[ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Friday 22 January 2021
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A history of Russian Orthodox sacred music from the 'Moscow Baroque' to the present day, including many rare and long unavailable recordings.
"The liturgy of St John Chrysostom is one of the most exalted works of art. Anyone following the liturgy of the Greek Orthodox service attentively trying to comprehend the meaning of each ceremony will be stirred to the very depth of his being. I am also very fond of evening prayers. There is nothing like entering an ancient church on a Saturday, standing in the semi-darkness with the scent of incense wafting through the air, lost in deep contemplation to find an answer to those perennial questions: wherefore, when, whither and why?". This quote by Tchaikovsky sums up the emotional impact of the Russian Orthodox music upon listeners all around the globe: the deep sincerity and spirituality of this eternal music.
This new set brings together sacred choral music by Russian composers: Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Bortniansky, Gretchaninov, Kastalsky, Kalinnikov, Ippolitov-Ivanov and many others.
Sung by the best Russian choirs, such as the Rybin Choir and the Dumka Choir.
CD 1
DMITRY BORTNIANSKY 1751-1825
1. Cherubic Hymn
2. Sacred Concerto No.104 for two choirs (Psalm 137)
3. Sacred Concerto No.105 for two choirs (Psalm 112)
4. Sacred Concerto No.106 for two choirs (Psalm 45)
ANON. MONODY 17th century
5. Easter Sticheron
VASILY TITOV c.1650-c.1715
6. Cherubic Hymn
STEPAN DEGTYAREV 1766-1813
7. Let all the peoples
8. Cherubic Hymn
ARTEMY VEDEL c.1767-1808
9. Peaceful Light
10. By the waters of Babylon (Psalm 136)
CD 2
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 1840-1893
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Op.41
1. Lord, have mercy
2. Glory be to the Father
3. O come, let us worship
4. Alleluia
5. Glory be to Thee
6. Hymn of the Cherubim
7. Lord, have mercy
8. The Creed
9. The mercy of peace
10. We sing Thee
11. It is meet
12. Amen, and with Thy spirit
13. Our Father
14. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens
15. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord
National Choir of Ukraine 'Dumka' / Yevhen Savchuk
CD 3
ALEXANDER GRECHANINOV 1864-1956
1. Come, let us bow before the Lord
2. Praise the Lord
MIKHAIL IPPOLITOV-IVANOV 1859-1935
3. This day all peoples bless the name of the Lord
4. My soul, bless the Lord
ALEXANDER KASTALSKY 1856-1926
5. The Only-Begotten Son
6. Appeal of the Patriarch Hermogenes to the Insurgents in 1609
Soloist: Vladimir Surjenko
7. Tropary to the Holy Martyr Hermogenes
ALEXANDER GRECHANINOV
8. Trisagion (Thrice Holy)
PAVEL CHESNOKOV 1877-1944
9. The Good Thief
10. Since my youth
Soloist: Vladimir Silayev
11. Mother of God
12. Arise, O God
Soloists: Alexey Fokin, Vladimir Makarov, Yuri Zykov
ALEXANDER NIKOLSKY 1874-1943
13. Praise the Name of the Lord
NIKOLAI GOLOVANOV 1891-1953
14. Cherubic Hymn
KONSTANTIN SHVEDOV 1886-1954
15. The Great Litany
Soloist: Sergei Kaznacheyev
16. The Beatitudes
Soloists: Vassily Larin, Vladimir Silayev
17. The Creed
18. It is meet
NIKOLAI KEDROV SR 1871-1940
19. Our Father
ALEXANDER GRECHANINOV
20. Multos annos
Rybin Male Choir / Valery Rybin
CD 4
DOBRI HRISTOV 1875-1941
1. Praise the Name of the Lord
ALEXEY KOSOLAPOV
2. Confirm, O Lord
PAVEL CHESNOKOV
3. Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight Op.24/6
4. Eternal Counsel Op.40/2
5. Let us pray to the Holy Virgin Op.43/5
6. On the bed of suffering Op.45/1
7. Make haste to intercede Op.45/4
NIKOLAI GOLOVANOV
Six Chants Op.1
8. Cherubic Hymn
9. The Peace of the World
10. We hymn Thee
11. It is meet (Hymn to the Holy Virgin)
12. Holy Virgin ever vigilant in prayer
13. Kontakion to St Nicolas
GEORGY IZVEKOV 1874-1937
arr. GEORGY SMIRNOV
14. Relieve my suffering, Mother of God
APOSTOL NIKOLAEV-STRUMSKY 1886-1971
arr. GEORGY SMIRNOV
15. Great Doxology
Irina Arkhipova mezzo-soprano (1-7, 14, 15)
'The Orthodox Singers' Male Choir / Georgy Smirnov
CD 5
ALEXANDER KASTALSKY
1. Thou who wert announced in the psalms 2
2, Nunc dimittis
3. Since my youth many passions assail me
4. Tropary for the Feast of the Christianization of Russia
5. Multos annos
Soloist: Andrey Yuravlev baritone
6. Christ is risen
VIKTOR KALINNIKOV 1870-1927
7. We sing unto thee
PAVEL CHESNOKOV
8. Praise the Lord, O my soul (Psalm 103)
9. Lord, save thy people
Soloist: Vladimir Matorin bass
10. The Good Thief
ALEXANDER GRECHANINOV
11. Let all the earth praise the Lord
12. Praise the name of the Lord
YAN BURAKOVSKY 1965-1982
13. Ave Maria
VALERY KALISTRATOV b.1942
14. Lord, cleanse me of my sins
Soloist: Valery Rybin tenor
NIKOLAI KARETNIKOV 1930-1994
Eight Sacred Choruses in Memory of Boris Pasternak
15. For the taking of the veil
16. Excerpt from the Prophet Zephaniah
17. Prayer for Salvation
Soloist: Yuli Khomenko baritone
18. Extreme Unction
19. God is with us
20. Excerpt from the Gospel according to Matthew
21. Praise the Name of the Lord
22. The Lord's Prayer
Rybin Male Choir
Valery Rybin (1-13) · Valery Kalistratov (14) · Nikolai Karetnikov (15-22)
CD 6
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF 1873-1943
Vespers Op.37
1. Come, let us worship
2. Bless the Lord, O my soul
3. Blessed be the man
4. O serene light
5. Now let Thy servant depart
6. Rejoice, O Virgin
7. Glory to God in the highest
8. Praise the Name of the Lord
9. Blessed art Thou, O Lord
10. Having seen the Resurrection of the Lord
11. My soul magnifies the Lord
12. Glory to God in the highest
13. Troparia of the day of salvation
14. Christ is risen from the grave
15. Thanksgiving to the Mother of God
Olga Borusene soprano · Yuri Korinnyk tenor · Mykhaylo Tyshchenko tenor
National Academic Choir of Ukraine 'Dumka' / Yevhen Savchuk