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TheaterByte Gives Hymns of Kassianí Five Stars
TheaterByte’s Lawrence Devoe gives our new Hymns of Kassianí a Five-Star review! “Having had the otherworldly experience when I reviewed Cappella Romana’s breakthrough recording of The Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia last year, I looked forward to their next installment in the Byzantine chant discography. This now arrives in the new release Hymns of Kassiani and represents one of
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Robert Hugill Gives Four Stars to Hymns of Kassianí
Robert Hugill gives a Four-Star Review to Hymns of Kassianí on his Planet Hugill blog: “much of the music on this disc is expansive, you need time to sit and allow the chant to expand and fill your consciousness. The music moves between the solid chant to more florid, flowing sections, the result is imaginative
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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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St. Tikhon Choir Gives a “Stunning Debut”
Cinemusical gives stars across the board to the Saint Tikhon Choir’s recording of Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom on Cappella Records: “The work is a blend of liturgical components (litanies, various antiphons and hymns, an “Our Father”, communion, blessing) and psalm settings (Sheehan adapted Psalms 145 and 148). There are references to ancient
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Sheehan’s Liturgy offers a much needed refuge
HRAudio.net’s Adrian Quanjer reviews Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: “‘In times of difficulty and insecurity, like now with a highly contagious virus spreading over the world, people will search for something tangible to hold on to. Something that gives warmth and hope, doesn’t change and has already for a long time been an
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Four Stars from ConcertoNet for Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
ConcertoNet‘s Linda Holt gives Four Stars to the Saint Tikhon Choir’s recording of Benedict Sheehan: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom on Cappella Records: “a recording which succeeds fully as a musical work, albeit one that follows strict compositional and theological guidelines. Despite the heaviness of its intention, I found this work surprisingly elegant and light,
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Benedict Sheehan Brings the Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom to Life
“While listening, I closed my eyes and just let the voices of the Saint Tikhon Choir bring the liturgy alive in music. … In all honesty, the voices of the choir performing Sheehan’s setting gave me chills. This is an album I’ll be listening to often. I highly recommend this album to those who enjoy
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AllMusic Reviews Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia
James Manheim gives 4.5 stars to Cappella Romana’s Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia recording on AllMusic: “This release by Cappella Romana first appeared in late 2019 but acquired new relevance and promotional energy with the Islamization of the Hagia Sophia in mid-2020: the ‘lost voices’ of the title now seem to be lost permanently, although recordings
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Celebrating Arvo Pärt’s 85th Birthday
Arvo Pärt at 85 Happy birthday to one of the world’s most performed composers As we remember 9/11 today, we also note today is Arvo Pärt’s 85th Birthday. In 2017, Cappella Romana mounted the first festival in the US dedicated to the music of Arvo Pärt. Here’s an interview Alexander Lingas gave just before the
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More Praise for Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia in MusicWeb International
Mark Sealey adds his voice to the growing list of reviews of Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia on MusicWeb International: “From the first note, we hear dedication, focus, energy, a balanced and measured concentration on – as far as is possible in our noisy world – how the monks and lay staff of the Hagia
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Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia: More Relevant Than Ever
This week media outlets across the world thrust Hagia Sophia into the limelight, reporting the action by current authorities to clear the way for the UNESCO World Heritage Site to be changed from a museum to a mosque. Cappella Romana’s Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia is more relevant than ever: to shine a light on Hagia
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Audiophile Audition Gives Five Stars to Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia
Audiophile Audition‘s Steven Ritter gives a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating to our Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia recording! “This is the Byzantine chant album that aficionados have been waiting for and will be of interest far beyond the true believers. …the most exciting thing about this album is the reconstruction of the acoustical setting of Hagia Sophia,
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