The work was composed for the celebrations marking the millennium of the Christianization of Russia, and makes use of 16th-century Russian Orthodox texts. The first performance in Moscow on 26 Decembe...
Diptychon is a two-part composition which may be compared to altarpiece. In addition to an image of Christ, this usually depicts the life of a saint. The image of Christ corresponds to the Lord's Pray...
Alexander Glasunov's chorus 'Vniz po matushke po Volge' is unique, largely unknown and unpublished in the West so far. His elaboration of this elegiac Russian folk song evolves from the unanimously in...
Being one of the most important representatives of the Moscow School of Composers around the turn of the century, Sergey Taneyev (1856-1915) takes a special place in Russian music. He was a pupil of T...
Glasunov composed this solemn chorale setting as a form of congratulations on the wedding of two of his friends. The energetic and cheerful character of the music is in charming contrast to the text s...
