Choir Concerto

by Alfred Schnittke / USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir / Valeri Polyansky

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This staggering a cappella masterpiece was composed by Alfred Schnittke utilizing texts from the 'Book of Lamentations' by the 10th-century Armenian monk Gregory of Narek. Performed masterfully by Valery Polyansky’s chamber choir, the work merges dense, dissonant modern polyphony with the deep spiritual resonance of traditional Russian Orthodox choral music.

Genres

  • Modern Classical
  • Choral Concerto

Tracklist

  1. Concerto for Choir: I. O, Master of All Living, Bestowing Priceless Gifts Upon Us
  2. Concerto for Choir: II. I, an Expert in Human Passions, Composed this Collection of Songs, Where Every Verse is Full to the Brim with Blasck Sorrow
  3. Concerto for Choir: III. God, Grant Deliverance from Sin to All Who Grasp the Meaning of these Mournful Words
  4. Concerto for Choir: IV. Complete this Work Which I Began in Hope and with Your Name