Les Vocalistes Romands – Kalinnikov: Vespers – Cherubic Hymn No. 2 – Schnittke: Three Sacred Hymns – Tchaikovsky: Cherubic Hymn, Op. 41 – Rachmaninoff: Cherubic Hymn, Op. 31 (2023) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Les Vocalistes Romands – Kalinnikov: Vespers – Cherubic Hymn No. 2 – Schnittke: Three Sacred Hymns – Tchaikovsky: Cherubic Hymn, Op. 41 – Rachmaninoff: Cherubic Hymn, Op. 31 (2023)
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Trained at the Musical Dramatic Institute of the Moscow Philharmonic School, Viktor Sergeyevich Kalinnikov (1870-1927) was active as a conductor of choirs and orchestras in various Moscow schools and musical theaters, as well as a professor at the Conservatory from 1922 until his death. He was the brother of the symphonist Vasily Kalinnikov (1866-1901). Viktor Kalinnikov belongs to that group of Russian composers (along with Chesnokov, Golovanov, Kastalski, Nikolski and Shvedov, among others) who, at the turn of the two centuries, dedicated themselves mainly to the sacred choral repertoire, considerably enriching the musical corpus of Orthodox liturgies.During the first two decades of the 20th century, their activity was centered on the Moscow Synodal School and its famous men’s and boys’ choir, before the revolutionary authorities banned all music and religious events.

Kalinnikov’s health was fragile and he left a very small body of work: only 24 short sacred pieces. However, their rich vocal writing, at the service of the sacred liturgical text, their spiritual depth, their melodic invention (which does not take up the traditional melodies of the liturgy), their very elaborate harmony, always rich, sometimes even unexpected, attentive to creating the right climate for the expression of the text, make his works of great quality.

Unlike the great cycles of sacred music by Tchaikovsky, Gretchaninov or Rachmaninov, which were written in one piece, the pieces that make up Kalinnikov’s “Vespers” were written in isolation, between the years 1914 and 1918, the years of the War and the Revolution. They are grouped in a collection in the traditional order of their appearance in the service. Had his health, the political situation, and the place of church music taken a different course, no doubt Kalinnikov would have completed the work with the still missing hymns: the Great Doxology and the Взбранной воеводе (O Victorious Queen).

Tracklist:

1-01. Les Vocalistes Romands – Vespers: I. Bless the Lord, O My Soul (04:28)
1-02. Les Vocalistes Romands – Vespers: II. Blessed Is the Man (05:25)
1-03. Les Vocalistes Romands – Vespers: III. Gladsome Light (03:01)
1-04. Les Vocalistes Romands – Vespers: IV. Lord, Now Lettest Thou (02:38)
1-05. Les Vocalistes Romands – Vespers: V. Rejoice, O Virgin (01:12)
1-06. Les Vocalistes Romands – Vespers: VI. Praise the Name of the Lord (02:35)
1-07. Les Vocalistes Romands – Vespers: VII. From My Youth (02:59)
1-08. Les Vocalistes Romands – Vespers: VIII. Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ (04:25)
1-09. Les Vocalistes Romands – Vespers: IX. My Soul Magnifies the Lord (08:14)
1-10. Les Vocalistes Romands – Three Sacred Hymns: I. Hail Mary, Full of Grace (02:02)
1-11. Les Vocalistes Romands – Three Sacred Hymns: II. Lord Jesus (01:28)
1-12. Les Vocalistes Romands – Three Sacred Hymns: III. Our Father (03:19)
1-13. Les Vocalistes Romands – Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41: VI. Cherubic Hymn (05:49)
1-14. Les Vocalistes Romands – Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31: VIII. Cherubic Hymn (04:57)
1-15. Les Vocalistes Romands – Cherubic Hymn No. 2 (05:28)

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