Georgy Sviridov: A Cappella Choral Music
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Sviridov balances simplicity and originality to perfection in his Three Choruses for Tolstoy’s Tsar Feodor Ioannovich. The melodic lines are cleanly projected by members of Moscow New Choir, with scrupulous concern for text, the harmonies (Orthodox with a Sviridov twist) atmospherically supportive….Sviridov’s emotional range is wider, and it is incredible just how many effects and subtleties he achieves…..This marvellous choir’s bright, intelligent and dynamically varied approach, their attention perfectly focused on both the words and the music, should help to establish the reputation of Pushkin’s Garland as one of the richest Russian choral works of the 20th century as well as a firstrate tribute to Russia’s greatest poet....the rich blend of Orthodox ritual and passionate response in the ‘child’s burial’ of Night Clouds seems to touch a special emotional chord… Sviridov’s lateflowering choral garlands and wreaths; they should enter the
repertoire of our own chamber choirs sooner rather than later.
— Gramophone
The inimitable sound of Russian choral music in all its glory
Georgy Sviridov: A Cappella Choral Music
Elena Rastvorova / Moscow New Choir
Alto ALC-1029
Number of Units: 1 CD
EAN: 894640001295
| CD 1 | |||
| 1 | Three Choruses from Tsar Feodor Ioannovich | Prayer | 03:27 |
| 2 | Three Choruses from Tsar Feodor Ioannovich | Sacred Love | 02:51 |
| 3 | Three Choruses from Tsar Feodor Ioannovich | Poem of Repentance | 02:55 |
| 4 | "Pushkin's Garland" | Winter's Morning | 03:16 |
| 5 | "Pushkin's Garland" | Ring for My Sweetheart | 03:52 |
| 6 | "Pushkin's Garland" | To Mary | 02:16 |
| 7 | "Pushkin's Garland" | The Echo | 02:56 |
| 8 | "Pushkin's Garland" | The Greek Feast | 03:06 |
| 9 | "Pushkin's Garland" | Camphor & Musik | 01:36 |
| 10 | "Pushkin's Garland" | Reveille is Sounded | 04:18 |
| 11 | "Pushkin's Garland" | Natasha | 01:50 |
| 12 | "Pushkin's Garland" | Arise, O Timid One | 04:12 |
| 13 | "Pushkin's Garland" | The White-Fanged Magpie | 03:01 |
| 14 | Songs of Troubled Times | Autumn | 01:58 |
| 15 | Songs of Troubled Times | Bright Fields | 01:24 |
| 16 | Songs of Troubled Times | Spring & The Wizard | 04:06 |
| 17 | Songs of Troubled Times | The Icon | 05:18 |
| 18 | "Night Clouds" Choral Cantata | Night Clouds | 02:49 |
| 19 | "Night Clouds" Choral Cantata | On the Green Bank | 04:56 |
| 20 | "Night Clouds" Choral Cantata | Hands of the Clock nearing Midnight | 03:08 |
| 21 | "Night Clouds" Choral Cantata | Love | 02:02 |
| 22 | "Night Clouds" Choral Cantata | Puppet Show | 02:02 |
Elena Rastvorova / Moscow New Choir
Recorded April 1994 Moscow Radio Studios
Engineer: Vyatcheslav Bednor
Mastered for Alto by Paul Arden Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk)
Licensed from Olympia CD London
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