Monday, July 23, 2018
Chesnokov on the Obi
Published on Jul 23, 2018 Kris Lennox
"Chesnokov's 'Little Poem' ('We Praise Thee'), here played on the Obi. The organ-like sound works well. The original instrumentation is vocal - see here - [embedded below]
Chesnokov is probably one of my all-time favourite composers. Stunning vocal music.
PS I'm just sight-reading through the work. The laptop is sitting on my knee (score is on the laptop), so I had to sit side-on to avoid it being in the way of my hands, therefore, some stretches ended up being stretchier than they should have been!
If this post introduce a few people to Chesnokov, it has served its purpose.
His story is quite tragic. He was the final choirmaster of the original Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (famous as the location of the premiere of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture), but the cathedral was destroyed under Stalin - after which Chesnokov never composed another piece.
All best
Kris"
Russian orthodox chant Chesnokov "We Praise Thee"
Published on Oct 15, 2012
"Pavel Grigoryevich Chesnokov - Choir
'We Praise Thee' (Male Choir, Dmitri Hvorostovsky-Baritone, St.Petersburg Chamber Choir
orthodox church"
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