East Empire Light

The East Empire Light

Prayer chants from the XI-XVIII centuries
Musica Antiqua Serbiana - Vera Zlokovich
Svetigora (& Vermas) 2002 [CD]
Meridian CDE 84543 [CD]

Contents:

Byzantine and Post Byzantine Greek Music

1. Anon. (8th c.): Anastaseros Hemera
2. Romanos the Melodic (6th c.): He Parthenos Semeron
3. Anon. (15th c.): Encomion eis tas treis Statias
4. Anon. (14th c.): Christos anestié

Chant of Archaic Serbia

5. Isaiah the Serb (15th c.): Agios o Theos
6. Anon. (14th c.): Spasi, Gospodi
7. Kyr Stephen the Serb (14th-15th c.): Vkusite
8. Joachim the Serb (13th c.): Alleluia
9. Anon. Greek (13th-14th c.): Zeni mironosici
10. Nikola the Serb (15th c.): Blagosloven jesi, Hriste Boze nas
11. Kyr Stephen the Serb (14th-15th c.): Ize Heruvimi

Two Traditional Chants from Karlovci

12. Anon. (17th c.): Cto Tebje prinesem, Hriste
13. Anon. (18th c.): Volsvi Persidstvi

Old Bulgarian Music

14. Anon. (17th c.): Velicaj, duse moja
15. Anon. (17th c.): Ize heruvimi
16. Anon. (16th c.): Svjatij Boze

The Early Russian Prayer

17. Anon. (16th c.): Blazen muz
18. Anon. (15th c.): Ize heruvimi
19. Anon. (17th c.): Svjete tihij
20. Anon. (5th c.): Allilosa

Performers: Vera Zlokovich (mezzo-soprano), Pedrag Djokovich (countertenor), Branislav Rakich (tenor), Nenad Ristovich (tenor), Nikola Dorich (tenor), Dragan Kostovich (tenor), Aleksandar Petrovich (bass), Zoran Popovich (bass), Bojan Blidarevich (tenor), Radmilo Petrovich (tenor), Nenad Jakovljevich (bass), Darko Manich (bass), Nikola Aleksandrov (bass)

Playing time: 62'

Recording date: February, 1994 (Vavedenje Monastery, Belgrade); released: 2009/2011 (Meridian)

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