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Sacred Treasures: Choral Masterworks From Russia <br />
Composer: Anonymous, Dimitry Stepanovich Bortnyansky, et al.<br />
Conductor: Georgi Robev, Nikolai Matveyev, et al. <br />
Audio CD (February 17, 1998) <br />
Number of Discs: 1 <br />
Label: Hearts of Space<br />
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Although this collection intends to transport the soul, it has a tremendously potent low-end depth to it that earns high marks indeed in the worlds of vocal and liturgical music. Dmitri Bortniansky's "Hymn of the Cherubim" is performed with a gracefulness that gets a warming fatness from the production, as does Alexander Gretchaninov's "I Have Chosen the Blissful," which travels with a ringing resonance. In a year of fine choral works--check out Sequentia's Hildegard cycle box, 900 Years or Arvo Pärt's Kanon Pokajanen for a "something old, something new" mix--this collection is highly valued for its sonic integrity and its excellent anthological mix<br />
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Tracklist:<br />
1. Russian Cathedral Bells <br />
Composed by Anonymous <br />
2. Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, for chorus, Op. 31 Great Ektenia (3:48)<br />
Composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) <br />
Conductor Valeri Polyanskii <br />
Genre Liturgy / Litany <br />
Date Written 1910 <br />
Ensemble Russian State Symphony Cappella <br />
Period Romantic <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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3. Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, for chorus, Op. 31 Hymn of Praise (3:04)<br />
Composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) <br />
Conductor Valeri Polyanskii <br />
Genre Liturgy / Chorus <br />
Date Written 1910 <br />
Ensemble Russian State Symphony Cappella <br />
Period Romantic <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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4. Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31: Cherubic Hymn (4:43) <br />
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Composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) <br />
Conductor Valeri Polyanskii <br />
Genre Hymn / Liturgy <br />
Date Written 1910 <br />
Ensemble Russian State Symphony Cappella <br />
Period Romantic <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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5. Cherubic Song <br />
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Composer Dimitri Bortniansky (1751 - 1825) <br />
Conductor Vladislav Chernushenko <br />
Genre Hymn / Chant <br />
Date Written by 1782 <br />
Ensemble Glinka State Academic Chorus Leningrad <br />
Period Classical <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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6. Our Father (3:57) <br />
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Composer Nikolai Kedrov (1871 - 1940) <br />
Conductor Georgi Robev <br />
Genre Hymn <br />
Date Written 1925 <br />
Ensemble Bulgarian National Chorus <br />
Period 20th Century <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country USSR <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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7. Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31. Litany of Supplication (3:50) <br />
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Composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) <br />
Conductor Valeri Polyanskii <br />
Genre Liturgy / Litany <br />
Date Written 1910 <br />
Ensemble Russian State Symphony Cappella <br />
Period Romantic <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
8. The Noble Joseph (2:39) <br />
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Composer Traditional <br />
Conductor Dmitri Rouskov <br />
Genre Chant <br />
Ensemble Sofia Men's Chamber Choir <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
Notes Arranged: Pyotr Turchaninov <br />
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9. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41. Amen, And with Thy Spirit (1:20) <br />
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Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) <br />
Conductor Valeri Polyanskii <br />
Genre Liturgy / Chorus <br />
Date Written 1878 <br />
Ensemble USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir <br />
Period Romantic <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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10. Russian Office of Vespers. Excerpt(s) (1:29) <br />
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Composer Traditional <br />
Conductor Phillippe, OSB Baer <br />
Genre Vespers <br />
Ensemble Chevetogne Monastery Choir <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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11. Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31: Bless the Lord, o my Soul (5:13) <br />
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Composer Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) <br />
Conductor Nikolai Matveyev <br />
Genre Liturgy / Chorus <br />
Date Written 1910 <br />
Ensemble Joy to All Sorrows Church Choir <br />
Period Romantic <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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12. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41. Cherubic Hymn (7:41) <br />
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Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) <br />
Conductor Valeri Polyanskii <br />
Genre Hymn / Liturgy <br />
Date Written 1878 <br />
Ensemble USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir <br />
Period Romantic <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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13. Cherubic Song (6:41) <br />
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Composer Dobri Christov (1875 - 1941) <br />
Conductor Georgi Robev <br />
Genre Hymn <br />
Ensemble Bulgarian National Chorus <br />
Period 20th Century <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Bulgaria <br />
Recording Studio <br />
Venue Alexander Nevsky Basilica, Sofia <br />
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14. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41. Pater noster (3:34) <br />
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Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) <br />
Conductor Valeri Polyanskii <br />
Genre Liturgy / Chorus <br />
Date Written 1878 <br />
Ensemble USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir <br />
Period Romantic <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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15. I Have Chosen the Blissful (4:52) <br />
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Composer Alexander Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956) <br />
Conductor Mikhail Milkov <br />
Genre Chorus <br />
Ensemble Bulgarian Radio/Television Mixed Choir <br />
Period Romantic <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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16. Cherubic Hymn (5:00) <br />
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Composer Grigor F. Lvovsky (1830 - 1894) <br />
Conductor Mikhail Milkov <br />
Genre Hymn <br />
Ensemble Bulgarian Radio/Television Men's Choir <br />
Period Romantic <br />
Language Slavonic <br />
Country Russia <br />
Recording Studio <br />
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17. Final Bells <br />
Composed by Anonymous<br />
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