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The eighth and final movement from Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation, a unique collaborative work by six different composers active in different repertories of Eastern Orthodox Christian sacred

This charming piece pays homage to this beloved Russian folk instrument. The chorus brilliantly imitates the characteristic manner in which the balalaika is played, by rhythmically strumming its three

A movement from the complete setting of "The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom," which was composed in the Slavic idiom reminiscent of Tchaikovsky, Gretchaninoff, and Rachmaninoff.

A whirling circle dance, the exuberance of youth, kaleidoscopic images of rural life and love - all are captured in Alexander Blok's poem and artfully set to music. Filled with dramatic dynamic contrasts

The first movement from Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation, a unique collaborative work by six different composers active in different repertories of Eastern Orthodox Christian sacred music.

The second movement from Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation, a unique collaborative work by six different composers active in different repertories of Eastern Orthodox Christian sacred music that

The fourth movement from Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation, a unique collaborative work by six different composers active in different repertories of Eastern Orthodox Christian sacred music that

The third movement from Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation, a unique collaborative work by six different composers active in different repertories of Eastern Orthodox Christian sacred music that

A movement from the complete setting of "The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom," which was composed in the Slavic idiom reminiscent of Tchaikovsky, Gretchaninoff, and Rachmaninoff.

An excerpt from Kurt Sander's "The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom," the first complete setting of the Orthodox Liturgy in English composed in the Slavic choral idiom.

In his opus 55, Reinhold Gliere creates two quintessentially Romantic part songs featuring dreamy Romantic poetry and evocative chromatic harmonies stirred by great surges of musical emotion. This, the

This is No. 6 from Gretchaninoff's cycle of children's songs entitled The Honeybee, opus 66. The moderately contrapuntal vocal writing is punctuated by an interesting piano accompaniment.

The sixth movement from Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation, a unique collaborative work by six different composers active in different repertories of Eastern Orthodox Christian sacred music that

A delightfully playful setting from Gretchaninoff's song cycle The Honeybee, opus 66, based on Russian folk songs for children. A creative English translation by Nancy McKibben makes this piece

In his opus 55, Reinhold Gliere creates two quintessentially Romantic part songs featuring dreamy Romantic poetry and evocative chromatic harmonies stirred by great surges of musical emotion. This, the

The fifth movement from Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation, a unique collaborative work by six different composers active in different repertories of Eastern Orthodox Christian sacred music that

As the title suggests, Two Watercolors - Spring and On a Clear Morning - are two musical paintings employing lovely nature poetry by Ivan Bunin, the first Russian writer to win