Artist: Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kļava
Title: Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Excerpts) & 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: Ondine
Genre: Classical, Choral
Quality: flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
Total Time: 01:17:12
Total Size: 1.2 gb
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During the last decade, the recordings of sacred vocal works released on Ondine by the Latvian Radio Choir under their director Sigvards Kļava have gathered outstanding reviews and gathered several awards. This impressive cycle of recordings continue with a new album of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s (1840-1893) sacred works.
In 1877, Tchaikovsky wrote in a letter to Nadezhda von Meck: “I often go to the public worship; in my opinion, the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is one of the greatest works of art… Oh, I love all that terribly, it is one of my greatest pleasures.” Tchaikovsky enjoyed attending worship services, visited them regularly and always showed interest in sacred music, especially in the music of the Orthodox Church. Already relatively early in his career, in 1875, he issued “A short textbook of harmony, adapted to the reading of spiritual and musical compositions in Russia”, which in 1881 was approved as a textbook of church singing in theological seminaries and colleges. The same year, Tchaikovsky started editing the works of Dmitry Bortnyansky, a pioneer of sacred Orthodox music. However, he encountered problems with various institutions – the Imperial Chapel, the censorship authorities, as well as some conservative church officials who were more comfortable with smaller-caliber composers to whom they could have more authority when needed. Tchaikovsky wished to reform sacred Orthodox music but at the same to draw inspiration from the traditions of past centuries. Prime example of this is Tchaikovsky’s monumental work in sacred Orthodox music, the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41. The Nine Sacred Choruses were written some years later. This work is not a cycle in the basic meaning of the word, but rather a collection, and another affirmation of Tchaikovsky’s skills as one of the greatest composers of Orthodox sacred music.
Hi-Res无损音乐专辑曲目:
01. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Concert Version): No. 2, Glory Be to the Father
02. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Concert Version): No. 3, Come, Let Us Worship
03. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Concert Version): No. 6, Cherubic Hymn
04. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Concert Version): No. 8, The Creed
05. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Concert Version): No. 9, A Mercy of Peace
06. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Concert Version): No. 10, We Hymn to Thee
07. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Concert Version): No. 11, It Is Truly Fitting
08. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Concert Version): No. 13, Our Father
09. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Concert Version): No. 14, Praise the Lord
10. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, TH 75 (Concert Version): No. 15, Blessed is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord
11. 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78: No. 1, Cherubic Hymn No. 1 in F Major
12. 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78: No. 2, Cherubic Hymn No. 2 in D Major
13. 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78: No. 3, Cherubic Hymn No. 3 in C Major
14. 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78: No. 4, We Hymn Thee
15. 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78: No. 5, It Is Truly Fitting
16. 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78: No. 6, Our Father
17. 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78: No. 7, Blessed Are They Whom Thou Hast Chosen
18. 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78: No. 8, Let My Prayer Ascend
19. 9 Sacred Pieces, TH 78: No. 9, Now the Heavenly Powers