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St. Petersburg Chamber Choir: Russian Easter

Song Name   Composer
Alleluia Behold The Bridegroom    Anon.
Gentle Light     Kalinnikov
Of Thy Mystical Supper    Alexander Gretchaninov
The Wise Thief    Chesnokov
Let All Moral Flesh Keep Silent
In The Flesh Thou Didst Fall Asleep   Jonathon
The Paschal Hours    Chesnokov
Paschal Hymn To The Virgin
To Day All Creation    Dekhteryov
Come O People   Bortnyansky
Give Ear To
My Prayer    Alexander Gretchaninov

The St. Petersburg Chamber Choir and their director, Nikolai Korniev, show off subbasement basses, soaring sopranos and a rich, well-blended sound in 'Russian Easter,' a group of eleven settings for Easter worship by Alexander Grechaninov, Dmitri Bortnyansky and other masters of Russian church music. The compositions were written variously from the 18th century through the present, but all stay true to the spirit and aesthetic of the Orthodox tradition. Those who find plainchant a little on the monotonous side but are still looking for a spiritual element in music will find much to admire and enjoy in these beautifully sung presentations.

8443 00 1 CD $15.98   Mixed | Chorus | Russia | | Easter Music