Lazarus, the friend of Christ: St Lazarus through Literature and Icons, Hymns and Folk Songs

Lazarus, the friend of Christ: St Lazarus through Literature and Icons, Hymns and Folk Songs

Artist: Romeiko Ensemble - George & Constantine Bilalis
Item number: AB099
Category: Byzantine
Chant Type: Byzantine
Language: Greek
Label: Melodiko Karavi
Period: Contemporary
Length: 112'23
Release date: 2001
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Price: $19.99 USD
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1. Having completed the forty days?. Mode Eight

2. Apolytikion, Mode 1

3. 9th Ode Heirmos of Compline, Mode 1

4. Kontakion, Mode 2

5. Oikos

6. Katabasiae, Mode 8

7. Ninth Ode, Mode 8

8. Exapostilarion: Mode 3

9. The Praises, Mode 1

10. Ton Despotin, Mode 1

11. Stichera Idiomela, Mode 1

12. Glory, Mode 2

13. Great Doxology, Mode 2

14. Asmatikon Trisation, Mode 2

15. Apolytikion, Mode 1

16. All you that in Christ, Mode 5

17. Dynamis; All you that in Christ

18. In place of "it is truly meet", Mode 8

19. Communion Hymn, Mode 5

20. Lamentations, 1st Stanza, Mode 5

21. Lamentations, 2nd Stanza, Mode 5

22. Lamentations, 3rd Stanza, Mode 5

23. Eklogi, Mode 8

24. Lazarus (folk song of Episkopi, Pafos)

25. O Lazarus


A small hardbound book of 80 pages, (14X21 cm) in Greek and English, full color and richly illustrated with icons. 2 CDs with Hymns to St Lazarus from Holy Week, chanted in Greek with full hymn text in Greek and English. Book contents include: a collection of rare icons with hagiographic analysis; the homily of St. Andrew of Crete for the miracle; musicological comments on Byzantine chant, and regarding folk poetry from Lazarus? city, Larnaca, Cyprus.

By: Benjamin Williams

This unique product, focuses on the pivotal person of St. Lazarus, opens to us the meaning of one of the pivotal persons of Holy Week, the brother of Mary and Joseph who was raised from the dead by Christ in an act anticipating His own Resurrection. CD1 is comprised of hymns from the Vespers and Matins of the Saturday of Lazarus, CD2 contains hymns from the Divine Liturgy as well as other hymns and folk songs about St. Lazarus. The chanting is sublime and conveys the import and transcendent feeling of these special services. Beautifully performed and very well executed, this is a worthy addition to any collection and makes a superb gift. The two folk songs add a delightfully different dimension of the celebration of St. Lazarus.