The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent - Russian Orthodox Chants
| Genre: | Classical, Folk, World, & Country |
| Singer: | The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent |
| Title: | Russian Orthodox Chants |
| Short-info: | Label:
Smithsonian Folkways – UNES08301
Series: UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World – Type: CD, Album, Enhanced Country: USA, Canada & Europe Date of released: 2013 Category: Classical, Folk, World, & Country Style: |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1580 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1874 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC ADX WAV AAC AHX DXD AC3 AA |
- 1580 downloads at 53 mb/s
RAR archive MP3 format
Tracklist
| 1 | Bells of the Novodevichy Convent |
| 2 | My soul doth magnify the Lord |
| 3 | The King of Heaven |
| 4 | Who is so great a God as our God |
| 5 | The Magnificat |
| 6 | Hymn to the Birth-giver of God from the service to all the saints who glorified in the land of Russia |
| 7 | It is meet |
| 8 | Gradual |
| 9 | O now bless the Lord |
| 10 | I will open my mouth |
| 11 | Establish, O Lord |
| 12 | The Hymn for St. Daniel, Prince of Moscow |
| 13 | Queen of the Heavenly Host |
| 14 | The hymn for the Hodegetria |
| 15 | Thou dost intercede for all, O good one |
| 16 | Thou, the guide of those who stray |
| 17 | The hymn for the Day |
| 18 | O marvel wonderful! |
| 19 | At the sovereign command of God |
| 20 | The Birth-giver of God constant in supplication |
| 21 | Adorned with the divine Glory |
| 22 | Megalynarion for the Dormition |
| 23 | O, ye apostles |
| 24 | Litany of fervent supplication |
| 25 | The Beatitudes with the hymns for the Hodegetria |
| 26 | A mercy of peace, Op. 10 no 4 |
| 27 | The Angel cried |
| 28 | Bells of the Novodevichy Convent |
Notes
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage release from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.The Russian Orthodox Novodevichy Convent, dedicated to the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, was founded in 1524. According to UNESCO, Novodevichy is the best known convent in Moscow, and in 2004 was proclaimed to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This 1989 recording features the choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent under the direction of Hegumen Petr Polyakov. The album is dedicated to the great jubilee of the Millennium of Baptism of Russia, which celebrated a thousand years of Christianity in Russia. Liner notes include a brief history and photographs of the Novodevichy Convent.
Liner notes in PDF form by inserting CD into a computer, or from folways.si.edu
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 093077830120
- Label Code: LC9628
