Falik Yu. Music for Choir. Vol. 2. Ecclesiastic Music for Choir a Cappella

Yuri FALIK (1936–2009) was the disciple of the acknowledged Stolyarsky music school in Odessa. Studying in the Leningrad conservatoire he acquired two specialities: cello (prof. A. Strimer) and composition (prof. B. Arapov). Post-graduate education (M. Rostropovich). Falik was a professor of composition and instrumentation perfoming as a conductor all over the Russian cities and abroad. Among his creations there are many opuses of diverse genres. Numerous chamber and choral compositions by Falik are perpetually.

Performed all over the world by the European and American ensembles and choral groups. Such conductors as Ye. Svetlanov, G. Rozhdestvensky, M. Janssons, V. Gergiev, A. Dmitriyev, V. Yampolsky (USA), M. di Bonaventura (USA), S. Edwards (UK) included Falik’s symphony compositions to their repertoire.

The second volume embraces ecclesiastic trend in Yuri Falik's choral music. The composer resorts to the medieval Russian orthodox singing, treating it mostly free. The idea of this authentic anthem has been played up in the composer's instrumental music, flowing together with the author's individual style.

Those were orthodox canonic texts to have become the poetical base for the choruses intended for mixed choir a cappella.

The second volume embraces ecclesiastic trend in Yuri Falik's choral music. The composer resorts to the medieval Russian orthodox singing, treating it mostly free. The idea of this authentic anthem has been played up in the composer's instrumental music, flowing together with the author's individual style.      

Those were orthodox canonic texts to have become the poetical base for the choruses intended for mixed choir a cappella.

CONTENTS:

Liturgical Canticles. For mixed choir a cappella
     Prologue
     God, when Appealing to Thee
     Do Not Mourn Over Me, Mother
     Thou Sacred Image
     Great Vespers
     Our Father
     My Soul
     Cherubim Song
     Oh, Holy Sovereign
     Our Lady’s Chant
     From the Penitential and Thanksgiving Canons
     Blessed
     From the Canon to Guardian Angel
     Canticle Before Easter Morning Service
     Angel Glorification
     Prayers. For mixed choir a cappella
     Do not Reject Me
     Into Thine Hands
     Watching the Widow
     To Our Lady
     That Sacred Image

Miraculous Images (Before the Sacred Icons). Cycle for mixed choir a cappella
     Canticle to Our Lady of Tikhvin’s Icon
     To Beatified Xenia’s Icon
     To Our Lady of Smolensk Icon
     To Our Lady of Iberia Icon
     To the Almighty Icon