Out of print 1992 CD on the Czech label Multisonic
featuring the Blagovest Choral Ensemble in sacred choral music from
19th- and early 20th-century Russia. This is a disc that transports you
out of the mundane world into a timeless place of grandeur, courtesy of
the majestic homophonic writing, which gives the folk-sounding material a
very reverent, colorful sound. If you're familiar with Rachmaninoff's
Vespers you know how powerful this can be, Even people who haven't heard
this liturgical tradition are familiar with one version of it -- the
stately opening of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture imitates it with the
strings and winds. The eighteen works, mostly for chorus but a couple
with vocal soloists, include Five Choirs from "All Night Vigil" by Viktor Kalinnikov (brother of Vasily), Dmitri Bortnyansky's Trio No. 3, Pavel Chesnokov's Weep not for me, O Mother, and Alexander Kastalsky's Six Psalms. See photo for complete list of composers and works. Booklet notes are in English, German, and Russian.
Disc, booklet, and case are in mint condition.
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