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ID: SIGCD212
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Prayers for Mankind celebrates the life and writings of Father Alexander Men, a Russian Orthodox Christian priest who, whilst being little known outside of his home country during his lifetime, has come to be hailed as a saint and martyr by thousands all over the world. 2010 marks the anniversary of what would have been his 85th Birthday, as well as 20 years since his brutal assassination on the way to a Sunday morning service.
Following years of religious suppression under the communist regime, Father Alexander Men emerged as a leading Christian and humanitarian figure in Russia, through radio and TV broadcasts and his prolific written works. These prayers, set by Russian composer Alexander Levine, capture the beauty and humanity of Men’s view of the world, and is brought vividly to life by Nigel Short’s professional chamber choir Tenebrae.
A recent review for Tenebrae (from their June disc - Figure Humaine, SIGCD197) |
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ID: GM4.0076
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
From All Music Guide: Recording place:München
Golden Melodram is an opera collectors' label, presumably it ventured into Baroque choral music here because of the presence of several well-known operatic vocalists, notably bass Hans Hotter and tenor Peter Pears, in this performance. There are no texts. There are no liner notes -- just a track list. We learn that the recording was made live at a performance in Munich in 1960, but we don't know how or by whom. There are mistakes in the strings; there are a lot of coughing Bavarians in the auditorium. The recording does not just have bad sound, it has rock-fan-with-a-microphone-in-the-jeans sound. Perhaps the rock fans will be impressed to know that those of us on the classical side care enough about what we hear to sneak a recording device into the hall on occasion, too. The sound seems as if it's coming through earmuffs, and from time to time (the contralto aria "Von den Stricken meiner Sünden mich zu entbinden," CD 1, track 7, fares poorly) it drops out altogether. The problem is not in your audio equipment.
Thus forewarned, however, you can expect a very fine St. John Passion of the old-fashioned German kind. The focus for Golden Melodram may have been on the singers, and Hotter, who sings the role of Jesus, has a thick, enveloping bass voice that, despite its built-for-Valhalla quality, has a lyrical expressiveness that works well in Baroque melody. Equally beautiful, however, is conductor Eugen Jochum's shaping of the choruses; mounting in power, they may inspire the listener to wonder why nobody does it this way anymore. The Chorus of the Bavarian Radio was one of West Germany's best-trained at this point, and its mighty alto section is a joy to listen to. The Passion settings were as close as Bach came to opera, and the contrast between his polyphonic sacred choruses in the Lutheran church tradition and his Italianate dramatic sense is memorably brought out by this performance. Despite the grade Z sound, it's worth checking out for those who love Bach's passions and miss the good old days when no one would think of performing Bach's choral music with one voice to a part. |
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ID: NMCD063M
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Subcollection: Choir
Francis Burt's heartfelt and uncompromising oratorio sets Old Testament texts, in Luther's German translation, tracing the life of man from the creation story through love, marriage, family and finally the acceptance of mortality. |
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ID: VOL.110.0
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Subcollection: Choir
The combined Choir of the Holy Assumption Laura of the Caves in Kiev and the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary conducted by Hierodeacon Kirill (Borisevich)
1 CD (booklet 52 pages) |
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ID: VOL.68.0
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Colour booklet (16 pages) with reproductions of icons and the chapter Preparation for Confession and Holy Communion from the book N.V.Gogol. Religious Prose.
These prayers and psalms help people attain a penitential mood and prepare themselves for confession. A good «aid» for those who are preparing for Communion as it helps them understand their sinfulness, cleanse their minds and hearts, receive the grace of the Holy Spirit and in the hope for the all-forgiving love of God, for the purifying and saving power of the Holy Mysteries to partake of them worthily. |
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ID: SIGCD391
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Subcollection: Voices
(1 - 6) Voces 8, Les Inventions
1 - Barnaby Smith (countertenor), Dingle Yandell (bass)
2 - Barnaby Smith (countertenor), Charles MacDougall (tenor), Dingle Yandell (bass)
3 - nhild Waldeck (recorder)
4 - Emily Dickens (soprano), Dingle Yandell (bass)
5 - rnaby Smith (countertenor), Dingle Yandell (bass) |
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ID: VOL.37.0
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Subcollection: Choir
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ID: VOL.17.0
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Subcollection: Choir
The monastic choir of the Valaam Stavropegic monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour - Precentor Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev)
«Thy Resurrection, O Christ, the angels sing in the heavens» Paschal Matins begin with this stanza, which opens the CD containing the Paschal hymns. These hymns are imbued with joy over Risen Christ and the triumph of life over death. The Passover (from the Jewish word meaning «transition») from death to immortality, from corruption to eternal life is the main theme of Paschal canon and other hymns of this greatest Christian feast. Its particular importance and solemnity are accentuated by the repetition of the famous Paschal troparion «Christ is risen from the dead!» |
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ID: VOL.39.0
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Subcollection: Choir
The Metropolitan Choir of the Holy Assumption Laura of the Caves in Kiev - conducted by M.S.Litvinenko
This CD, recorded by the Metropolitan choir of the Laura of the Caves in Kiev, contains hymns of the All-Night Vigil, troparion for the Nativity of Christ and the stanza for the Nativity of Christ «The Angels rejoice». You will hear pieces by different authors, such as Archpriest P.Turchaninov, Archimandrite Feofan, Guiseppe Sarti and others, who belong to different schools of religious music. You will hear a wonderful solo by the precentor of the choir M.S.Litvinenko in the famous hymn «Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace?» and a duet of beautiful female voices in «Hail, O Virgin Mother of God» and in «My soul doth magnify the Lord». The solo by A.Nagornaya in «Praise ye the Name of the Lord» will undoubtedly give pleasure to the listeners.
Colour illustrated booklet (16 pages) in Russian and English with a detailed description of the All-Night Vigil service. |
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ID: VOL.41.0
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Subcollection: Choir
This is the first CD of the «Hymns of the Laura of the Caves in Kiev» anthology performed by the choir of the Kiev Theological schools.
The solemn chants of the Laura are a living witness to the old tradition of singing. They are distinguished by inner power and beauty of music and have particular features of their own, such as a vividly expressed melodism and flexible musical fabric.
These hymns are performed on a very professional level and give the listeners an opportunity to get acquainted with the treasure-trove of the culture of liturgical singing of the Laura.
You will hear the selected hymns of the All-Night Vigil, stanza, troparion and exaltation to Ss Fathers of the Caves and also music without words - the ringing of bells of the Great Belfry of the Laura and the Belfry of the Near Caves.
Colour booklet (8 pages) in Russian and English on the history of singing of the Laura of the Caves in Kiev. |
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