Slavonic Cappella Ensemble
Music From The Orthodox Liturgy
"The ritual of the Eastern Orthodox Church derives much of its awesome splendor from the ancient chants and folklore of the Slavic peoples. Within the setting of the Service this music reflects profound piety, souring exultation and an almost unbelievable mystical lyricism. ... In the present recording the Ensemble examines various directions in Orthodox Church singing at the end of the last century and the beginning of the current century." - from the original liner notes
The Slavonic Arts Society in 1965 organized the Slavonic Cappella Ensemble, made up of outstanding vocal soloists who have performed as lead artists with the New York City Opera, the Rome Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the Salzburg Festival, the Berlin Opera, the Vienna Staatsopera, the San Francisco Opera, the NBC Opera Company, the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Philadelphia Opera, and more.
Personnel
Alexis Fekula, conductor
Ludmilla Azova, Stephanie Turash, Raina Simeonova, Claudia Yaroshevich-Gill, first sopranos
Svetlana Tonkaschkur, Christine Karpevych, Elizabeth Markovsky, second sopranos
Tamara Bering, Elizabeth Farmer, Natasha Lutov, altos
Kiril Vassilve, MAxim Bartko, Edward Kaminsky, Dan Entriken, first tenors
Nikita Wells, George Bohachevsky, George Tymczenko, second tenors
Michael Minsky, Joseph Stecura, Alexander Lapkovski, baritones
Terrenty Sokoloff, Peter Raikov, Ronald Armstrong, basses
Vladimir Tysowsky, Igor Zamiaty, bassi profundo
David Hancock, engineer
Serge Belozersky, producer
Recorded at Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, NY
Track Listing
1.The Great Litany2.First Antiphon: "Bless My Soul, O Lord"3.Second Antiphon: "Praise The Lord, O My Soul" 4.O Only Begotten Son 5.The Beatitudes 6.O Come Let Us Worship 7.Trisagion 8.Cherubimic Hymn 9.The Nicene Creed 10.The Anaphora (A Mercy Of Peace) 11.Worthy In Truth (Hymn To The Theotokos) 12.The Angel Cried (Hymn To The Theotokos) 13Litany Of Petitions .14The Lord's Prayer 15.How Good It Is - Psalm 132(133) 16.Blessed Is He That Cometh 17.The Many Years
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