Hymns and Chants of the Russian Orthodox Church

Hymns and Chants of the Russian Orthodox Church

Artist: Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral, London with Nicolai Gedda
Item number: AJ062
Category: Russian
Chant Type: Russian
Language: Church Slavonic
Label: Ikon Records
Period: Contemporary
Length: 51'15
Release date: 1994
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1. Our Father (Rimsky-Korsakov; Kastorsky)

2. Exapostilarion on Good Friday (Lissitsyn)

3. Hymn to the Mother of God (Kiev chant)

4. Sunday of the Prodigal Son (Monastic chant; Lvovksy)

5. Cherubic Hymn (Lomakin)

6. Exapostilarion of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Lvovsky)

7. Hail, Mother of God (Greek chant)

8. Troparion to the Holy Cross (Goncharov)

9. Prayer to the Mother of God (Kastorsky)

10. Prokeimenon at Pentecost (Lirin)

11. Hymn to the Mother of God (Tchesnokov)

12. Nunc Dimittis (old chant; Kastorsky)

13. Kontakion to the Mother of God (Greek chant; Kastorsky)

14. Dnes Vesna (Putevoy chant)

15. Psalm 104 (Greek chant)

16. Beatitudes (Traditional chant; Mironositsky)

17. Idiomelos for the Holy Cross, Tone 8 (Kastalsky)

18. Dogmatic Psalm 141, Tone 4 (Znamenny chant)

19. Mnogaya Leta (Bortnianski; Grechaninov)


A cross section of Russian Orthodox hymnology, including recent choral compositions and older chant selections. The recording illustrates a particular role given to a soloist within the structure of the Orthodox liturgy, in this case sung by the great tenor Nicolai Gedda. Liner notes with commentary and complete hymn text in English.

By: Vladimir Morosan

Silken-voiced tenor Nicolai Gedda manifests his Russian Orthodox roots in this recording, as he gives reverent and tasteful interpretations to traditional repertoire, in some cases arranged especially for him.