The Clarion Choir & Steven Fox - Kastalsky: Memory Eternal (2018) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes: I. Great Litany
02. Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes: II. Alleluia and with Profound Wisdom
03. Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes: III. Give Rest, O Our Saviour
04. Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes: IV. Give Rest, O Lord, to the Souls of Thy Servants, Who Have Fallen Asleep
05. Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes: V. I Will Pour Out My Prayer
06. Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes: VI. With the Saints Give Rest
07. Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes: VII. Thou Alone Art Immortal
08. Memory Eternal To The Fallen Heroes: VIII. Thou Art God, Who Descended Into Hades
09. Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes: IX. Give Rest, O Lord
10. Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes: X. Triple Litany
11. Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes: XI. Memory Eternal
12. Doors of Thy Mercy
13. From My Youth
14. Blessed Are They

In the face of the devastation wrought by the First World War, Alexander Kastalsky conceived a musical service of remembrance for the fallen. A pivotal figure in Russian musical life – he was a student of Tchaikovsky and acclaimed as the founder of a new, national church music – Kastalsky composed a choral-orchestral Requiem, for the concert stage. Simultaneously, he worked on the a cappella version heard on this recording to be sung in Russian Orthodox churches. Following the basic structure of the Orthodox Panihida, or memorial service, Memory Eternal, and the short sacred pieces that end the programme, reveal Kastalsky's masterful use of choral sonority and colour, his weaving of complex polyphonic textures, and his graceful use of ancient chant melodies.

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