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Audiophile Audition Gives Five Stars to Hymns of Kassianí
Audiophile Audition gives a five-star review to Cappella Romana’s Hymns of Kassianí recording: “Kassia is especially known for one particular piece, the Hymn of Kassiani, so-called because of its placement in the orthros (matins) service of Holy Wednesday. It is a masterly composition of great pathos, commemorating the harlot who anointed the feet of Jesus and…
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Classical-Modern Music Review For Hymns of Kassianí
Grego-Applegate Edwards has a grand new review and recommendation for our Hymns of Kassianí recording: “It is rather exciting to me that the Early Music Cappella Romana has released an entire album of the Hymns of Kassiani (Capella Records CR422 SACD). … This is meant to be a first volume in a series that will record all…
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Hymns of Kassianí Gets Highest Rating from ConcertoNet
Critic Linda Holt gives ConcertoNet‘s highest rating (4 Stars) to our new Hymns of Kassianí recording! “Cappella Romana… is transforming the dry, brittle pages of ancient Byzantine scores into living musical lyricism with a broad international appeal. … Their latest album provides a stunning entrée to the work of Kassianí, an Orthodox woman, monastic and…
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Five Stars for Hymns of Kassianí
HRAudio.net gives Hymns of Kassianí a five-star rating in both performance and sonics! “The importance of this new release is to allow us to go back in time to discover more about the origins of sacred choral music, and – perhaps a revelation for uninitiated – that Hildegard von Bingen wasn’t the first female composer.…
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First Reviews for Hymns of Kassianí!
Cappella Romana’s new recording, Hymns of Kassianí comes out the 16th April, and reviewers are already excited: “Cappella Romana are specialists in Byzantine chant, and this album is a stunner. The release is an SACD hybrid multichannel recording. If possible, opt for the physical disc rather than the digital download for this one. The release…
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Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia in Choir and Organ
The March/April 2021 issue of Choir and Organ Magazine has a review for our Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia recording: “Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia from Cappella Romana, directed by Alexander Lingas, is an extraordinary feat – the first vocal album ever to be recorded in live virtual acoustics. … Stunningly convincing sounds emerge as…
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Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom in The Living Church Magazine
Geoffrey Williams reviews Benedict Sheehan and The Saint Tikhon Choir’s recording of Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom for The Living Church Magazine: “Sheehan and his fine singers have brought to life a new piece that bridges the gap both between the centuries and between the traditions of East and West. The choir is…
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Five Stars for Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy from Audiophile Audition
Audiophile Audition‘s Steven Ritter gives a five-star rating to Benedict Sheehan and the Saint Tikhon Choir’s recording of Benedict Sheehan’s Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom: “The work itself is fresh and vibrant… Orthodox worship is not to play solely to the emotions, but to provoke gratitude and compunction in the hearers. The above statement…
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Fanfare Magazine Reviews Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
Alongside a must-read interview with Benedict Sheehan, Fanfare Magazine’s March/April 2021 Issue features THREE reviews of his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom recording with the St. Tikhon Choir on Cappella Records: James A. Altena: “I own a goodly number of settings of the Liturgy by various composers—Chesnokov, Grechaninov, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Kastalsky, Rachmaninoff, Shvedov, Stoyanov, and…
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Fanfare Magazine Interviews Benedict Sheehan
Fanfare Magazine’s James A. Altena has a new must-read interview with Benedict Sheehan after the release of his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom recording with the St. Tikhon Choir on Cappella Records: Benedict Sheehan is the artistic director of the Saint Tikhon Choir, at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Monastery in South Canaan, PA (in the…
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MusicWeb International Recommends Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
MusicWeb International critic John Quinn gives the Recommended distinction to St. Tikhon Choir’s recording of Benedict Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom: “Sheehan’s music is very beautiful and inventive. … Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom is best heard as an uninterrupted sequence; such listening does full justice to his conception. However, if I were asked to…
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Christmas with Cappella Romana
We have a pre-Christmas gift for you! Before Thanksgiving, we created a COVID-free “bubble” in which the singers were tested twice and quarantined for two weeks. After rehearsals, the day before Thanksgiving we recorded a recital of Christmas music in Greek, English, and Slavonic. The singers were so happy to sing together again safely! On Saturday,…
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