Tag: Nikolai Georgievsky
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Chesnokov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 42
“Chesnokov represents a late flowering of Russian Orthodox traditions in the years before the Revolution. … [C]omposers sought to renew the style by returning it to its roots in Medieval Slavic chant. Chesnokov excelled in this style, and in his many liturgical works was able to find an ideal balance between tradition and expression. His…
