Estonian Pilharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier The period from 1880 to 1917 marked a renaissance in Russian choral music. Previously, Russian choral music had been dominated by German and Italian influences. Now composers returned to old Russian chant as the source for their works, thus creating a thoroughly Russian choral style. Although Sergei Rachmaninov wrote only a few …
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There's an old musician's joke that if you die and go to Heaven, the first thing they do is hand you a harp; if you go to Hell, they hand you an accordion. But with the release of Sacred Treasures III, that joke can now be amended: upon entering Heaven, you'll be handed a Russian liturgical score. The fourteen selections comprising Sacred Treasures III feature music from the Russian liturgical …
The Divine Liturgy of the Byzantine Slavic Tradition as sung by the choir of St Vladimir's Seminary, under the direction of David Drillock. T RACK L ISTING : 1. Great Litany 2. First Antiphon 3. Second Antiphon 4. Only Begotten Son 5. Little Litany 6. Beatitutes 7. Come, Let Us Worship 8. Troparions 9. Holy God 10. Prokeimenon 11. Alleluia 12. Augmented Litany 13. Cherubic Hymn …
Chant Byzantine liturgical music on compact disc Kevin Smith, director Mark Bailey, associate director Sung by the choirs of St Vladimir's Seminary Arranged for English-language liturgical use in North America, these chants draw from various musical traditions of the Eastern Church and include, among other selections: Gladsome Light, Znamenny chant "The Shadow of the Law," …
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts and other Lenten hymns as sung by the St Vladimir's Seminary Choir, directed by David Drillock. T RACK L ISTING : 1. The Great Litany 2. Lord I Call Upon Thee—Tone 3 (Kievan Chant)... 3. O Gladsome Light (Znamenny Chant) 4. Let My Prayer Arise (D. Bortniansky) 5. Now The Powers Of Heaven (D. Bortniansky) 6. Litany—The Lord's Prayer …
The complete hymns of Pascha - sung by the St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Male Choir and conducted by David Drillock. T RACK L ISTING : 1. Thy Resurrection, O Christ Our Savior (Kieven Chant) 2. The Paschal Verses 3. The Great Litany (S. Smolensky) 4. Resurrection Kanon, Odes 1 and 3 (B. Ledkovsky) 5. Before The Dawn (Theofan) 6. Thou Didst Descend Into The Tomb (B. …
This beautiful CD features mainly 20th century and contemporary composers. There are several selections from "Liturgy of Peace" by Archbishop lonafan (Yeletskyh) of Kiev in which the eastern "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom" is sung to the melodies of Western Gregorian chants, creating a musical synthesis of the two traditions. Nikolai Kedrov Sr.'s famous setting of …
Selections from the All-Night Vigil Byzantine liturgical music on compact disc Kevin Smith, director Mark Bailey, associate director Sung by the choirs of St Vladimir's Seminary Jubilant antiphonal singing and responsorial psalmody, chants, and anthems include, among others: Gladsome Light, Igor Dvoretsky The Great Doxology, Boris Ledkovsky St Symeon's Prayer, Mark Bailey Psalm 103, Fr Sergei …
Sung by the finest Russian and Bulgarian choirs, this extraordinary collection of transcendent prayers and hymns highlights a timeless Russian tradition of faith and devotion. For sheer beauty, there is little to match it anywhere in the world. The solemn ecstasy in the music of the Russian Orthodox Church can trace its roots back to the earliest days of Christian worship, via the great …
This beautiful and fervent young Serbian woman is unanimously considered to be an outstanding performer of the highly refined Orthodox liturgical repertory. Since Divna's first album, Mystères Byzantins, this beautiful and passionate young musician has asserted herself as an outstanding performer of orthodox liturgical repertoire. Here she performs in her second opus, recorded live at …
A magnificent tribute paid to the splendors of Byzantine music, this amazing repertoire lies at the heart of the oldest Christian traditions. Byzantium’ s musical history has left a deep impression on our history through an immense musical heritage kept alive with the help of an undisturbed musical tradition in Greece and in the old Churches of Orient. Lycourgos Angelopoulos is head of …
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