KYIV CHAMBER CHOIR: Praise The Lord- Russian religious music of 19th and 20th century

Kyiv Chamber Choir

Praise The Lord- Russian religious music of 19th and 20th century

© 1996 A.Zakharenko (200126100084)

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This CD of Russian religious music of 19th and 20th century featuring rare Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky choral works will give you the answer why this choir was invited to sing during the annual VIP viewing of the Christmas-decorated White House

tracks

1 Praise the Lord (S.Rachmaninov)
2 Bless the Lord O My Soul (S.Rachmaninov)
3 To Thee We Sing (S.Rachmaninov)
4 O Theotokos and Virgin, Rejoice (S.Rachmaninov)
5 To Thee We Sing (K.Shvedov)
6 Do Not Forsake Me (P.Chesnokov)
7 Let's Please Josef (P.Chesnokov)
8 To Holy Virgin We Pray (P.Chesnokov)
9 The Litanyof Fervent Supplication (A.Grechaninov)
10 The Cherubimic Hymn (A.Grechaninov)
11 To the Holy Virgin We Pray (A.Grechaninov)
12 From Above the Prophets (M.Balakirev)
13 I Think Upon the Faithfull Day (A.Arkhangelsky)
14 The Symbol of the Faith (A.Arkhangelsky)
15 Of Thy Mystical Supper (A.Lvov)
16 O Holy God (P.Tchaikovsky)
17 Praise the Lord From the Heavens (P.Tchaikovsky)

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This stunning CD of Russian religious music of 19th and 20th century is truly an example of why a cappella choral religious music are still being performed all over the world.
This is the first Kiev Chamber Choir CD and one of the first religious music CD released in Ukraine after USSR breakdown. Earlier it was impossibly to sing and record religious music in the communist and atheistic Soviet Union and unusual rendition of Sergey Rachmaninoff vesper "To Thee We Sing" (track #3) will remind us about those times. Kiev Chamber Choir sings this vesper without words. Yes, it was impossible to sing religious music in the communist Soviet Union, but it was possible to perform music by Rachmaninoff, ONLY without religious words. It was the times and thanks God they passed.
"The Kyiv chamber choir has only 20 singers, but what singers they are - big, marvelously focused voices, the kind that might easily hold their own on the opera stage but without the kind of operatic vibrato that can make an ensemble rattle, wrote Washington Post reviewer Joan Reinthaler following their performance at the George Mason Arts Center. "They can sing wonderfully clean unisons and the basses have low E's to die for," she added.

The Municipal Kyiv Chamber Choir was founded in December of 1990. Choir members include professional singers, graduates of conservatories and musical institutes throughout Ukraine.
The choir repertoire includes medieval, renaissance, baroque, praise and worship songs; classical, romantic and modern music.

The Kyiv camber choir major awards include:
Golden Diploma on the First Robert Schummann Competition in Zwikkau (Germany, 1992)
First Award at the Twelfth International Church Music Festival in Hajnуwka (Poland, 1993)
Grand Prix at the Sixth International Choral Festival in Sligo (Ireland, 1993)
Second Award at Langolen International Musical Eisteddfod (Wales, 1994)
Grand Prix at the XX International Church Music Festival in Hajnуwka (Poland, 1996, 2001)

The Kyiv camber choir has performed at:
I International Avant-garde Festival in Munich (Germany, 1993)
Festival of Classical Music in Rouen (France, 1994)
Cricklade Music Festival in Canterbury (England, 1995)
"Copenhagen Is a Cultural Capital of Europe'96'' Festival (Denmark, 1996)
32nd "Wratislavia Cantans'97" Festival of Music and Arts (Wroсław, 1997)
Days of Ukrainian culture in France (1999)
Osterfestival, Innsbruck (Austria, 2000)
Ecumenical divine service, Rome (Italy, 2000)
Days of Ukrainian culture in Poland (Sopot, 2000)
Expo 2000, Hanover (Germany, 2000)
International Congress "St. Luke Evangelist", Padova (Italy, 2000)
Days of Ukrainian culture in Germany (Berlin, Bonn, 2000)
Choir festival "Gold Domed Kyiv" (Ukraine, 1997-2003)

The Kyiv camber choir performed in Carnegie Hall (New York), the Washington National Cathedral, the Concert Hall of George Mason University; BBC St. John's Smith Square Concert Hall (London); Espace Pierre Cardin, Eglise Saint Roch (Paris); Notre Dame de Paris and Cathedrals in Rouen, Reims, Amien, Strasbourg, Charte, Nancy, Le Havre, Lille, Dieppe, Metz, Paris; in the Philharmonic Halls of Utrecht, Rotterdam, Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Berlin, Minsk, Kyiv; Berlin Dom; Long Gallery (Kilkenny); Tivoli Concert Hal, Marmorkirke and Domkirke (Kшbenhavn); opera theatres in Minsk and Kyiv; and the "Russia" Concert Hall (Moscow).

Reviews of Kyiv camber choir performances have appeared in "The New York Times", "The Washington Post", "The Glasgow News", "Normlandie", "Nouvelles d'Alsacie", "Der Tages Spiegel Berlin", "Mьnchner Merkur", "Kristeligt Dagblad" (Denmark), "Holos Ukrainy"...

Concerts have been recorded and broadcasted at ВВС Radio-3 in Great Britain, "World BBC", Bavarian, Bremen, Kohln, Berlin, Norman, Polish, Danish radio from Tivoli Concert Hall to Sweden, Finland, Denmark; Ukrainian National

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  • Kiev Chamber Choir
    author: Birte Borum Hansen

    Wonderfull - I listen to it every time I'm painting - it makes my paiting so much better.

  • Kiev Chamber Choir
    author: Tom Vannus

    I'd give this a couple of extra stars: I don't know what else to say....Steve Deaton is right: I wept.

  • Kiev Chamber Choir
    author: Tom Vannus

    I'd give this a couple of extra stars: I don't know what else to say....

  • Awesome music
    author: Luke

    The singing is quite beautiful, very rich in sounds and texture. Thank you very much!

  • Stunning, never fails to lift my spirits.
    author: Pete

    Bowls me over every time I listen. Its worth buying it just for "Bless the Lord O My Soul" which has a stunning base line. Beautiful voices, beautiful music!

  • Excellent performance of great music!
    author: Fokke

    As a singer in a choir that has sung severalof these pieces, I loved finding this recording. It looks like this is one of the best recordings I have heard of this music: great singers, great recording! Absolutely recommended!!

  • author: Nicholas

    Another Shining Example Why These Folks From The Ukraine Are So Sought For & Deserving Of ALL The Prestigious Awards Bestowed To Them... Heaven Can Wait, But You Can't Afford To Pass This CD Up... A Solid Performance Of Voice Patterns That Work Together So Sincerly... AWESOME Production... A+++++

  • author: CD Baby

    This stunning and heart-wrenching CD of 18th and 19th century choral sacred music is truly an example of why classical music is still being performed hundreds of years later. The undeniable vulnerability of the human spirit, in our attempts to understand life and its mysteries, is beautifully reflected in this timeless, ghostly, a capella choral music. Revealing the deepest passions of composers such as Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Gretchaninov and more, the emotional performance by this award-winning choir will leave you speechless.

  • AMAZING!
    author: Jen

    i ABSOLUTELY love all of these beautiful songs! it is amazing that there can be sounds that beautiful here on earth! i am reall glad i fund this cd, i love the harmonies, and beautiful songs, and the singers are PERFECT!

  • Beautiful & unusual
    author: Sharon Petersen

    Great vocals, interesting style, unusual music. I enjoyed it very much. Like a trip to a faraway place.

  • Exquisite a capella choral music from the 18th and 19th centuries.
    author: Tamara D. Turner

    This stunning and heart-wrenching CD of 18th and 19th century choral sacred music is truly a moving example of the timelessness and perseverance of classical music, allowing us to touch the hearts and breathe the air of those who lived hundreds of years before us. The undeniable vulnerability of the human spirit, in our attempts to understand life and its mysteries, is beautifully reflected in this timeless, ghostly, a capella choral music. Revealing the deepest passions of composers such as Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Gretchaninov and more, the emotional performance by this award-winning choir will leave you speechless. Just as archaeologists go digging for the physical remnants of the lives and histories that preceded us, this music is the living, breathing artifact that embodies the visions and dreams of our past.

  • Finding this music must have been divine fortune!
    author: Steve Deaton

    I stumbled upon this CD online on Maundy Thursday at midnight, while looking for music for Good Friday meditations. The first sounds I heard were like God's own voice reaching me through late night internet. The first selection was Rachmaninov--I had heard his piano pieces, but never his sacred choral music. I listened to the whole CD via MP3 and repeated listening until sunrise. I am now a huge fan of Russian Orthodox Liturgical Choral Music, and as soon as I saw this on CDBaby, I bought it. It soars--you will weep if there is a shred of spirit in you.

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