An original and exciting collection of anthems and other choral pieces written for the Orthodox Church and inspired by the Church in Russia, selected by Ralph Allwood. Partly because of the re-emergence of the Church in the former Soviet Union, interest in Christian musical sources alternative to the great body of the Anglican and other Western Christian traditions has grown sharply in recent years. Though the works presented here may be unfamiliar, they are all masterly. Designed to appeal to choirs of various levels, the collection includes a Kontakion and Ikos for the funeral service, anthems by Great Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Grechaninov - and composers from our age: Stravinsky, Schnittke, or Arvo Part speaking for a tradition outside the Orthodox Church, as well as settings of the Lord's Prayer in both Russian and English by John Tavener. / Chant Et Piano
SKU: SU.28120320
1. What is there for you in my name (Pushkin) 2. I loved You (Pushkin) 3. In the Evening (Akhmatova) 4. Yellow and wide is the evening sky (Akhmatova) 5. If only she would approach (Blok)Mezzo-soprano & Piano Duration: 11' Composed: 1998 Published by: Alla Pavlova.
SKU: SU.28120390
Two songs from Poems by Sergei Yesenin: Evening in Spring and The wooden wagon starts to creakbr>Lyric Baritone & Piano Duration: 6' Composed: 2001 Published by: Alla Pavlova.
SKU: SU.28120450
Two songs from Poems by Anna Akhmatova: The Eyes, Begging for Mercy and The Dream - Composed in 1979 in Moscow - Recorded for Alla's first CD by Bolshoi Theatre soprano Elena Zimenkova - available on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-488634947/the-eyes-begging-for-mercy-for-mezzo-soprano-and-piano-by-alla-pavlova and https://soundcloud.com/user-488634947/the-dream Soprano & Piano Duration: 4'10 Composed: 2006 Published by: Alla Pavlova.
