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Kastalsky: Memory Eternal / Fox, The Clarion Choir
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Kastalsky: Memory Eternal / Fox, The Clarion Choir

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Composer
KASTALSKY, ALEXANDER DMITRIYEV
Artist
Fox
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Aug 10, 2018
Catalog #
8573889
UPC
747313388974

About



In the face of the devastation wrought by the First World War, Alexander Kastalsky conceived a musical service of remembrance for the fallen. A pivotal figure in Russian musical life- he was a student of Tchaikovsky and acclaimed as the founder of a new, national church music- Kastalsky composed a choral-orchestral Requiem, for the concert stage. Simultaneously, he worked on the a cappella version heard on this recording to be sung in Russian Orthodox churches. Following the basic structure of the Orthodox Panihida, or memorial service, Memory Eternal, and the short sacred pieces that end the programme, reveal Kastalsky’s masterful use of choral sonority and color, his weaving of complex polyphonic textures, and his graceful use of ancient chant melodies.

"...The Clarion Choir, under the sure direction of Steven Fox, turn in a thrilling performance, recorded with clarity and not too much resonance in St. Jean Baptiste Church in New York. This recording (together with its publication from Musica Russica) represents the rehabilitation of a major work, which nobody interested in Russian music of the 20th century should miss."
--Ivan Moody, GRAMOPHONE

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Velikaya yektenia (Great Litany) 08:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Velikaya yektenia (Great Litany)
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Performer
    Marc Andrew Day, Protodeacon Leonid Roschko
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  2. 2 II. Alliluiya i Glubinoyu mudrosti (Alleluia and with profound wisdom) 02:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Alliluiya i Glubinoyu mudrosti (Alleluia and with profound wisdom)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Performer
    Scott Dispensa
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  3. 3 III. Pokoy, Spase (Give rest, O our Saviour) 03:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Pokoy, Spase (Give rest, O our Saviour)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  4. 4 IV. Pokoy, Ghospodi, dushï usopshïh rab Tvoih (Give rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants, who have fallen asleep) 01:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Pokoy, Ghospodi, dushï usopshïh rab Tvoih (Give rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants, who have fallen asleep)
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  5. 5 V. Molitvu proliyu (I will pour out my prayer) 01:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Molitvu proliyu (I will pour out my prayer)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  6. 6 VI. So sviatïmi upokoy (With the saints give rest) 02:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. So sviatïmi upokoy (With the saints give rest)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  7. 7 VII. Sam yedin yesi Bezsmertnïy (Thou alone art immortal) 04:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Sam yedin yesi Bezsmertnïy (Thou alone art immortal)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  8. 8 VIII. Tï yesi Bog, soshedïy vo ad (Thou art God, who descended into Hades) 02:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Tï yesi Bog, soshedïy vo ad (Thou art God, who descended into Hades)
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  9. 9 IX. Upokoy, Bozhe (Give rest, O Lord) 02:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. Upokoy, Bozhe (Give rest, O Lord)
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  10. 10 X. Troynaya yekteniya (Triple Litany) 07:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. Troynaya yekteniya (Triple Litany)
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Performer
    Protodeacon Leonid Roschko
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  11. 11 XI. Vechnaya pamiat (Memory Eternal) 02:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    XI. Vechnaya pamiat (Memory Eternal)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  12. 12 Miloserdiya dveri (Doors of Thy Mercy) 04:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    Miloserdiya dveri (Doors of Thy Mercy)
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  13. 13 Ot yunosti moyeya (From My Youth) 04:48
    Track
    13
    Title
    Ot yunosti moyeya (From My Youth)
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox
  14. 14 Blazheni, yazhe izbral (Blessed Are They) 05:48
    Track
    14
    Title
    Blazheni, yazhe izbral (Blessed Are They)
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Alexander Kastalsky
    Ensemble
    The Clarion Choir
    Conductor
    Steven Fox