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Choral Voices

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Paul Guinery presents the last of eight programmes in which the BBC Singers explore the glories of four hundred years of choral music. 8: The Orthodox Line. The rich solemnity of the music of the Russian Orthodox church is one of the most distinctive and glorious sounds in the choral repertoire. This programme finds some splendid examples and follows the path of those who have written for it - from
Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov to Stravinsky and Tavener. BBC Singers, conductor Stephen Layton
Tchaikovsky Cherubic Hymn (Liturgy of St John Chrysostom)
Rachmaninov Eucharistic Prayer (Liturgy of St John Chrysostom) Stravinsky Blessed
Virgin Tavener Hymn to the Mother of God Plus music by Gretchaninov, Titov and Kalinnikov.

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Guinery
Conductor:
Stephen Layton
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Virgin Tavener Hymn
Source: Radio Times

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