The Divine Liturgy of the Holy Orthodox Church Of Antioch

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If you are interested in traditional Byzantine chant (especially from the Arab Orthodox Churches) and if you want Byzantine chant in English, you won’t find a recording of the Divine Liturgy better than this! This recording represents years of work and includes all hymns of the liturgy sung to melodies common in the Arab (especially Antiochian) Orthodox Churches, performed superbly, with delicacy and conviction. The quality of the recording is very good: clear as a bell, good sound quality and resonance. The acoustics of the church used for the recording are excellent — alive but with out excessive reverberation — and bring the recording to life. The counterplay of the chanting of the melody for each hymn with the underlying ison is wonderful, and some of the hymns recall the sound captured by Sr. Marie Keyrouz in her ground-breaking CD “Chant Byzantine.” All in all, this is a “must have” for lovers of Byzantine chant. Includes liner notes with descriptions and informative material about the hymns in English, and complete hymn text and notation (in Byzantine notation) on an accompanying PDF file on the CD. The addition of the PDF file of hymn text and Byzantine notation is a first in the recording of Orthodox chant. It points out that this project is equally a teaching tool as it is a performance for listening, but it delivers additional value of great interest.
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 4.88 x 0.39 inches; 2.89 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ SEM (School of Ecclesiastic Music)
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 9 minutes
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 17, 2010
Label ‏ : ‎ SEM (School of Ecclesiastic Music)
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003HU6PUY
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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