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Special offer. The Sacred Spirit of Russia
RecommendedGlen Miller (basso profundo)
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson
Conspirare’s reading of these pieces is passionate without being perfumed. A lovely recording, in immaculate sound. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2014, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 57th Awards (2014), Best Choral Performance
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There's a symphonic sweep to the structure, inspired by the trajectory of the Passion narrative, and Bruffy is keenly aware of the necessity to pace the climaxes and the tempos. If Grechaninov's... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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The authentic voice of Russian liturgical music is a challenge for Brits to emulate; there’s the unique timbre Church Slavonic an indefinable quality of melancholy and a visceral richness which... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th January 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Russian Songs
RecommendedSongs for Children
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Solo Vocal
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More Honourable Than the Cherubim
Mikhail Davydov (bass-baritone), PaTRAM Institute Male Choir, Vladimir Gorbik
There’s no shortage of Orthodox choral discs, but here is one worth adding to anyone’s collection...Perhaps the choir’s USP is the number and quality of its bassi profundi (‘oktavists’). Those... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Choral & Song Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Choral
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The Record of Singing – The Very Best of Volumes 1-4
RecommendedFrom 1899 to the end of the 78 era: 1899-1952
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Historical
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Historic Reissue
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Gramophone Awards, 1977, Winner - Historical
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The choral singing is ideally balanced, full of nuance. None of the climaxes sound forced or overbearing...listening to the piece in toto in one sitting provides an immensely satisfying experience. —
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An excellent introduction to Russian Orthodox music. The singing is earthy, passionate and blessed with those uniquely low basses. —
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Special offer. Arnold van Mill sings Favourite Opera Arias
Decca Most Wanted Recitals Vol. 30
Arnold van Mill (bass), Raphael Arié (bass), Wilfred Parry (piano)
Robert Wagner
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