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专辑名称: Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31 (Excerpts)
创作艺人: [Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putnins]
音乐流派: Classical|古典
专辑规格: 1碟18首
出品公司: BIS
发行时间: 2022/2/4
官方标价: £8.59 （会员免费下载）
域名语言: [en] （AI检测）
曲目介绍：
No. 1, The Great Litany
No. 2, Bless the Lord, O My Soul
No. 3, Glory to the Father – Only-Begotten Son
No. 4, In Thy Kingdom
No. 5, Come, Let Us Worship
No. 6, O Lord, Save the Pious – Holy God
No. 7, The Augmented Litany
No. 8, The Cherubic Hymn
No. 9, The Litany of Supplication
No. 10, The Creed
No. 11, The Eucharistic Prayer
No. 12, We Hymn Thee
No. 13, Hymn to the Mother of God
No. 14, The Lord's Prayer
No. 16, Praise the Lord from the Heavens
No. 17, Blessed Is He – We Have Seen the True Light
No. 18, Let Our Mouths Be Filled
No. 19, Blessed Be the Name of the Lord – No. 20, Many Years
详细介绍:
The Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom by Rachmaninov (not to be confused with the more well-known Vespers), is part of a reform initiated by Tchaikovsky in his own version of the same religious service. At the time, Tchaikovsky had to fight against rigid and conservative ecclesiastical authorities and his music was strongly criticised. Rachmaninoff faced a similar situation after the creation of his own Liturgy, which was, back then, considered too modern by the narrow-minded clergy.
Composed in 1910 during his brief return to Russia after finding success in America, The Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom is entirely Rachmaninov’s own work, and is not a recreation of a pre-existing composition in any sense (for example, Vespers). As a child, Rachmaninov was surrounded by Orthodox chants and the sound of the St. Petersburg cathedral choir, the bells of which can be found in almost all of his works. The modernism that so offended the church stems from a rather scholarly writing style, rarely featuring four parts, frequently divided, with the use of solos emerging from the ensemble making its execution particularly complex.
The present recording—made in Tallinn in January 2021 by the renowned Estonian Philharmonic Choir conducted by Kaspars Putniņŝ—follows the recommendations given in the critical edition published in the series Monuments of Russian Sacred Music. This huge cultural project was edited by experts from around the world and aims to collect and preserve the Russian choral tradition that dates back thousands of years. © François Hudry/Qobuz