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Chesnokov - Sacred Choral Music | Naxos 8574496

Chesnokov - Sacred Choral Music

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8574496

Barcode: 0747313449675

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 12th May 2023

Gramophone Editor's Choice

Contents

Artists

Jessica Kinney (soprano)
Natalie Manning (contralto)
Tom Butler (baritone)
St John’s Voices
Cambridge University Chamber Choir

Conductor

Graham Walker

Works

Chesnokov, Pavel Grigoryevich

All-Night Vigil, op.44
All of Creation rejoices, op.15 no.11
Cherubic Hymn, op.7 no.1
Salvation is created, op.25 no.5
The Angel cried out, op.22 no.18

Artists

Jessica Kinney (soprano)
Natalie Manning (contralto)
Tom Butler (baritone)
St John’s Voices
Cambridge University Chamber Choir

Conductor

Graham Walker

About

Pavel Chesnokov studied with Taneyev, Ippolitov-Ivanov and Conus in Moscow and was an admired choral director in the city. He wrote more than 500 choral works, the majority of them sacred. His contribution to music for the Divine Liturgy was immense and he wrote two settings of the All-Night Vigil, the second of which is heard here, rich in chant melodies, and full of grandeur and Romantic lyricism. His smaller-scale works show a refined and perceptive use of texture and sonority, often capturing the essence of chant without direct quotation.

Conductor Graham Walker is an award-winning cellist and conductor who recently gave his debuts on BBC Radio 3 and at Symphony Hall in Birmingham and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. His album Journey Through Latin America was warmly received by Latin American critics and was pre-selected for the Latin Grammys in 2013.

Walker and St John’s Voices also appear on a disc devoted to William Mathias, a Gramophone Critic’s Choice of the Year winner, described as ‘life-enhancing… and hugely entertaining display of dazzling choral singing’, on 8574162.

Fanfare wrote that ‘Conductor Graham Walker has obviously drilled his choral forces to a tee; their ensemble, intonation, rhythm, and diction are impeccable, and they sing with evident spirit and enthusiasm. The recorded sound is excellent…’

Reviews

To my knowledge, this is the first recording dedicated exclusively to Chesnokov’s work by British singers, and it provides an excellent showcase for his work, in chronological order. ... Performances throughout are excellent, and the recorded sound (the recording was made at St John’s College Chapel, Cambridge) resonant but clear enough that every word may be understood.  Ivan Moody
Gramophone July 2023

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