Unto Ages of Ages: Sacred Choral Music of Sviridov Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky CD

By Gloriae Dei Cantores

Product Code: 9781557256775

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Gloriæ Dei Cantores first recording in Super Audio CD featuring the North American recorded premiere of Georgy Sviridov's Ineffable Mystery, a gorgeous sacred choral suite. In his memory, the choir sang this set of pieces in Moscow and the Golden Ring on their third tour of Russia in 1998. Georgy Sviridov,who was one of Shostakovich's favorite students, wrote the music for Moscow's leading television news program and became one of the leading composers during the Soviet regime. His vocal music has been championed by Dmitri Hvorostovsky, the great Russian baritone.

Gloriæ Dei Cantores, having already recorded "the best anthology of Russian music" (American Record Guide for Sacred Songs of Russia), now adds this rich collection of Russian sacred music to their discography. Also included are excerpts from the Tchaikovsky's Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and the Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil. These three composers and their works form a CD not to be missed by choral and Russian music fans.

PLAYLIST:

Track 1 - After the First Antiphon

Track 2 - The Cherubic Hymn

Track 3 - The Lord's Prayer

Track 4 - The Communion Hymn

Track 5 - Come, Let Us Worship

Track 6 - Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Track 7 - Lord, Now Lettest Thou

Track 8 - Blessed Art Thou

Track 9 - Glory to God in the Highest

Track 10 - Lord, Save the God-Fearing

Track 11 - Holy God

Track 12 - It Is Truly Fitting

Track 13 - Nativity Hymn

Track 14 - Glory and Alleluia

Track 15 - Ineffable Mystery

PRAISE:

"One of the successes of the Gloriae Dei Cantores in the field of sacred music is not undue attention to ancient performance practices or other such scholarly pursuits, but instead a love of and commitment to the spirit of the music as reflected in the spiritual intent of the composer. Their ability to migrate from one genre to the other with nary a wink and a nod is something quite phenomenal in this day and age... this spacious and well-balanced Super Audio sound adds a dimension of projection and sonic splendor that only doubles the value of this already much-desirable disc. Highest recommendation!"

— Audiophile Audition