Anthology. Vol. 17. Sakhnovsky. The Russian Secular Choir Music A Cappella (+CD)

The publication “Anthology. The Russian Secular Choir Music a Cappella. XIX — early XX” is the educational aid on the subject “History of the Russian Choir Music” intended for the students of the choir-conducting departments at the conservatoires, music colleges and art institutes.

The Anthology consists of twenty issues, every one of which is devoted correspondingly to the composers, having made profound contribution to the Russian choral music. The collection may be considered rather unique, because it includes all secular choral opuses a cappella, even those, which either had never been published, or hadn’t been edited since the pre-revolution time.

Every issue is opened by the preface narrating about this or that composer’s creative peculiarities. Combined in one whole and disposed according to the chronology, these essays may be accepted as one of the parts from the lectures of the “History of the Russian Choir Music”. Every issue contains the supplements, where the lyrics are adduced originally without any cuts.

Every issue is provided with audio CD, where the Petersburg Chamber Choir conducted by Nikolai Kornev performs the choruses published inside.

This is the first time that the edition of the Russian secular choir music is realized so voluminously.

Contents

Preface

Yuri Sakhnovsky (1866–1930)

CHOIRS FOR MIXED VOICES. Ор. 2
   1. Feather Grass. Lyrics by I. Bunin (Music text example)
   2. Ali-Bey. Lyrics by H. Heine, translated by A. Maykov

CHOIRS FOR MIXED VOICES. Ор. 6
   1. In the Dark the Earth Spins. Lyrics by M. Lokhvitskaya
   2. Serenade. Lyrics by A. Fet (Music text example)

Supplement. Poetical Text Originals

Sound-tracks on the CD

1. Feather Grass ............................................... 5’ 46”

2. Ali-Bey ........................................................... 3’ 31”

3. In the Dark the Earth Spins ........................... 5’ 54”

4. Serenade ....................................................... 4’ 06”

total time   19’ 17”