This setting of the Communion Hymn for the Departed (sung at a Memorial Liturgy) is one of Gretchaninoff's most somber and introspective short sacred works. In it he finds inspiration and thematic material from a melodically rich …Read More
This setting of the Communion Hymn for the Departed (sung at a Memorial Liturgy) is one of Gretchaninoff's most somber and introspective short sacred works. In it he finds inspiration and thematic material from a melodically rich Bulgarian chant, one of the few examples of his use of pre-existing chant.