Gorgeously solemn and reverent, Hymns of the Ancient Church, features a number of very rare ancient chants representing the three main canonical singing traditions of the Eastern Church: Byzantine, Georgia and Old Rus. These ancient, holy songs served as the foundation not only of later religious singing, but also classical choral music. All the chants are performed by choristers of the Three Holies Church, conducted by Igor Sakhno—one of the... Gorgeously solemn and reverent, Hymns of the Ancient Church, features a number of very rare ancient chants representing the three main canonical singing traditions of the Eastern Church: Byzantine, Georgia and Old Rus. These ancient, holy songs served as the foundation not only of later religious singing, but also classical choral music. All the chants are performed by choristers of the Three Holies Church, conducted by Igor Sakhno—one of the great experts in this form. Sakho studies the secrets of Georgian and Byzantine singing at length in several different monasteries, and during his stay in Greece, was mentored closely by the well-known Greek protopsalt L. Angelopoulos. Show more Show less

Date Written / Recorded

2003

Field of Study

Classical Music

Content Type

Music recording

Performer / Ensemble

Three Holies Church Choristers

Author / Creator

Three Holies Church Choristers

Date Published / Released

2003-12-14

Publisher

Three Holies Church Choristers

Tracks

Who is the Great Lord

performed by Three Holies Church Choristers

Who is the Great Lord - a) Byzantine tradition b)Bulgarian tradition c) Russian tradition, 5 mins

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