Vigil: Selections from the All-Night Vigil of the Orthodox Christian Church

Vigil: Selections from the All-Night Vigil of the Orthodox Christian Church

Artist: St Vladimir's Seminary Chorale
Item number: AJ076
Category: Russian
Chant Type: Russian
Language: English
Label: SVS Press
Period: Contemporary
Length: 59'47
Release date: 2006
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1. Come, let us worship (Common Chant)

2. Psalm 104, Bless the Lord

3. Great Litany (Romanian Chant, Putna Monastery)

4. First Kathisma, Blessed is the man (Kievan Chant)

5. Psalm 140, Lord I call (Kievan Chant)

6. Dogmatikon, The shadow of the law (Znammeny Chant)

7. Evening Processional, Gladsome Light

8. Prokeimenon, The Lord is King (Carpathian Chant)

9. Evening Tropaira, Vouchsafe, O Lord

10. Litya, Today let the heavens (Carpathian Chant)

11. Aposticha, Rejoice O trinity of faithful priests

12. St Symeon

13. Theotokion, Rejoice, O Virgin

14. Polyeleos, Praise the name of the Lord (Russian Athos chant)

15. Magnification, We magnify you (Znammeny Chant

16. Resurrectional Evlogitaria, Blessed art Thou, O Lord (Kievan Chant)

17. Sunday matins Prokeimenon, Arise O God; Let everything that breathes (Znammeny Chant)

18. Hymn of the Resurrection Having beheld the resurrection (Kievan chant)

19. Resurrectional Caond Ode 1 In days of old; We praise, bless (Znammeny chant)

20. Magnificat, My soul magnifies the Lord (Znammeny Chant

21. Exapostilarion, Now let us proclaim

22. Resurrectional Theotokion of the Praises, You are most blessed

23. Great Doxology, Glory to God in the highest (Common Chant)

24. Resurrectional Matins Troparion, Today salvation has come (Znammeny Chant)

25. Augmented Litany (Monastery Chant)

26. After the Dismissal, Lord have mercy

27. The bells of Three Hierarchs Chapel


Jubilant antiphonal singing and responsorial psalmody, chants, and anthems drawn from the All Night Vigil service, representing a wide range of composers and traditions. Good explanatory liner notes in English, but ho hymn text.

By: Benjamin Williams

This CD, like its companion (catalog number AJ077), represents the long-awaited resumption of liturgical music recordings from St. Vladimir's Seminary. It very nicely demonstrates the degree to which traditional chants -- Russian Znammeny, Bulgarian, Byzantine, Serbian and others -- have attained a position of prominence in the practice of the Seminary Chapel. The quality of the recording is good and the singing is clear and quite understandable. The absence of hymn text is lamentable, but the recording is very engaging.