Notes and Editorial Reviews
Ukrainian-born Dmitry Bortniansky studied composition in Italy and later became the first native Kapellmeister to the Russian Czars. His choir was renowned throughout Europe. As a composer for the Orthodox Church, which forbids the use of musical instruments, Bortniansky developed a symphonic approach to choral writing that influenced all later Slavic composers and gives his Choral Concertos their absolute distinctiveness. The Cherubic Hymn No 7 is among the best-known of all Slavic choral works. Concerto No 32 was beloved of many of his Slavic successors, including Tchaikovsky. This recording of the concertos is the first to restore authentic early nineteenth-century Church Slavonic pronunciation and reintroduce fine details found in
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Works on This Recording
1.
Sacred Concerto for Chorus no 9 "This is the day which the Lord hath made" by Dimitri Bortniansky
Conductor:
Marika Kuzma
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Cherubim
Period: Classical
Written: Russia
2.
Sacred Concerto for Chorus no 6 "Glory to God in the highest" by Dimitri Bortniansky
Conductor:
Marika Kuzma
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Cherubim
Period: Classical
Written: Russia
3.
Sacred Concerto for Chorus no 32 "O Lord, make me to know mine end" by Dimitri Bortniansky
Conductor:
Marika Kuzma
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Cherubim
Period: Classical
Written: Russia
4.
Sacred Concerto for Chorus no 27 "With my voice unto the Lord have I cried" by Dimitri Bortniansky
Conductor:
Marika Kuzma
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Cherubim
Period: Classical
Written: Russia
5.
Sacred Concerto for Chorus no 15 "Come, let us sing, o ye people" by Dimitri Bortniansky
Conductor:
Marika Kuzma
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Cherubim
Period: Classical
Written: Russia
6.
Sacred Concerto for Chorus no 1 "Sing unto the Lord a new song" by Dimitri Bortniansky
Conductor:
Marika Kuzma
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Cherubim
Period: Classical
Written: Russia
7.
How glorious is our Lord in Zion by Dimitri Bortniansky
Conductor:
Marika Kuzma
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Cherubim
Period: Classical
Written: Russia
8.
Cherubic Song no 7 by Dimitri Bortniansky
Conductor:
Marika Kuzma
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Cherubim
Period: Classical
Written: Russia
9.
Sacred Concerto for Chorus no 21 "He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High" by Dimitri Bortniansky
Conductor:
Marika Kuzma
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Cherubim
10.
Sacred Concerto for Chorus no 18 "It is good to give thanks unto the Lord" by Dimitri Bortniansky
Conductor:
Marika Kuzma
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ensemble Cherubim
Sound Samples
Izhe Kheruvimi (Cherubic Hymn): No. 7. -
Sacred Concerto No. 15, "Priidite, vospoim lyudiye" (Come, let us praise in song, O people): I. Allegro maestoso
Sacred Concerto No. 15, "Priidite, vospoim lyudiye" (Come, let us praise in song, O people): II. Adagio
Sacred Concerto No. 15, "Priidite, vospoim lyudiye" (Come, let us praise in song, O people): III. Allegro moderato
Sacred Concerto No. 21, "Zhiviy v pomoshchi Vishniaho" (He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High): I. Largo
Sacred Concerto No. 21, "Zhiviy v pomoshchi Vishniaho" (He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High): II. Allegro maestoso
Sacred Concerto No. 21, "Zhiviy v pomoshchi Vishniaho" (He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High): III. Adagio
Sacred Concerto No. 21, "Zhiviy v pomoshchi Vishniaho" (He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High): IV. Allegro moderato
Sacred Concerto No. 1, "Vospoyte Hospodevi piesn' novu" (O sing to the Lord a new song): I. Allegro - Maestoso
Sacred Concerto No. 1, "Vospoyte Hospodevi piesn' novu" (O sing to the Lord a new song): II. Andante con moto - Largo
Sacred Concerto No. 1, "Vospoyte Hospodevi piesn' novu" (O sing to the Lord a new song): III. Allegro moderato
Sacred Concerto No. 27, "Hlasom moim ko Hospodu vozzvakh" (With my voice unto the Lord have I cried): I. Adagio
Sacred Concerto No. 27, "Hlasom moim ko Hospodu vozzvakh" (With my voice unto the Lord have I cried): II. Allegretto vivace
Sacred Concerto No. 27, "Hlasom moim ko Hospodu vozzvakh" (With my voice unto the Lord have I cried): III. Larghetto
Sacred Concerto No. 27, "Hlasom moim ko Hospodu vozzvakh" (With my voice unto the Lord have I cried): IV. Allegro moderato
Sacred Concerto No. 6, "Slava vo vishnikh Bohu" (Glory to God in the highest): I. Allegro
Sacred Concerto No. 6, "Slava vo vishnikh Bohu" (Glory to God in the highest): II. Adagio
Sacred Concerto No. 6, "Slava vo vishnikh Bohu" (Glory to God in the highest): III. Andante
Sacred Concerto No. 6, "Slava vo vishnikh Bohu" (Glory to God in the highest): IV. Allegro
Sacred Concerto No. 18, "Blaho yest' ispoviedatisia Hospodevi" (It is good to give thanks unto the Lord): I. Larghetto
Sacred Concerto No. 18, "Blaho yest' ispoviedatisia Hospodevi" (It is good to give thanks unto the Lord): II. Allegretto
Sacred Concerto No. 18, "Blaho yest' ispoviedatisia Hospodevi" (It is good to give thanks unto the Lord): III. Adagio - Moderato
Sacred Concerto No. 18, "Blaho yest' ispoviedatisia Hospodevi" (It is good to give thanks unto the Lord): IV. Allegro comodo
Sacred Concerto No. 32, "Skazhi mi, Hospodi, konchinu moyu" (O Lord, make me to know mine end): I. Andante moderato
Sacred Concerto No. 32, "Skazhi mi, Hospodi, konchinu moyu" (O Lord, make me to know mine end): II. Largo
Sacred Concerto No. 32, "Skazhi mi, Hospodi, konchinu moyu" (O Lord, make me to know mine end): III. Adagio
Sacred Concerto No. 32, "Skazhi mi, Hospodi, konchinu moyu" (O Lord, make me to know mine end): IV. Moderato
Sacred Concerto No. 9, "Sey den', yeho zhe sotvori Hospod'" (This is the day which the Lord hath made): I. Allegro moderato
Sacred Concerto No. 9, "Sey den', yeho zhe sotvori Hospod'" (This is the day which the Lord hath made): II. Largo
Sacred Concerto No. 9, "Sey den', yeho zhe sotvori Hospod'" (This is the day which the Lord hath made): III. Andante
Kol' slaven nash (How glorious is our Lord in Zion): Kol' slaven nash (How great is our Lord in Zion)
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