Chants of the Russian Orthodox Church
Apr 7th, 2007
Now this is lovely. Here are the Monks and Choirs of Kiev Pechersk Lavra, with:
…26 hymns from the ancient church, sung by the monks of the historic Kiev-Pechersk cave monastery. Included are rare sacred music pieces by both Rachmaninov and the Italian composer J.Sarti, who was so enraptured by Orthodox singing that he left Italy for Russia in 1724 and lived there the rest of his life. Gorgeously layered, these venerable hymns bring together Byzantine traditions with those of old Russia. [go listen!]
(The links above go to the album’s page on magnatune.com. You can buy music from Magnatune, but they also let you listen to the music online, without hassles.)