This fascinating recording of early music presents many world premières and rediscovers a complete German liturgy from the early 16th century. The Geese Book, named after an illumination showing a choir of geese directed by a wolf, is a 500-year-old liturgical manuscript once used in Nuremberg. This recording presents chants from feast days of particular significance to the church of St Lorenz and to the city of Nuremberg, interspersed with organ music by South German and Nuremberg composers. Of special note is the Feast of the Holy Lance and Nails, the most important feast day in Nuremberg during the years from 1424 to 1524. - `Recordings by the Schola Hungarica generally bring a breath of fresh air and often highlight new and interesting aspects of the chant. … There’s a directness, an objectivity about the singing which I find rather to my taste. And since this is a record that opens up a whole new area of chant, it is well worth investing in.´ The Gramophone on a previous Schola Hungarica release. This CD is just one of the features of the international multimedia project Opening the Geese Book. Additional components include an interactive DVD ROM and a digital facsimile of the entire manuscript on the Internet. For further information see www.public.asu.edu/~cschleif.