Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom [Blu-ray]

Литургия святого Иоанна Златоуста является самой известной Божественной литургией в византийском обряде. Он назван в честь своей основной части, анафоры, приписываемой святому Иоанну Златоусту, архиепископу Константинополя в V веке. Литургия св. Иоанна Златоуста (Шихана), хоровое произведение, сочиненное Роуэном Бенедиктом Шиханом в 2018 году. Записано для коммерческого выпуска Хором Св. Тихона и Бенедиктом Шиханом.

Package includes CD and Pure-Audio Blu-Ray with high-resolution and surround formats, and video selections of the world premiere concert and complete liturgical performance.

Benedict Sheehan’s landmark setting of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in English grows out of the tradition of the great Russian liturgy settings by Rachmaninoff, Gretchaninoff, and Tchaikovsky. Reminiscent of medieval Eastern chant, minimalism, American folk singing, and the high tradition of Western church music, it is also hailed by Metropolitan Tikhon of the Orthodox Church in America as “a new milestone for Orthodoxy in America.” Sheehan’s sweeping and virtuosic a cappella Liturgy represents a fresh and vibrant voice for choral music today. The Saint Tikhon Choir was founded in 2015 by Benedict Sheehan, the group’s artistic director, and Abbot Sergius of St. Tikhon’s Monastery. It is the first professional vocal ensemble connected with an Orthodox monastery in America, founded with a mission to foster and build up the American Orthodox choral tradition at the highest artistic level.

Sheehan’s Liturgy is the first of four planned releases on Cappella Records produced by multi-GRAMMY Award winner Blanton Alspaugh and the engineering team at Soundmirror. Soundmirror’s outstanding orchestral, solo, opera, and chamber recordings have received more than 100 GRAMMY nominations and awards, with releases on every major classical label.

This is also the first release of The Saint Tikhon Choir on Cappella Records. The Choir recently recorded a collaboration on Naxos with three other choirs and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s conducted by Leonard Slatkin, which debuted at #1 on Billboard. They also previously recorded the sacred works of Benedict Sheehan for Saint Tikhon’s Monastery Press.

The 2-disc deluxe set features both CD and PureAudio Blu-ray media with high-resolution 2.0 Stereo and 5.0 Surround versions (DSM192K/24bit), recorded in DSD and downloadable to audio servers and devices. The Blu-ray also contains three video performances: two concert selections from the world première performance and the complete liturgical première sung at St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, DC. The accompanying booklet provides an extensive essay by the composer, the full text of the Divine Liturgy, and beautiful photography.

Треклист:
1. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 1, Great Litany
2. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 2, Antiphon I (Psalm 102)
3. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 3, Antiphon II (Psalm 145)
4. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 4, Only-Begotten Son (The Hymn of Justinian)
5. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 5, Antiphon III (The Beatitudes)
6. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 6, O Come, Let Us Worship
7. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 7, Holy God
8. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 8, Alleluia (After Znamenny Chant)
9. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 9, Cherubic Hymn
10. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 10, Litany of Supplication
11. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 11, Anaphora
12. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 12, It Is Truly Meet
13. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 13, Our Father
14. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 14, One Is Holy
15. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 15, Communion Hymn (Psalm 148) [After Valaam Chant]
16. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 16, Liturgy Ending
17. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: No. 17, Blessed Be the Name of the Lord