sect of Christianity observed in Soeur Marie Keyrouz's home country of Lebanon. As an introduction to the music of Soeur Marie Keyrouz, this special edition is more than adequate. For those who only have the small, standard-size shelving units to house compact-disc collections, the tall booklet will present a challenge. ~ Uncle Dave Lewis, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Schubho-Ihaw Qolo (Glory to the Word of God) | Marie Keyrouz | (1:56) | |
| Taw Nimar (Let Us Come to Proclaim the Happiness of Mary) | Marie Keyrouz | (2:06) | |
| Yawno Tilto (The Young Dove Bears the Eagle) | Marie Keyrouz | (2:07) | |
| Baytun Maghara (A House, Manger!)/Ya Bikra-L'-Abi (O Son of the Father | Marie Keyrouz | (2:19) | |
| Ho Qtilo Bmesrén (He Who Was Crucified in Egypt)/Ja'al Ilahou (God ...) | Marie Keyrouz | (2:29) | |
| Quanoun | Marie Keyrouz | (3:48) | |
| Hallel (Hallel to the Son of God)/Quadish Quadish (Holy Is the ...) | Marie Keyrouz | (3:32) | |
| Ya Umma L-Lah (O Mother of God, O Gentle Mother) | Marie Keyrouz | (6:07) | |
| Anal-'Ummu-L-Hazina (I Am the Afficted Mother) | Marie Keyrouz | (6:17) | |
| Nay(ney) | Marie Keyrouz | (3:21) | |
| Fil-Layli (On the Eve of His Passion) | Marie Keyrouz | (2:37) | |
| Bakkara Abram (At Daybreak Abraham Led His Only Son) | Marie Keyrouz | (3:10) | |
| Tisbohto-L-Moryo (On the Cross, The Son of God Gave Up the Ghost) | Marie Keyrouz | (3:34) | |
| Yawmou-SH-Sharr (God Have Mercy)/Rabbi-Imadhbouh(my Crucified God ...) | Marie Keyrouz | (3:07) | |
| Ud | Marie Keyrouz | (3:16) | |
| Ayyouha-R-Rabbou-Ilahuna (Oh Lord Our God, O Crucified One) | Marie Keyrouz | (6:28) | |
| Tara't (Mary Has Appeared Before the Cross) | Marie Keyrouz | (3:44) | |
| Halléluia/Qama-L-Lahou Min Mathwahou (God Is Arisen from Among the ...) | Marie Keyrouz | (4:27) | |
| Qama Wa-D-Dhulmu Hawa: (He Is Arisen and the Darkness Has Vanished) | Marie Keyrouz | (2:28) | |
| Inna-L-Masih Qad Qam (Christ Is Arisen, O People Rejoice) | Marie Keyrouz | (4:32) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Alleluia (3 Times)/Ha-Houwadha-Iaruç(behold, The Bridegroom Comes) | Marie Keyrouz | (2:46) | |
| Innani'uchachidu Khidraka (I Contemplate the Bridal Chamber) | Marie Keyrouz | (1:06) | |
| Innani'uchachidu Khidraka (I Contemplate the Bridal Chamber) [Greek Ve] | Marie Keyrouz | (1:15) | |
| Innani'uchachidu Khidraka (I Contemplate the Bridal Chamber) [Arabic V] | Marie Keyrouz | (1:18) | |
| Ya Rabbi(lord) | Marie Keyrouz | (7:25) | |
| Iqbalni-L-Yawm (At Thy Mystic Supper) | Marie Keyrouz | (6:16) | |
| Inna Yusof (The Noble Joseph) | Marie Keyrouz | (2:56) | |
| Alyawma-'Ulliga (The Day Is Hanged from the Gallows-Tree)/Tagaridh | Marie Keyrouz | (5:41) | |
| Alyawma-'Ulliga (The Day Is Hanged from the Gallows-Tree)/Tagaridh [Fi] | Marie Keyrouz | (1:57) | |
| Alyawma-'Ulliga (The Day Is Hanged from the Gallows-Tree)/Tagaridh ... | Marie Keyrouz | (2:17) | |
| Alyawma-'Ulliga (The Day Is Hanged from the Gallows-Tree)/Tagaridh ... | Marie Keyrouz | (1:34) | |
| Inna-L-Baraya (In You, O Woman Full of Grace) | Marie Keyrouz | (5:28) | |
| Cristos Anesti (Christ Is Risen) | Marie Keyrouz | (2:30) | |
| Antoumoul-Ladhin (All Ye Who Have Been Baptized in Christ) | Marie Keyrouz | (4:15) | |
| Inna-L-Malak (The Angel Called Mary) | Marie Keyrouz | (4:41) |
