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Seven Magnificat Antiphons

Sacred Treasures IV: Choral Masterworks - Quiet Prayers (2006 CD)

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"I am the producer of this CD and of "SACRED TREASURES: Choral Masterworks From Russia" as well as of "SACRED TREASURES III: Choral Masterworks From Russia and Beyond" and "CELTIC TWILIGHT 7: Sacred Spirit". In each case, my intention was to bring together the very best performances of exceptionally beautiful, slow and peaceful sacred music. The previous SACRED TREASURES compilations focus mainly on choral music from the Russian Orthodox tradition, while this compilation consists mainly of 20th century masterpieces from the Western tradition. However, it also includes two Orthodox pieces and one exquisite Renaissance piece. All the selections are deeply nourishing to the soul.

Different types of music serve different needs, and in today's stressful and fast-paced world, one of the most important and often neglected needs is for time out from that world--to "lay aside all earthly cares" (as the "Cherubic Hymn" on this CD prescribes) and to rest in a magical space of slow, peaceful, beauty. That peaceful beauty is available to you on all of these compilations, including this album, "SACRED TREASURES IV: Quiet Prayers"..."

Format: CD
Year Released/Length: 2006 / 52:00
Record Label: Hearts of Space
Style/Genre: Classical choral
Voicing: Various choirs
A cappella?: No
Date added to our catalog: 07/23/2007
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Song List:
O Weisheit (from Seven Magnificat Antiphons, rev. 1991) (Arvo Part) - Performed by Chamber Choir Versija, from their CD Baltic Canticles (Milan)
Otche Nash (Our Father) (Nikolai Kedrov, Sr) - Performed by Kitka, from their CD Wintersongs
Jesu, Dulcis Memoria (Tomas Luis de Victoria) - Performed by Voices of Ascension, from their CD Beyond Chant: Mysteries of the Renaissance (Delos)
Contre Qui, Rose (Morten Lauridsen, from Les chansons des Roses) - Performed by Nordic Chamber Choir, from the CD O Magnum Mysterium and Other Choral Cycles (PeerMusic)
Benedictus (Gabriel Faure) - Performed by The Cambridge Singers, from their CD Faure: Requiem and other choral music (Collegium)
Cherubic Hymn No. 4 (ed) (Dobri Christov) - Performed by Sofia Orthodox Choir, from their CD Orthodox Chants from Bulgaria (Gega)
In Paradisum (Maurice Durufle, from Requiem final revision 1961) - Performed by Corydon Singers, from the CD Durufle Requiem and Four Motets (Hyperion) O Nata Lux (Morten Lauridsen, from Lux Aeterna) - Performed by Nordic Chamber Choir, from the CD O Magnum Mysterium and Other Choral Cycles (PeerMusic)
In Paradisum (Gabriel Faure, from Requiem) - Performed by The Cambridge Singers on their CD (Collegium)
O Magnum Mysterium (Morten Lauridsen) - Performed by Polyphony on their CD Lux Aeterna
Spiegal Im Spiegel (Arvo Part) - Performed by Vadim Gluzman, violin * Angela Yoffe, piano, from the CD Time and again - music for violin & piano (BIS Records)
Pari Intervallo (Arvo Part) - Performed by Christoph Maria Moosmann from his CD Annum per Annum (New Albion)