Valentin Silvestrov - Sacred Works
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Label: ECM New Series
Cat No: 4763316
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 2nd November 2009
Contents
Works
AlleluiaDiptych
Liturgical chants
Psalms (2) of David
Spiritual Songs (2)
Spiritual chants (2)
Artists
Kiev Chamber ChoirConductor
Mykola HobdychWorks
AlleluiaDiptych
Liturgical chants
Psalms (2) of David
Spiritual Songs (2)
Spiritual chants (2)
Artists
Kiev Chamber ChoirConductor
Mykola HobdychAbout
Silvestrov’s compositions for chamber choir have a uniquely transparent sound with other-worldly shifting harmonies and free timing. The pieces were written mostly in 2005/06 on the instigation of chorus master Mykola Hobdych and these ravishing performances – displaying astounding flexibility and polish – are very much “authentic”: the Kiev Chamber Choir have repeatedly studied the pieces with the composer and gave the premières of the majority.
Silvestrov’s interest in the choir came comparatively late. Partly due to conductor Mykola Hobdych’s persistent encouragement, he immersed himself more deeply in the choral world and began to study old Russian litanies. Once he had started reading them, he was so fascinated that he wrote some 40 minutes of music within two weeks.
By treating the choir as an ensemble of “extremely modest” soloists and dividing the sections into small groups, Silvestrov acquires unique sonic and harmonic effects and an utmost flexibility of melody and rhythm. Its lyrical fluency and introvert tenderness brings Silvestrov’s choral writing close to his much-lauded 'Silent Songs', to 'Requiem for Larissa' and his music for solo piano.
Contents:
Liturgical chants (2005)
- Litany
- Four spiritual songs (Christmas song/Dithyrambic song/Cherubic song/Alleluia)
- Bless, O Lord
- O Holy God
- The Creed
- Gloria
- Hymn of the Cherubs
- The Beatitudes
- Ave Maria
Two spiritual songs (2006)
- Alleluia
- Ave Maria
Two spiritual chants (2006)
- A Mercy of Peace
- To Thee we Sing
Two Psalms of David (2006)
- Fret not thyself because of the ungodly (Psalm 37)
- O Praise God in His Sanctuary (Psalm 150)
Diptych (1995)
- The Lord’s Prayer
- Testament (from the poems of T.H. Shevchenko)
Alleluia (2006)
- Evening
- Morning
- Night
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