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Kastalsky Requiem: Program Notes
Vasily Polikarpovich Titov (c.1650–c.1715) – Cherubic Hymn; Megalynarion Vasily Titov was one of two leading composers of Russian Baroque music, the other being Nikolai Diletsky (c. 1630–80). Titov’s life and work mark the mid-point of the process of Russia’s musical Westernization, which gained new momentum during the reign of Tsar Peter the Great (1689 –1725).
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Tomas Luis de Victoria – Renaissance Easter in Spain and Portugal
Cappella Romana performs the polyphonic motets of Tomás Luis de Victoria in the April concert series Renaissance Easter in Spain and Portugal. Read a little background on this influential Spanish Renaissance composer: Owen Rees – guest conductor & author “Victoria was the greatest Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also one of the finest European
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Cappella Romana Renaissance Easter in Spain and Portugal Program Notes
Renaissance Easter in Spain and Portugal Our programme presents music appropriate to Easter by some of the foremost composers of the Iberian ‘golden age’, during the later sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Francisco Guerrero spent almost his entire career in the service of Seville Cathedral, as a singer, assistant chapelmaster, and then chapelmaster. Seville Cathedral
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Arctic Light: Orthodox Choral Music from Finland — Program Notes
Arctic Light Orthodox Choral Music from Finland The history of Orthodox Christianity in Finland goes back to the 12th century when trade was initiated between Carelia and traders from Novgorod. The early establishment of monasteries in Karelia, especially Valamo (Valaam) and Konevitsa on the islands of Lake Ladoga, and later, at Petsamo (Pechenga, on the
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Ivan Moody Talks Arctic Light with Fanfare
Ivan Moody talks about Cappella Romana’s latest release, Arctic Light with Fanfare Magazine‘s James Altena. Read a couple of the questions below and find the full interview on the Fanfare website Fanfare: How did your particular association with the Cappella Romana come about, and what led to the recording of your Arctic Light CD with
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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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HR Audio Gives Lost Voices of Hagia Five Stars
HRAudio.net‘s Adrian Quanjer gives our Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia recording a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating! “It’s Art, it’s history, it’s technical advance, it’s Magic! … It is self-evident that for such an experiment a choir of exceptional professional quality is a ‘sine qua non’. Cappella Romana, under its experienced and highly qualified Music Director, Alexander Lingas,
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