CHORAL CLASSICS: Vespers (5CD)

Choral Classics: Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky & Gretchanov: Vespers, Liturgy of St. John Chrystostom

CD1

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF 1873–1943

Vespers Op.37

1 Come, let us worship 1’46

2 Bless the Lord, O my Soul 4’52

3 Blessed be the Man 5’40

4 O serene Light 3’29

5 Now let Thy Servant depart 3’59

6 Rejoice, O Virgin 2’26

7 Glory to God in the Highest 2’50

8 Praise the Name of the Lord 2’33

9 Blessed art Thou, O Lord 6’02

10 Having seen the Resurrection of the Lord 3’16

11 My Soul magnifies the Lord 9’45

12 Glory to God in the Highest 7’47

13 Troparia of the Day of Salvation 1’58

14 Christ is risen from the grave 3’31

15 Thanksgiving to the Mother of God 1’48

Total time: 62’02

Olga Borusene soprano

Yuri Korinnyk tenor

Mykhaylo Tyshchenko tenor

The National Academic Choir of Ukraine ‘Dumka’

YEVHEN SAVCHUK

CD2

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF 1873–1943

Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Op.31

1 Great Ektenia 3’44

2 First Antiphon 6’34

3 Second Antiphon 4’37

4 Third Antiphon 6’02

5 Entrance Hymn 1’52

6 Trisagion Hymn 3’19

7 Fervent Supplication 8’23

8 Cheruvimic Hymn 6’33

9 Ektenia of the Prothesis 3’47

10 Nicaean Creed 6’49

Total time: 51’43

The Russian State Symphony Capella

VALERY POLYANSKY

CD3

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF 1873–1943

Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Op.31

1 Anaphora 5’19

2 Hymn of Praise 2’59

3 Hymn to the Virgin 7’28

4 The Lord’s Prayer 4’41

5 The Elevation 1’21

6 Communion Hymn 3’01

7 Blessing 2’29

8 Hymn of Praise 8’51

9 Blessed be His Name 0’52

10 Glory to the Father 2’18

11 O Mother of God vigilantly praying 9’29

Sacred Concerto for 4-part unaccompanied choir

12 Chorus of Spirits for 4-part unaccompanied choir 1’25

13 Panteley the Healer for 4-part unaccompanied choir 4’11

Total time: 54’54

The Russian State Symphony Capella

VALERY POLYANSKY

CD4

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 1840–1893

Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Op.41

1 Lord, have mercy 3’12

2 Glory be to the Father 4’10

3 O come, let us worship 4’16

4 Alleluia 1’10

5 Glory be to Thee 3’52

6 Hymn of the Cherubim 7’51

7 Lord, have mercy 2’04

8 The Creed 4’27

9 The mercy of peace 3’16

10 We sing Thee 3’18

11 It is meet 4’07

12 Amen, and with Thy spirit 1’42

13 Our Father 3’53

14 Praise ye the Lord from the heavens 3’14

15 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord 4’58

Total time: 55’30

The National Academic Choir of Ukraine ‘Dumka’

YEVHEN SAVCHUK

CD5

ALEXANDER GRETCHANINOV 1864–1956

Vespers Liturgy Op.59

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul 5’29

2 Blessed is the man 4’36

3 O gladsome radiance 4’05

4 Rejoice Virgin Mother of God 1’17

5 Praise ye the name of the Lord 5’57

6 Proparia of Resurrection 7’25

7 Since my youth onwards 2’59

8 Christ’s Resurrection 3’53

9 Great Doxology 10’21

10 Thanksgiving to the Mother 1’36

Total time: 47’46

Bulgarian Mixed Choir

VIVIAN KLOCHKOV