RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHANTS

CHOIR OF THE DORMITION

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Bells Of The Novodevichy Convent
My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord
The King Of Heaven
Who Is So Great A God As Our God
The Magnificat
Hymn To The Birth-giver Of God From The Service To All The Saints Who Glorified In The Land Of Russia
It Is Meet
Gradual
O Now Bless The Lord
I Will Open My Mouth
Establish, O Lord
The Hymn For St. Daniel, Prince Of Moscow
Queen Of The Heavenly Host
The Hymn For The Hodegetria
Thou Dost Intercede For All, O Good One
Thou, The Guide Of Those Who Stray
The Hymn For The Day
O Marvel Wonderful!
At The Sovereign Command Of God
The Birth-giver Of God Constant In Supplication
Adorned With The Divine Glory
Megalynarion For The Dormition
O, Ye Apostles
Litany Of Fervent Supplication
The Beatitudes With The Hymns For The Hodegetria
A Mercy Of Peace, Op. 10 No 4
The Angel Cried
Bells Of The Novodevichy Convent

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage release from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

The Russian Orthodox Novodevichy Convent, dedicated to the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, was founded in 1524. According to UNESCO, Novodevichy is the best known convent in Moscow, and in 2004 was proclaimed to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This 1989 recording [...]. The album is dedicated to the great jubilee of the Millennium of Baptism of Russia, which celebrated a thousand years of Christianity in Russia. Liner notes include a brief history and photographs of the Novodevichy Convent.

© 1989 Auvidis / UNESCO
℗ © 2013 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Liner notes in PDF form by inserting CD into a computer, or from folways.si.edu

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