Track Listings (19) - Disc #1| All Artists: Lycourgos Angelopoulos, Divna Ljubojevic Title: The Glory of Byzantium Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Jade Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2006 Re-Release Date: 4/11/2006 Genres: Special Interest, Classical Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Early Music Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 731383616129 |
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A magnificent tribute paid to the splendors of Byzantine music, this amazing repertoire lies at the heart of the oldest Christian traditions. Byzantium's musical history has left a deep impression on our history through an... more » |
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Album Description A magnificent tribute paid to the splendors of Byzantine music, this amazing repertoire lies at the heart of the oldest Christian traditions. Byzantium's musical history has left a deep impression on our history through an immense musical heritage kept alive with the help of an undisturbed musical tradition in Greece and in the old Churches of Orient. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsExcellent Blend of Two Styles of Byzantine Chant Volkert Volkersz | Snohomish, WA United States | 06/27/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "The product description here doesn't tell you that this album features two different performing artists on alternating tracks. Lycourgos Angelopoulos is well respected in the world of Byzantine chant musicians for his fine work at preserving this glorious ancient liturgical Christian music in the original Greek. Here we find examples of the more melismatic styles of Greek chant. The surprise for me when I first listened to this recording was the delicate and angelic voice of the Serbian Orthodox woman, Divna Ljubojevic. For a brief moment I thought I was listening to Celtic music, but some of the melodies will be familiar to those who have attended Orthodox services where Slavic-style music is sung. So here we have two alternating, and contrasting, versions of Byzantine chant. My first time through the recording, I was surprised at this juxtaposition of the two styles, but then I listened to the Greek separately, with its use of microtones, and then the Serbian, with its more Western-sounding tonal system. Now I find the combination to be a refreshing way to approach this prayerful and diverse music. The track titles will give the listener a hint to the text that is being sung, but unfortunately there are no transliterated texts or translations in the liner notes. For me, the exciting discovery on this recording is the voice of Divna. I will be looking for more works by her in the future." The glorious voice of Ljubojevic Arthur King | 01/06/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "It is well worth the price of this album to be able to listen to the glorious voice of Divina Ljubojevic singing Psalm 102. The best performances on the album, IMO, are those which include female voices." Sublime aproductofsociety | 01/13/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "I confess I haven't heard this particular CD, but I heard The Greek Byzantine Choir under the direction of Lycourgos Angelopoulos this very evening at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC. They are truly wonderful -- there is great power in these austere melodies. They resemble Gregorian chants but are more enticing for reasons I cannot explain. As an atheist I was nonetheless deeply moved by this music."
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