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ANTHOLOGY OF SACRED CHOIR MUSIC
performed by the Kiev Chamber Choir. The words of the chant are omitted. This rendition is reminder about crazy times of communist Soviet Union. It was impossibly to sing or record religious music in the communist and atheistic country, but it was possible to perform music by Sergey Rachmaninov, ONLY without religious words. It was the times and thanks God they passed.
Then you will hear the rich 1000 years old chant tradition of Kiev Pechersk (caves) Monastery- by famous monastic choir of Kiev Pechersk monastery which for many centuries is the legend and as magnet attracts thousands pilgrims from all over the world. Their singing augmented with some chants by Metropolitan choir of Kiev Pechersk Monastery which usually take part in the church services with His Beatitude Vladimir (Sabodan), Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine. Ensemble of early church music Sretenye broght to life early worship music of Byzantine, Georgia, Bulgaria and Old Rus of the VIII-XV centuries. You’ll hear two tracks from their CD 'Ancient church singing of Byzantine, Georgia, and Rus'- the Winner of 2004 JPF Church Music Awards (USA). Pay attention to Saint Eliyah Children’s choir. They will enchant you with wonderful combination of simplicity, beauty, clarity and at the same time, occasional unusual melodies. Russian Christmas music and Ukrainian carols represented at the end of the disk. It worth to mention about church bells sounds. You will hear original church bells ringing of Kiev Pechersk monastery. This church bells are very popular not only among believers. Even Universal-TriStar pictures used our church bells sounds for their trailer 'Spider Man-3' List of CDs which were used for Anthology of Sacred Music-2 Praise the Lord- the Orthodox sacred choir music of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries by Kiev Chamber Choir The masterpieces of Ukrainian baroque choir music by Kiev Chamber Choir Selected chants of the Russian Orthodox Church by United Monastic choir of male monastery Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Ancient church singing of Byzantine, Georgia and Rus by Ensemble of medieval church music "Sretenye" The Hymns of the All Night Vigil- Traditional worship singing of Kiev-Pechersk Monastery by Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary choir We are guarded by the Cross by Children's choir of St.Elijah Church in Kiev Church bells ringing of Kiev Pechersk Monastery |
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