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Cherubim & Seraphim: Russian Orthodox Choral Works | Nimbus - Alliance NI6187

Cherubim & Seraphim: Russian Orthodox Choral Works

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Label: Nimbus - Alliance

Cat No: NI6187

Barcode: 0710357618727

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 2nd April 2012

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About

In Russia, despite the westward vision of Tsar Peter the Great, the repertory of the St Petersburg Imperial Chapel Choir was still dominated by 1700 by a style heavily dependent upon homophony. Stronger Western influences would be felt when central European musicians flocked to take up opportunities in Russia during the first decades of the eighteenth century. A courtly preference for Italian music grew, reaching a high point during the reign of Catherine the Great (1762-96), influencing two centuries of ethereal and spine-tingling Orthodox choral works.

Harmonia Sacra were formed by Peter Leech in 2009 specifically for the performance of late-Renaissance and early-Baroque music, and received critical acclaim at their inaugural 2009 Advent Reflections concert as ‘a fine body of singers’ (Bristol Evening Post). They have gone from strength to strength, delighting audiences with fresh and uplifting performances.

An international award-winning conductor, Peter Leech has directed a wide variety of professional and amateur European and Australian ensembles with consistent critical acclaim. A specialist in music of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods, his many interests include seventeenth-century English court music, Russian Orthodox choral music and Iberian polyphony from 1500-1700. He is also a composer and passionately committed to contemporary music.

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