Sacred Treasures 5: From a Russian Cathedral
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Composer: AnonymousComposer: Russian Orthodox Chant
Composer: Znamenny Chant
Composer: N. Frunza
Composer: Nikolai Sr Kedrov
Composer: Georgia Kelly
Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Composer: Urmas Sisask
Composer: Georgy Vasilevich Sviridov
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Composer: Russian Traditional
Composer: Iofan Yeletskyh
Conductor: Bogdan Plish
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-10-09
Music Label: Hearts Of Space
Soundtracks:
- Lord's Prayer (Archbishop Ionafan)
- Our Father (N. Kedrov, Sr.)
- Ektenia of Fervent Supplication (N. Frunza)
- Grant This, O Lord (Sergei Rachmaninov)
- Bless the Lord, Praise the Lord, Amen (Archbishop Ionafan)
- The Sound of Spirit-Choral Epilogue (Georgia Kelly)
- Holy God (Georgiy Sviridov)
- To Thee We Sing (Dobri Christov)
- Ektenia (Sergei Rachmaninov)
- Dominus Vobiscum (Urmas Sisask)
- O Gentle Light (17th Century Traditional)
- To Thee We Sing (P. Tchaikovsky)
- It Is Truly Meet (harmonized by M. Konstantinov)
- Shen Khar Venakhi (Traditional Polyphony)
- Praise the Lord, Amen (Archbishop Ionafan)
- Amen, Alleluia (Sergei Rachmaninov)
Free Music Notes for Sacred Treasures 5: From a Russian Cathedral
Free Music Review: Return of Sacred Treasures
Hit: 5 Stars
The original Sacred Treasures CD is justly acclaimed for bringing beautiful, sublime Eastern Orthodox music to American listeners. Unfortunately, the subsequent discs in the series did not live up to the original's standard. Sacred Treasures 2 was an ill-conceived recording of Allegri's "Miserere Mei" with instrumental accompaniment. Sacred Treasures 3 went back to the Eastern Orthodox music; it was good, just not that compelling compared to the first disc. Sacred Treasures IV didn't add anything, as it was a recording of Western music that had already been recorded better elsewhere. The latest in the series brings Sacred Treasures back to the sublime heights of the original, with atmospheric Orthodox church music, primarily by 20th century composers. I highly recommend this CD for anyone who is looking for beautiful, peaceful music to enjoy and to seek as a brief refuge from the harried world we live in.
Sacred Treasures 5: From a Russian Cathedral Poster
SACRED TREASURES V: FROM A RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL features mainly 20th century andcontemporary 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 The Lord s Prayer is sung by the Eva Quartet in
traditional Bulgarian women s folk style. They appear again in To Thee We Sing by Dobri
Christov, Bulgaria s greatest sacred music composer.
The Ektenia by N. Frunza is an exquisite example of the Slavonic style in which a single
angelic voice floats above a dense carpet of a cappella voices. The Sound of Spirit by American
composer Georgia Kelly is not from the Orthodox tradition, yet is similar in structure and feeling
to the Ektenia. Kiev s Credo Chamber Choir gives a passionate rendition of Holy God by Russia s
Georgiy Sviridov. Three hymns from Rachmaninov s version of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
and one from Tchaikovsky s version, along with O Gentle Light, are powerful examples of singing
by Russia s massive mixed choirs.
Estonian Urmas Sisask s spectacular Dominus Vobiscum, though not Orthodox, reveals
the influence of Orthodox chant. It is Truly Meet is one of many pieces by composers who left
the USSR and continued to create abroad. Shen Khar Venakhi is a lovely 12th century Georgian
hymn in honor of the Mother of God. The numerous repetitions of Amen, Alleluia and Gospodi
pomilui ( Lord have mercy ) throughout the compilation create a unifying theme.
All the pieces and performances are infused with a solemn and deeply devotional quality.
The singing is spacious and warm, creating an atmosphere of holiness and benediction. The
intention was to weave hymns and verses into a seamless tapestry in which the whole is greater
than the sum of its parts, and the individual elements of the compilation become movements in
a choral symphony of timeless beauty.
ELLEN HOLMES, PRODUCER
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