The Byzantium Chant

ABOUT THE ALBUM: A magnificent tribute paid to the splendors of Byzantine music, this amazing repertoire lies at the heart of the oldest Christian traditions. Byzantium’ s musical history has left a deep impression on our history through an immense musical heritage kept alive with the help of an undisturbed musical tradition in Greece and in the old Churches of Orient. Lycourgos Angelopoulos is head of the Byzantine Chorus of Greece and is considered to be an expert in Byzantine music. Divna Ljubojevic, a beautiful and ardent Serbian singer has earned a reputation as an exceptional interpreter of the orthodox repertoire. Her clear, crystal-like voice is instantaneously and evocatively moving.
In order to present the repertoire’s most beautiful liturgies and its variety of styles, this program has been conceived as a subtle dialogue between two significant artists representative of this renowned repertoire: a legend and an up-and-comer.

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Listed on this Cd are the Following 19 Tracks:
1 Hail Mary, Luke 1, 28 and 42 Byzantine Chant (At Vespers) 2 Stichère des Grandes Vêpres de la Dormition de la Mère de Dieu 3 Ô Vierge Sainte, réjouis-toi (Luc 1, 28-42) (5e ton) 4 Tropaires de la 1ère et de la 8ème Ode et Mégalynaire du Canon de la Grande Paraclèse 5 Il est vraiment digne de te bénir, Mère de Dieu (Chant de Grégoire de Protopsalt) 6 Trois Stichères des Grandes Vêpres de l'Annonciation de la Mère de Dieu 7 Il est vraiment digne de te bénir, Mère de Dieu (Chant Byzantin) 8 Alors il leur parlera dans sa colère 9 Hymne des Chérubins 10 Bénissez le Seigneur 11 Bénis le Seigneur, ô mon âme (Psaume 122, 1-22) 12 La Vierge en ce jour 13 Credo Glory of Byzance 14 Gloire à Dieu 15 Pater Noster 16 Il nous a visités du haut des Cieux 17 Les Mages, rois de Perse 18 Tous ensemble les Anges dans le Ciel 19 Prières d'Action et de Grâce