Orthodox Chants from Russia / Semjonov, St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

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Label
ARC Music
Release Date
May 24, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      The Optina Pustyn Male Choir
    • PERFORMER
      THE OPTINA PUSTYN MALE CHOIR
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 24, 2019
    • UPC
      5019396285026
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      EUCD2850
    • LABEL
      ARC Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      World & International
    Works ⌄

    1. Psalm 104, "Bless the Lord, O my soul"

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    2. The Great Litany

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    3. Psalm 1, "Blessed is the Man" – Psalm 2, "Why do the heathen rage" – Psalm 3, "Lord, how are they …"

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    4. Lord, I Have Cried Unto Thee

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    5. Stichera, "O marvelous wonder!"

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    6. Glory – Stichera, "At God’s beck"

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    7. Joyful Light

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    8. Vouchsafe, O Lord

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    9. Stichera in the Litany, "Unto the eye-witnesses and ministers of the Word"

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    10. Stichera in the Versicles, "Come, O ye people"

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    11. Now Lettest Thou Depart

      Composer: V. Kurbatov

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov

    12. Hail, O Virgin

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: St. Petersburg Optina Pustyn Male Choir

      Conductor: Alexander Semjonov


The male choir of the Optina Pustyn Monastery Department in St. Petersburg was established in 1996 by the blessing of its Father Superior, Hieromonach Rostislav. The choir consists of professional singers who graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatoire. The main goal in forming the choir was the cultivation of the heritage of the old Russian Church singing, its sources and different styles, the study of the different types of early Russian polyphony and the introduction of them into modern Church practices. In order to achieve authenticity in transcribing the various types of ancient Russian scriptures the choir members are in contact with scientists researching medieval patterns of Russian singing. The repertoire of the choir, however, reaches beyond the purely ancient repertoire and represents the great riches and variety of the Russian clerical as well as secular choral art. Apart from recording they maintain a busy schedule of concerts in Russia and abroad.