CD 1
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Great Vespers | |
1. | "Come, let us worship…"* | 0:56 | |
2. | "Bless the Lord, O my soul…" | 8:58 | |
3. | "The Great Litany"* | 5:23 | |
4. | "Blessed is the man…"** | 5:53 | |
5. | The Little Litany | 1:21 | |
6. | "Lord, I have cried…" (Tone 8 ***) | 3:50 | |
7. | Stanzas for: "Lord, I have cried…" (Tone 8 ***) | 5:40 | |
"While yet in the world Sergius and Herman were set aflame by the love of Christ…" | |
"The saints of wondrous courage are not spared the torments of the flesh…" | |
"O pillars with a soul, Sergius and Herman, adorned by the virtues…" | |
"Flourishing in the house of the Lord like an abundance of olives…" | |
"To the special melody: O Most glorious wonder…"*** | |
8. | "We glorify Thee, God in three persons…" Tone 6 Common chant | 2:23 | |
9. | Dogmatic "Who does not bless Thee, O Most Holy Virgin…" (Tone 6 **) | 3:31 | |
TRUBACHEV, Sergey Zosimovich (1919-1995) | |
10. | "O Gladsome light…" Valaam chant arranged for four voices by Deacon S. Trubachev | 3:08 | |
11. | The Old Testament readings | 6:08 | |
12. | Stanza for the Litiya "The wondrous light of the Light which has no beginning…" (Tone 3 ***) | 1:24 | |
13. | "The gracious light of the Divinity in three persons and of your souls, Sergius and Herman…" (Tone 2***) | 1:40 | |
14. | Dogmatic "O new wonder of all ancient wonders!" (Tone 2***) | 2:30 | |
15. | Stanza for the Verses "Rejoice, Sergius and Herman, two men chosen by God, invincible warriors of Christ…" (Tone 5 ) | 1:42 | |
To the special melody: "Rejoice…"*** | |
16. | "We bless you, the monks, and the host of whom sings praises to God in the Trinity…" (Tone 8 ***) | 1:54 | |
17. | Hymn to the Mother of God "O Virgin unwedded…" (Tone 8 ***) | 2:11 | |
18. | "Lord, now lettest Thou…"** The Trisagion… "The Lord's prayer" | 2:07 | |
19. | Troparion to Ss Sergius and Herman of Valaam "Truly obedient to the Gospel of Christ …" (Tone 4 ) [Common chant, ison singing] | 1:13 | |
20. | "Hail, O Virgin Mother of God…"*** | 0:43 | |
21. | "Blessed be the name of the Lord…"*** [Psalm 33*] | 2:09 | |
22. | Exclamation | 0:23 | |
CD 2
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Matins | |
1. | The Six Psalms | 12:22 | |
2. | The Great Litany* | 5:22 | |
3. | "God is the Lord…"( Tone 4 **) | 1:54 | |
4. | Troparion "Truly obedient to the Gospel of Christ…" (Tone 4 ) [Lesser Znamenny chant, ison singing] | 1:15 | |
5. | Troparion "Fleeing from the clamour of the world…" (Tone 1 **) | 1:08 | |
6. | Dogmatic "We praise Gabriel…" (Tone 1 ) [Znamenny chant, ison singing] | 2:31 | |
7. | Polyelaion | 6:32 | |
8. | The Exaltation to Ss Sergius and Herman of Valaam [Znamenny line chant] | 1:32 | |
9. | Sessional hymn "Praising the name of the Lord in his divine temple…" | 1:38 | |
10. | "From my youth…" (Tone 4 **) | 1:03 | |
11. | The Gospel reading (Tone 4 **) | 4:38 | |
12. | Psalm 50 | 2:18 | |
13. | Stanza "The memory of the light-bearing fathers, like trumpets resounding…" (Tone 6 */***) | 2:53 | |
Canon to Ss Sergius and Herman of Valaam (Tone 4 */****) | |
14. | Ode 1 | 3:05 | |
15. | Ode 3 | 2:46 | |
16. | Sessional hymn "Retreating from the sound of the waves of the cares of this world…" | 2:01 | |
CD 3
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Matins (contd.) | |
1. | Ode 4 | 2:48 | |
2. | Ode 5 | 3:04 | |
3. | Ode 6 | 2:59 | |
4. | Kontakion "Abandoning the life of this world…" (Tone 4 ) [Lesser Znamenny chant, ison singing] | 3:12 | |
Ikos "Being unwise, I shall sing to the all-laudable fasters…" | |
5. | Ode 7 | 3:28 | |
6. | Ode 8 | 3:53 | |
7. | "My soul doth magnify the Lord…" [Greek chant, ison singing] | 4:00 | |
8. | Ode 9 | 3:11 | |
9. | "Let all that breathes praise the Lord…" (Tone 4 **) | 3:22 | |
10. | Stanzas for the Praises | 6:42 | |
"Thou didst grant to us an image of how to please Thee, O Lord…" | |
"Through the observance of God's commandments and the action of unceasing prayer…" | |
"As an inexhaustible treasure-trove…" | |
"Rejoice, O desert, once barren and uninhabited…" (Tone 4 ) | |
"To the special melody Thou gavest us a sign…"*/** | |
11. | "With grateful heart and lips we praise Thee, O Almighty Lord…" (Tone 6 **) | 2:10 | |
12. | Hymn to the Mother of God "O Mother of God, thou art the true vine…" (Tone 6 ) [Znamenny chant, ison singing] | 1:53 | |
13. | The Great Doxology** | 4:17 | |
14. | Troparion to Ss Sergius and Herman of Valaam "Truly obedient to the Gospel of Christ…" (Tone 4 ) [Common chant, ison singing] | 1:11 | |
15. | Festive ringing of the bells | 5:51 | |