Description
“Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is the earliest sacred composition by Tchaikovsky and was written in 1878, at the time of his work on Eugene Onegin. This was recorded in the Cathedral of the Dormition, Smolensk. The performance, the acoustics of the Cathedral and the quality of this recording are all outstanding.” (Evgeni Kostitsyn, composer) “Even though Tchaikovsky’s Liturgy of St John bears little resemblance to znamenny chant, a simple block-chord style predominates, although occasionally Tchaikovsky makes use of antiphonal vocal effects and there are passages that might have dated from the previous century in parts” (J.Murray)
- Liturgy Op.41 (In Church Slavonic)
- 1. Lord, Have Mercy 2:59
- 2. Glory to the Father and to the Son 3:35
- 3. Come, Let Us Worship 4:38
- 4. Alleluia 0:38
- 5. Glory to Thee, O Lord 3:20
- 6. Cherubic Hymn 8:56
- 7. Lord, Have Mercy 1:17
- 8. I Believe in One God, The Father, The Almighty 3:44
- 9. Merciful Peace 3:38
- 10. We Hymn Thee 4:09
- 11. It is Truly Fitting 4:42
- 12. Amen. And With Your Spirit, Lord Have Mercy 1:18
- 13. Our Father 3:32
- 14. Praise the Lord from the Heavens 2:24
- 15. Blessed is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord 5:00
- Dmitri Bortnyansky (1751-1825)
- 16. Concerto for choir XXXII “Lord, Make Me to Know Mine End” 12:58
(Soloists: Irina Arkhipova, mezzo-soprano; Sergei Babeshko, baritone)
