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For centuries treasures of sacred music of vast and varied styles
have been created in Russia: from ascetic one part tunes to splendid
polyphony. The compositions on this CD demonstrate very interesting and
different trends in music for choir a capella during the end of the 19th and the
beginning of the 20th centuries.
The art of renowned Russian singer Irina Arkhipova, with her
operatic arias and varied chamber programs, is admired throughout the
world. Her voice is full of warmth, lyricism and lofty poetry; it appeals
to eternal moral truth.
Russian Sacred Music
for choir a cappella
S. Rachmaninov
1. Bless the
Lord, O My Soul, Op. 31 No. 2 - 6:28
G. Izvekov
2. Assuage diseases - 5:02
P. Chesnokov
3. Let My Prayer
Be Set Forth Before Thee - 7:43
4. O Fervent Intercessor, Most Holy Queen, Op. 43 No. 6 - 4:23
5. The Eternal Council, Op. 40 No. 2 - 3:28
A. Arkhangelsky
6. Praise Ye the Name of the Lord - 5:23
G. Davidovsky
7. Lord Now Lettest Thou Thy Servant Depart - 2:13
S. Rachmaninov
8. Bless the
Lord, O My Soul, Op. 37 No. 2 - 5:23
D. Bortnyansky
9. Concerto for
choir XXXII "Lord, Make Me to Know Mine End" - 12:57
Total time - 53:03
Irina Arkhipova, mezzo-soprano
Sergei Babeshko, baritone
The USSR Chamber Choir
Conductor, Valeri Polyansky
Cover Art by Henri Matisse