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Russian Choral Concertos - An Introduction
Fuga Libera

Russian Choral Concertos - An Introduction

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Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Andrei Petrenko
Format
CD
Label
Fuga Libera
Released
May 24, 2024
Catalog #
FUG828
UPC
5400439008281

About

The polyphonic choral concerto performed a cappella first appeared in Russian music at the beginning of the 18th century. Sacred in origin, it began as a multimovement setting of liturgical texts. Although it later became more secular in character, it nonetheless retained an elevated nature thanks to its use of Christian imagery. Most of the composers who worked in this genre were choirmasters and conductors, and inherited the traditions of the oldest professional choirs in Russia: the Moscow Synodal Choir and the Saint Petersburg Court Chapel.

The Golden Age of the Russian choral concerto came with the works of Dmitry Bortnyansky and Stepan Degtyarev during the reign of Catherine the Great. The genre took a new turn at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries, thanks to the efforts of Pavel Chesnokov, Sergei Rachmaninov and Alexander Arkhangelsky. Composers during the later 20th century had greater freedom to choose their poetic texts and to modify the form of the genre: they could make use of secular themes, as did Georgy Sviridov in Pushkin’s Garland, or follow the spiritual and philosophical path of the genre, as we see in Valery Gavrilin’s Chimes.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Dnes Christos v Vifleeme Razhdayetsya (Today Christ is born in Bethlehem) 05:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    Dnes Christos v Vifleeme Razhdayetsya (Today Christ is born in Bethlehem)
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Stepan Degtyarev
    Ensemble
    Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
    Conductor
    Andrei Petrenko
  2. 2 Sacred Concerto No. 34, "Da voskresnet Boh" (Let God arise) 05:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sacred Concerto No. 34, "Da voskresnet Boh" (Let God arise)
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Dmytro Stepanovych Bortniansky
    Ensemble
    Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
    Conductor
    Andrei Petrenko
  3. 3 Pomishliayu den' strashniy (I Ponder Upon the Fearful Day) 07:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Pomishliayu den' strashniy (I Ponder Upon the Fearful Day)
    Duration
    07:53
    Composer
    Alexander Arkhangelsky
    Ensemble
    Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
    Conductor
    Andrei Petrenko
  4. 4 V molitvakh neusipayushchuyu bogoroditsu (In our Prayers, Ever-vigilant Mother of God) 05:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    V molitvakh neusipayushchuyu bogoroditsu (In our Prayers, Ever-vigilant Mother of God)
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
    Conductor
    Andrei Petrenko
  5. 5 Angel vopiyashe (The Angel Cried Out), Op. 22, No. 18 03:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    Angel vopiyashe (The Angel Cried Out), Op. 22, No. 18
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Pavel Chesnokov
    Performer
    Albina Shaikhiyeva
    Ensemble
    Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
    Conductor
    Andrei Petrenko
  6. 6 Blazhen muzh (Blessed is the Man), Op. 44, No. 2 04:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    Blazhen muzh (Blessed is the Man), Op. 44, No. 2
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Pavel Chesnokov
    Performer
    Alexey Frolov
    Ensemble
    Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
    Conductor
    Andrei Petrenko
  7. 7 S Nami Bog (God Is with Us), Op. 40, No. 6 02:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    S Nami Bog (God Is with Us), Op. 40, No. 6
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Pavel Chesnokov
    Performer
    Victor Galler
    Ensemble
    Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
    Conductor
    Andrei Petrenko
  8. 8 Perezvonï (Chimes): No. 16. Bely-bely snegi (White-White Snow) 10:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    Perezvonï (Chimes): No. 16. Bely-bely snegi (White-White Snow)
    Duration
    10:04
    Composer
    Valery Aleksandrovich Gavrilin
    Performer
    Maxim Sinyayev
    Ensemble
    Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
    Conductor
    Andrei Petrenko
  9. 9 No. 10. Strekotunja, balabolka (The White-Fanged Magpie) 03:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 10. Strekotunja, balabolka (The White-Fanged Magpie)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
    Performer
    Klavdia Bashkirtseva, Elena Galushko, Elena Rychkova
    Ensemble
    Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
    Conductor
    Andrei Petrenko
  10. 10 No. 7. Zorju bjut (Reveille is Sounded) 05:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 7. Zorju bjut (Reveille is Sounded)
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
    Performer
    Maria Romina, Ekaterina Nazarova, Alexey Frolov
    Ensemble
    Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
    Conductor
    Andrei Petrenko