The sacred spirit of Russia / Gretchaninov, Kastalsky, Rachmaninov.
The sacred music of the New Russian Choral School features sublime settings of the Russian Orthodox liturgy that draw on a rich history of Orthodox chants and native traditions, creating music of unprecedented color and textural richness. Following the lead of Tchaikovsky, composers such as Kastalsk...
Saved in:
| Corporate Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | CD Audio |
| Language: | Church Slavic |
| Published: |
Burbank, California :
Harmonia Mundi,
[2014]
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | The sacred music of the New Russian Choral School features sublime settings of the Russian Orthodox liturgy that draw on a rich history of Orthodox chants and native traditions, creating music of unprecedented color and textural richness. Following the lead of Tchaikovsky, composers such as Kastalsky, Gretchaninov, Tchesnokov, Rachmaninov and a host of others have left us a treasure-trove of musical delights. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Title from disc label. Program notes in English with French and German translations, and texts in Church Slavic with English, French, and German translations (55 pages : portraits) inserted in container. |
| Physical Description: | 1 audio disc (77 minutes and 50 seconds) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Hybrid Stereo/Super Audio CD (SACD): stereo layer playable on standard CD player; SACD-encoded layer requires SACD equipment. |
| Production Credits: | Producer, Robina G. Young. |
| Participant or Performer: | Conspirare ; Craig Hella Johnson, director. |
| Language: | Sung in Church Slavic. |