Alfeyev / Russian National Orchestra / Alfeyev- De Profundis
Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev Is One of the Most Widely Performed of All Living Russian Composers. Each of His New Compositions Constitutes a Milestone in Contemporary Musical History. His Ability to Imbue Music with Profound Religious Content, to Unite Diverse Cultures and Styles, to Invent New Ways of Musical Expression While Remaining Faithful to the Centuries-Old Classical Tradition, and to Utter Most Profound Themes Using a Simple and Comprehensible Musical Language, Singles Him Out Among Present-Day Composers. His Most Widely Performed Work, the St Matthew Passion (2006) Has Received Worldwide Recognition. Since It's 2007 Moscow Premiere, It Has Received More Than 70 Performances in Different Countries By the Most Distinguished Soloists, Choirs and Orchestras, Garnering Standing Ovations at Every Concert. This SACD Features Five Works By Metropolitan Hilarion Produced Over a Thirty-Year Period, Performed By the Russian National Orchestra, the First Russian Ensemble Ever to Take Home a Grammy.
Tracklist:
- Stabat Mater
- Stabat Mater: Virgo Virginum
- Sancta Mater
- Stabat Mater: Paradisi Gloria
- Concerto Grosso: I. Adagio Molto - Allegro
- Concerto Grosso: II. Adagio
- Concerto Grosso: III. Finale
- Fugue On The B-A-C-H Motif
- Canciones De La Muerte: I. Candil
- Canciones De La Muerte: II. Cancion De La Muerte Pequena
- Canciones De La Muerte: III. Falseta
- Canciones De La Muerte: IV. Gasela De La Muerte Oscura
- De Profundis: I. De Profundis
- De Profundis: II. Levavi Oculos Meos In Montes
- De Profundis: III. Super Flumina Babylonis
- De Profundis: IV. Laudate Nomen Domini
- De Profundis: V. Alleluia
Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev Is One of the Most Widely Performed of All Living Russian Composers. Each of His New Compositions Constitutes a Milestone in Contemporary Musical History. His Ability to Imbue Music with Profound Religious Content, to Unite Diverse Cultures and Styles, to Invent New Ways of Musical Expression While Remaining Faithful to the Centuries-Old Classical Tradition, and to Utter Most Profound Themes Using a Simple and Comprehensible Musical Language, Singles Him Out Among Present-Day Composers. His Most Widely Performed Work, the St Matthew Passion (2006) Has Received Worldwide Recognition. Since It's 2007 Moscow Premiere, It Has Received More Than 70 Performances in Different Countries By the Most Distinguished Soloists, Choirs and Orchestras, Garnering Standing Ovations at Every Concert. This SACD Features Five Works By Metropolitan Hilarion Produced Over a Thirty-Year Period, Performed By the Russian National Orchestra, the First Russian Ensemble Ever to Take Home a Grammy.
Tracklist:
- Stabat Mater
- Stabat Mater: Virgo Virginum
- Sancta Mater
- Stabat Mater: Paradisi Gloria
- Concerto Grosso: I. Adagio Molto - Allegro
- Concerto Grosso: II. Adagio
- Concerto Grosso: III. Finale
- Fugue On The B-A-C-H Motif
- Canciones De La Muerte: I. Candil
- Canciones De La Muerte: II. Cancion De La Muerte Pequena
- Canciones De La Muerte: III. Falseta
- Canciones De La Muerte: IV. Gasela De La Muerte Oscura
- De Profundis: I. De Profundis
- De Profundis: II. Levavi Oculos Meos In Montes
- De Profundis: III. Super Flumina Babylonis
- De Profundis: IV. Laudate Nomen Domini
- De Profundis: V. Alleluia