Paschale Mysterium was originally released in 1976 (and re-released by Sony Records in 1998). It was conducted by Konrad Ruhland

Konrad Ruhland

Dr. Konrad Ruhland was a German musicologist. He was born in Landau am Inn He studied history, medieval Latin, theology, and liturgical history which helped him to gain extensive background knowledge for his musicological research...

 and performed by Germany's Capella Antiqua München.

Several samples of the album where used without permission for the album MCMXC a.D.

MCMXC a.D.

MCMXC a.D. is a concept album created by the musical project Enigma, spearheaded by Michael Cretu. Released at the end of 1990, it was Enigma's debut album...

 by Enigma

Enigma (musical project)

Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...

, most famously "Procedamus in pace! (Antiphon)" (second track on the 1981 edition of the album) which made most of Sadeness (Part I)

Sadeness (Part I)

"Sadeness " is a 1990 single created by the musical project Enigma. The song was the first of four singles from the project's first album MCMXC a.D. and upon release became an international smash hit, reaching number one in 24 countries and the top ten in four others including the United States...

. After a lawsuit in 1994 compensation was paid.

Track listing

1. Nos autem, introit
2. Procedamus in pace! (Antiphon)
3. Ave, Rex noster, Fili David (Antiphon)
4. Hoc corpus, communion in mode 8 (Liber Usualis, No 573b)
5. Ubi est caritas, antiphon in mode 7
6. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor, caritas song to the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday
7. Passio Domini , evangelium passions et mortis Domini (John 2): John 18, 33, 36-37; 19, 1.5-6. 15)
8. Ecce Lignum Crucis & Trisagio, antiphon in Mode 6
9. Popule meus, impromeria
10. Incipit Lamentatio
11. Recessit pastor noster, responsory
12. Oratio Ieremiae
13. Respice, quaesumus, Domine
14. Haec dies quam fecit Dominus: Christus Dominus resurrexit!
15. Halleluja, Halleluja, (Ostern 1)

External links

• Paschale Mysterium at Allmusic [ link]