Cyrillo-Belozersky Monastery Chants (Raspevy Kirillo-Belozerskogo monastyrya)

The rich singing traditions of the Cyrillo-Belozersky Monastery that started with Vasily Rogov and high level of artictic and musicial atmosphere in which the undoubtely highly talented singers lived and worked have come down to us in the in the form of manuscript music books, setting out the rules of liturgical singing at one of the greatest monasteries in the north of Russia. This collection of church hymns is, without doubt, one of the jewels in both the professional church singing culture of the 16th and 17th century Russia and in the world's musical culture as a whole. The Cyrillo-Belozersky Monastery Chants

1. Blessed is the man
2. O, gladsome radiance
3. Our Holy Father Cyril
4. Lord, now let Thy servant by Thy word depart in peace
5. From my youth
6. Bless the Name of the Lord
7. It is truly meet
8. Who is this King og Glory?
9. The Only-Begotten Son
10. Cherubic Hymn
11. Now the Powers of the Heaven
12. It is truly meet
13. Hymn of Grand Compline
14. Come, oh brothers, give the last kiss
15. As a flower withers
16. Holy Father Cyril

Total time 58:55

The Male Choir of the "Valaam" Institute for Choral Art
Conductor Igor Ushakov

1. Blazhen muzh
2. Svete tihij
3. Prepodobnyj otche nash Kirille
4. Nyne otpuschaeshi
5. Ot yunosti moeya
6. Hvalite imya Gospodne
7. Dostojno est
8. Kto est sej TSar
9. Edinorodnyj syne
10. Heruvimskaya pesn
11. Nyne sily nebesnyya
12. Dostojno est
13. Den preshed
14. Priidite, poslednee tselovanie dadim
15. YAko tsvet uvyade
16. Otche prepodobnyj Kirille