This new album by the Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir presents Alfred Schnittke's Three Sacred Hymns and his Concerto for Choir, a setting of poems by Grigor Narekatsi (St. Gregory of Narek).Andrei Petrenko, the artistic director of the ensemble, says: "The Concerto is a unique choral canvas that blends musical layers of great profundity. The piece helps it's listeners and performers to transcend their earthly existence and to explore the sublime realms that Narekatsi and Schnittke have revealed. It is an embodiment of spirituality and possesses an endless array of meanings that can only be understood through it's sacred text."

Tracklist:

Three Sacred Hymns-The Lord's Prayer (Otche Nash)
Three Sacred Hymns-Ave Maria (Bogoroditse Devo, Raduysya)
Three Sacred Hymns-Lord Jesus (Gospodi Lisuse)
Concerto for Choir-I. Oh Thee the Sovereign of Everything Existing, Who Gives Us Precious Gifts (O Povelitel' Suschego Vsego, Be
Concerto for Choir-II. Collected Songs, Where Every Verse Is Full of Grief (Sobranye Pesen Sikh, Gde Kazhdy Stikh Napolnen Skorb
Concerto for Choir-III. for Those Who Will Deeply Go Into the Meaning of the Mournful Words (Vsem Tem, Kto Vniknet V Suschnost S
Concerto for Choir-IV. This Work, Which I Began with Hope and Name of Thee (Sei Trud Chto Nachinal Ya S Upovanyem I S Imenem Tvo

UPC: 5400439008656
Label: Fuga Libera Label
Release Date: 5.22.26
Format: CD

Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir - Sacred Music By Alfred Schnittke - Three Sacred Hy (CD)