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. This work is a first-rate example
A tenderly expressive evening prayer for peace and forgiveness, based on a poem by Nicholas Ogarev, shows Tchaikovsky at his Romantic best! The composer wrote three settings of this text, this being the
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
This brilliant setting from Psalm 102 features a solo tenor or baritone canonarch, whose lining out of the text alternates and overlaps with SATB chorus. This antiphon from The Divine Liturgy of
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 complete setting of the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom composed in the Slavic idiom reminiscent of Tchaikovsky, Gretchaninoff, and Rachmaninoff. This work is a first-rate
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
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