Anatoly Grindenko, The Russian Patriarchate Choir - Supraśl: Orhodox Mosaic (1999)
Anatoly Grindenko, The Russian Patriarchate Choir - Supraśl: Orhodox Mosaic (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 271 Mb | Total time: 59:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Opus 111 | OPS 30-229 | Recorded: 1996
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 271 Mb | Total time: 59:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Opus 111 | OPS 30-229 | Recorded: 1996
Since the early 1990s, the excellent French label Opus 111 has released a number of recordings by the Russian Patriarchate Choir, which was founded in 1980 by Anatoly Grindenko. Grindenko, a successful performer on the double-bass and viola de gamba, has combined a devotion to the living tradition of the Orthodox liturgy with important and original musicological scholarship. The result has been the careful editing and inspired performance of a number of manuscripts representing early, and sometimes all but lost, traditions of Orthodox chant.
The present recording would not have been possible without the scholarship of Professor Anatoly Konotop, a Doctor in History of Art. The manuscript of the "heirmologion" (a collection of Orthodox liturgical chants) of the Suprasl' monastery, in present day Poland, was compiled between 1598 and 1601, on the centenary of the monastery's founding. The 1,130 page illuminated manuscript was actually lost in the 1930s and only found again in 1972 by Prof. Konotop, who deciphered the early notation and reconstructed damaged sections.
The Suprasl' chants reflect the diverse origins of the monastic community itself. Monks from Mount Athos and the Caves in Kiev, as well as the Balkans, contributed their traditions to both the monastery and its chant. Characterized by very drawn out melodic lines over (and sometimes under) sustained notes, a distinct intonation, a way of phrasing similar to the melismatic style (one syllable sung over a whole line of notes) of Greek and other chant, and elaborated meaningless syllables, the Suprasl' chants combine elements from a variety of ancient traditions. The result is a sound of striking power and beauty.
Konotop remarks that "the long-breathed quality of the melodies would have matched the slow, calm rhythm of the services, during which nothing was sung at a rapid tempo, [but] rather with the kind of meditative concentration which fosters a state of prayer." Though an interesting comment about the historical context, this quite fails to communicate the singular character of these chants, and indeed how positively exhilarating some of them are. One frequently gets an uncanny sense of soaring freely through space while at the same time moving so slowly that one can only perceive motion at all over several minutes. This amazing effect is, of course, only achieved with the equally amazing vocal abilities of Grindenko's choir. As the Gramophone reviewer of this recording remarks, "it is difficult to believe that any of the singers ever breathe, so naturally do they phrase these [huge melodic arches]."
Performer:
The Russian Patriarchate Choir
Anatoly Grindenko, conductor
Tracklist:
01. Trisagion Hymn
02. Hymn Of The Cherubim
03. Canon For The Feast Of The Cross
04. Office Of The Holy Sufferings Of Our Lord Jesus Christ
05. Liturgy Of The Presanctified Gifts (Communion Verse)
06. Dogmatic Hymn
07. Hymn To The Mother Of God
08. Psalm 140 For The Liturgy Of The Presanctified Gifts
09. Stikhira For The Procession Of The Shroud
10. Dormition Vespers
11. Office Of The Resurrection (Hymn To The Mother Of God)
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Anatoly Grindenko, The Russian Patriarchate Choir - Supraśl: Orhodox Mosaic (1999)
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