The Sacred Spirit of Russia
Christmas Liturgy from a Russian Cathedral
Conspirare/Craig Hella Johnson
rec. February 2013, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas, USA.
Sung texts provided: English, German, Cyrillic
Track-listing
FROM THE MATINS SERVICE
Alexander KASTALSKY (1856-1926)
The Great Doxology No. 2, Op.57 (7:38)
FROM THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
Mikhail IPPOLITOV-IVANOV (1859-1935)
Bless The Lord, O My Soul (Liturgy, Op. 37, No. 2) [2:40]
Alexander GRECHANINOV (1864-1956)
Glory ... / Only Begotten Son (Liturgy No. 2, Op. 29, No. 2) [2:35]
Vladimir MARTYNOV (b. 1946)
The Beatitudes [5:16]
Pavel CHESNOKOV (1877-1944)
Come, Let Us Worship, Op. 8, No. 2 [1:47]
Georgi SVIRIDOV (1915-1998)
Christmas Troparion: Inexpressible Wonder, No. 4 [1:23]
Alexander KASTALSKY
Today the Virgin, Op. 7b (Znamenny Chant) [1:54]
As Many Have Been Baptized, Op. 18c (Znamenny Chant) [2:14]
FROM THE LITURGY OF THE FAITHFUL
Pavel CHESNOKOV
Cherubic Hymn, Op. 7, No. 1 [4:35]
Alexander GRECHANINOV
The Creed (Liturgy No. 2, Op. 29, No. 8) [4:30]
Alexander KASTALSKY
A Mercy of Peace (Znamenny Chant), Op. 6 [7:44]
Hymn to the Mother of God for the Nativity (Znamenny Chant) [2:28]
Alexander GRECHANINOV
Our Father (Liturgy No. 2, Op. 29, No. 11) [4:43]
Pavel CHESNOKOV
Praise the Lord from the Heavens (Liturgy, Op. 42, No. 9) [2:07]
SACRED CONCERTOS
Georgi SVIRIDOV
A Wondrous Birth (A Wondrous Birth, No. 7) [3:57] 3:57
Andrei ILYASHENKO (1884-1954)
We Should Choose to Love Silence (Concerto for the Nativity of Christ) [3:03]
Alexander GRECHANINOV
Now the Powers of Heaven (Passion Week, Op. 58, No. 6) [5:08]
Pavel CHESNOKOV
Do Not Cast Me Off In My Old Age, Op. 40, No. 5* [4:48]
CLOSING OF THE LITURGY
SERGEI RACHMANINOV (1873-1943)
Let Our Mouths Be Filled (Liturgy, Op. 31, No. 18) [4:31]
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord (Liturgy, Op. 31, No. 19) [0:46]
Alexander GRECHANINOV
Preserve, O Lord, for Many Years (Liturgy, Op. 79) [1:05]
Nikolai KEDROV Sr (1871-1940)
Our Father [2:57]
*Glenn Miller (basso profundo)
