Panikhida
On this CD:
1. Panikhida, Orthodox Requiem
Composed by Russian Orthodox Chant
Editorial Reviews
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This is an in-depth exploration of one of the Old Russian chant styles surveyed on Anatoly Grindenko's first record for Opus 111 (Early Russian Plain Chant, OP 30-79). Until the 18th century, the Russian Orthodox funeral service (panikhida) was sung almost exclusively to monodic chant; this disc presents an indigenous polyphonic setting (in strochny style) from a recently deciphered 17th-century manuscript. Be forewarned: This is strong stuff--Western ideas of consonance and dissonance don't apply here. The three-voice chants often move in parallel seconds; stacked seconds or fourths are standard cadences. (A few simple, appealing chants in the monodic znamenny style are also included.) If you're prepared for this music and approach it with open ears and mind, it's astonishing. --Matthew Westphal
Panikhida, Music, Grindenko, Russian Orthodox Patriarchate Choir, Classical, Classical Vocals
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