Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Hymn of the Cherubim (1878)
Hymn of the Cherubim is an excerpt from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41, a sacred, a cappella choral work Tchaikovsky completed in 1878. It was the first 'unified musical cycle' of settings of the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, one of the central eucharistic services of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
1878-05-05 12:00:00 - Tchaikovsky
The core of the text is attributed to Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople in the 5th century.
Tchaikovsky's setting constitutes the first "unified musical cycle" of the liturgy.
PERFORMANCE
Orchestra : The USSR Ministry Of Culture Chamber Choir
Conductor : Valery Polyansky
Album : V/A - Sacred Treasures - Choral Masterworks From Russia
Label : Hearts Of Space - 1998