FREE UK SHIPPING OVER £30!

Tchaikovsky - Liturgy of St John Chrysostom | Hyperion - Helios CDH55437

Tchaikovsky - Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

£9.96

In stock - available for despatch within 1 working day

Label: Hyperion - Helios

Cat No: CDH55437

Barcode: 0034571154374

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 3rd December 2012

Contents

About

‘There is nothing like entering a church on a Saturday, standing in the semi-darkness with the scent of incense wafting through the air, lost in deep contemplation searching for an answer to those perennial questions, wherefore, when, whither and why?’

These words, from one of Tchaikovsky’s own letters, sum up the spirit behind the glorious Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op.41. The work is steeped in the Orthodox tradition, the choral writing provides that sense of transparency and simplicity demanded by the text, and the resulting ambience is rich in the manner familiar to Western listeners from works such as Rachmaninov’s Vespers.

This recording also includes ten choruses to texts many of which are taken from the Liturgy. The first nine were published together in 1885, while the tenth, The angel cried, was lost shortly after its first performance in 1887 and only rediscovered thirteen years after the composer’s death.

I would go so far as to say that this recording carries more musical conviction than any of its rivals’ - Classic CD

[previously CDA66948]

Also Available

Bruckner - Mass, Te Deum
Bruckner - Mass, Te Deum

£9.96

(Hyperion - Helios)

Brahms - Motets
Brahms - Motets

£9.96

(Hyperion - Helios)

Error on this page? Let us know here

Need more information on this product? Click here