Tchaikovsky - Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
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Label: Hyperion - Helios
Cat No: CDH55437
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 3rd December 2012
Contents
Artists
Corydon SingersConductor
Matthew BestWorks
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom in C major, op.41Sacred Choruses (9) (1885)
The angel cried
Artists
Corydon SingersConductor
Matthew BestAbout
These words, from one of Tchaikovsky’s own letters, sum up the spirit behind the glorious Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op.41. The work is steeped in the Orthodox tradition, the choral writing provides that sense of transparency and simplicity demanded by the text, and the resulting ambience is rich in the manner familiar to Western listeners from works such as Rachmaninov’s Vespers.
This recording also includes ten choruses to texts many of which are taken from the Liturgy. The first nine were published together in 1885, while the tenth, The angel cried, was lost shortly after its first performance in 1887 and only rediscovered thirteen years after the composer’s death.
‘I would go so far as to say that this recording carries more musical conviction than any of its rivals’ - Classic CD
[previously CDA66948]
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