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Sacred Treasures: Choral Masterworks From Russia | 
 enlarge | Creators: Anonymous, Dimitry Bortnyansky, Bulgarian Chant, Russian Orthodox Chant, Alexander Grechaninov, Dobri Hristov, Nikolai Sr Kedrov, Grigor F. Lvovsky, Sergey Rachmaninov, Recorded Sound, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Georgi Robev, Nikolai Matveyev, Valery Polyansky
Label: Hearts of Space
Category: Music
Buy New: $16.98
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 16832
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 025041110921
EAN: 0025041110921
ASIN: B000000X8J
Release Date: February 17, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | Great Ektenia | | • | Hymn of Praise | | • | Hymn of the Cherubim [Excerpt] | | • | Hymn of the Cherubim - Bortnyansky, Dmitri | | • | Our Father - Tchaikovsky, Pyotr | | • | Fervent Supplication [Excerpt] | | • | The Noble Joseph - Turchaninov, P. | | • | Amen, And with Thy Spirit | | • | Russian Monastic Vespers | | • | Bless the Lord, O my Soul | | • | Hymn of the Cherubim [Excerpt] | | • | Hymn of the Cherubim - Christov, Dobri | | • | Our Father | | • | I Have Chosen the Blissful - Gretchaninov, Alexa | | • | Hymns of the Cherubim - Lvovski, Grigory | | • | Final Bells |
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Amazon.com's Best of 1998
Although this collection intends to transport the soul, it has a tremendously potent low-end depth to it that earns high marks indeed in the worlds of vocal and liturgical music. Dmitri Bortniansky's "Hymn of the Cherubim" is performed with a gracefulness that gets a warming fatness from the production, as does Alexander Gretchaninov's "I Have Chosen the Blissful," which travels with a ringing resonance. In a year of fine choral works--check out Sequentia's Hildegard cycle box, 900 Years or Arvo Paert's Kanon Pokajanen for a "something old, something new" mix--this collection is highly valued for its sonic integrity and its excellent anthological mix. --Andrew Bartlett
Amazon.com
Words cannot describe poignantly enough the exquisite, angelic voices that permeate the heart and exalt the soul on Sacred Treasures. The most highly regarded Russian and Bulgarian choirs sing the hymns of Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Lvovski, and other composers in the Russian Orthodox Church's tradition of "Divine Worship" (worship through chant). From the first tolling bells that open the CD with a willowy, floating piece from Rachmaninov's Liturgy of St. John, to the final bells closing the door on "Hymn of the Cherubim" (Grigory Lvovski), this CD creates a gentle, distinctly Byzantine glory. The rhythms slowly wisp along while the choirs' baritones, tenors, and sopranos mesh into one expansive blessing. Meant to comprehensively gather not all Russian liturgical pieces but rather hymns that emote an inner tranquility and celestial grace, Sacred Treasures plays like a piece of heaven on Earth. --Karen Karleski
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 Music Straight from Heaven February 22, 2008
Sacred Treasures is one of the most beautiful discs I have listened to in a long time. The music evokes a heavenly choir. My personal favorite is track 12, Cherubim by Tchaikovsky. It moves me to a different place. A place I'd like to stay.
MY FAVORITE CD EVER January 18, 2008
THIS IS A FABULOUS CD...SO MUCH SO THAT I HAVE GIVEN IT AS A GIFT TO MY FAVORITE PEOPLE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. THE VOCALS ARE HEAVENLY. I AM AN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MYSELF (ALTHOUGH A SCOT AND NOT RUSSIAN) SO I AM FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE LITURGY WHEN THESE CHORAL PIECES ARE SUNG...WHICH IS AN ADVANTAGE. IN MY OPINION RUSSIAN CHANT IS THE BEST...RICH, FULL, PASSIONATE AND COMPLEX. I WOULD RECOMMEND A VISIT TO A SERVICE TO EXPERIENCE THE VISUAL THAT IS WOVEN WITH THE MUSIC.
 Hisssssssssssssss August 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The CD just arrived today and I'm listening through my trusty Sennheiser 280HD cans.
If ever a recording cried out for remastering, this flawed masterpiece certainly does.
I love sacred choir music and this music is gorgeous! Nobody on God's green or snowy earth worships like the Russian Orthodox Church.
Inner beauty February 7, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The sense of beauty emerge within us as these chorals fill the space of our head and heart. A music written by real masters and interpreted by voices rarely heard. Beautiful.
Music for the soul January 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of the best renditions of the Orthodox Liturgy most famous hymns.
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