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 is the title song from Gretchaninoff's cycle of children's songs entitled The Honeybee, opus 66. A lively piano accompaniment that darts and dances, much like a bee, works below vocal lines

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