Ikon

Ikon

Ikon
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Composer: Arvo Part
Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Composer: Viktor Kalinnikov
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Composer: Pavel Chesnokov
Composer: Gustav Holst
Composer: John Tavener
Composer: James MacMillan
Conductor: Harry Christophers
Performer: The Sixteen
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-06-13
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
  1. Rejoice, O Virgin
  2. Song For Athene
  3. We Hymn Thee
  4. Exhortation
  5. Kohima
  6. De Profundis
  7. A Child's Prayer
  8. Lord, Now Lettest Thou
  9. A New Song
  10. The Woman With The Alabaster Box
  11. The Cherubic Hymn
  12. Pater Noster
  13. Bless The Lord, O My Soul
  14. Ave Maria
  15. We Hymn Thee
  16. O Weisheit
  17. Nunc Dimittis

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Music Review: The Best Modern Choir Music I Own
Rating: 5 Stars

This is one of the most awe inspiring CD's that I have collected in years. Most, if not all of the tracks are from the 20th century expressing, may I be so bold to write, the rebirth of Orthodoxy after the horrors of 2 world wars & the Soviet communist takeover of the Russian church. The Sixteen, a choral group from England, are at top form with conductor Harry Christophers, singing in pure well balance tonality creating goose bump tragedy & joy in a single breath. As with most music I seem to judge the original recording or what I first heard as the axiom. Here the standards from Rachmaninov, Kalinnokov, & Stravinsky sound better due to the fine production which reveals layers of sound from the Sixteen. The only songs that don't match the original par-excellence are the songs from Arvo Part, then again I have listen to "De Profundis" so many times from the ECM series recording by the Hilliard Ensemble, that its climb from hell to heaven doesn't effect me any more. The Hilliard Ensemble sung with more robust bass singers & the organ sounded more intense then this present Sixteen expression.

Other highlights are John Traveler's "Song for Athena" which at the 5 minute mark, the soprano's come in perfectly & with any good stereo will radiate the glory of God across the room. I have a few CD's from James MacMillian which were rather modern for my taste but are fine examples of his skill at musical writing. In this CD the song "A Child's Prayer" is written about,& I quote: "The horrific slaughter of primary-school children at Dunblane Scotland on 13 March 1996..." as compared to as taking their first communion. When the word "Joy" comes in the 3rd line, it is layered & builds to a climax that will bring tears to your eyes. Writing this on Palm Sunday reminds me of the verse "who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross". It makes me think: "May I die with such joy". Another way of writing this: How can one express joy from such a tragedy? This is something that music can express that words & logic will contradict. The 2nd song from James Macmillan "A New Song" has a rather Phillip Glass "Satyagraha" effect with spinning organs & repeated layered words, but is done in very good taste.

The CD cover information doesn't state what Saint is on the front cover. My wife & I thought it was either Saint Panteleimon because of the short curly hair, or Daniel (as in the lion's den) because in the Salvic tradition he is pictured as a young man, but I found a photograph of the same icon in the web: "St. George from the 11th-early 12th century in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, Russia". I never knew that all 3 Saints looked alike.

If you love choir music this CD will be a pure addiction, bringing many joyful tears.
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