VALAAM MONASTERY

VALAAM MONASTERY THE ATHOS OF THE NORTH The Monastic Choir of the Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour Precentor Hierodeacon German Ryabtsev CD colour booklet pages The Igor Matvienko Production Centre The Valaam Monastery has been called The Athos of the North even in the ancient times Like the Holy Mount Athos it has become a monastic country where old liturgical rubrics and old traditions of church singing are being revived You will hear hymns of mostly Byzantine and Znamenny chants different in structure and style of performance but similar in their strictness Even in the festive Paschal stanzas the joy is hidden under an outer austerity and asceticism The hymns recorded on the CD give the listener a vivid impression of the peculiar style of monastic singing which is distinctive by its simplicity and ingenuity and at the same time is cordial and sincere Colour booklet pages in the Russian and English languages with a short narration on

	FULL CATALOG Monastic Choir of the Valaam Monastery Precentor Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev) Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev) Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev) The Twelve Great Feasts The Choir Of The Don Cossacks conducted by SERGE ZHAROV Monastic Choir of the Valaam Monastery Precentor Hierodeacon David Choir of the Moscow Theological Academy and the Laura of the Holy Trinity Choir of the Representation Church of the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St.Sergius in Moscow Precentor Vladimir Gorbik Hymns of the Twelve and other Great Feasts of the Russian Orthodox Church The Choir of the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in the village of Tarychevo Precentor Lyudmila Arshavskaya The combined Choir of the Laura of the Caves in Kiev and the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary conducted by Hierodeacon Kirill (Borisevich) The Metropolitan Choir of the Holy Assumption Laura of the Caves in Kiev conducted by M.S.Litvinenko The Choir of St.Jonah’s Monastery of the Holy Trinity Precentor Dmitry Bolgarsky The Choir of the Laura of the Caves in Kiev conducted by Dmitry Bolgarsky Divine Services celebrated by His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow Hymns of the Byzantine tradition The St.John of Damascus children’s and youth choir at the Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in St.Petersburg Precentor Irina Boldysheva The Moscow Churches" Choir of Singers Precentor Anatoly Kuleshov BELL RINGING THE ‘SVETILEN’ Ensemble of Folk and Religious Music The choir of the church of. st. Nicholas in Tallinn. Conducted by Igor Vrona THE ‘AKATHIST’ MALE CHAMBER CHOIR The choir of the Sanaksar monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God THE VLADIMDIR SINGERS	NEW INFORMATION    FIND 01 ÐÓÑÑÊÈÉ ENGLISH PRINT THE ATHOS OF THE NORTH The Monastic Choir of the Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour Precentor Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev) 1 CD (colour booklet 20 pages)  1999 The Igor Matvienko Production Centre The Valaam Monastery has been called «The Athos of the North» even in the ancient times. Like the Holy Mount Athos it has become a «monastic country», where old liturgical rubrics and old traditions of church singing are being revived. You will hear hymns of mostly Byzantine and Znamenny chants, different in structure and style of performance, but similar in their strictness. Even in the festive Paschal stanzas the joy is hidden under an outer austerity and asceticism. The hymns recorded on the CD give the listener a vivid impression of the peculiar style of monastic singing, which is distinctive by its simplicity and ingenuity and at the same time is cordial and sincere. Colour booklet (20 pages) in the Russian and English languages with a short narration on Valaam and the Valaam traditions of singing, with picturesque views of the monastery and a photo of the brethren. 1.  Ringing of church bells / Agni Parthene (St.Nectarius of Aegina) / 1.99Mb 2.  Lord, I have cried unto Thee… (tone one *) / 1.25Mb 3.  Dogmatic (tone one *) 4.  O victorious leader of triumphant hosts (tone eight *) 5.  Troparion for the Eve of the Nativity of Christ (tone four ***) 6.  Onwards, Angelic Powers (tone six ****) 7.  Stanza of the Ninth Hour for the Eve of the Nativity of Christ (tone six **) 8.  The Great Doxology (tone three *) / 1.65Mb 9.  A mercy of peace… (melody of St.Eliajah Skete, Mount Athos) 10.  It is meet… (tone five *) 11.  Kontakion of the Great Canon of St.Andrew of Crete (tone six *) 12.  Helper and Protector (tone six **) 13.  Behold, the Bridegroom comes… (tone eight **) 14.  Open Thy fatherly embrace… (melody of the Laura of the Holy Trinity and St.Sergius) 15.  God is with us (tone eight **) 16.  Stanza for the Litia to Ss Sergius and Herman of Valaam (tone three **) 17.  O Heavenly King (tone six **) 18.  Let all mortal flesh keep silence ** 19.  Paschal stanzas (tone five *)  Festal bell-ringing *  Byzantine chant **  Znamenny chant ***  Greek chant ****  Kievan chant 1 CD (colour booklet 20 pages)  [how order] 01   2003-2024   IGOR MATVIENKO PRODUCTION'S CENTER CO., Ltd [ info@orthodoxmusic.ru ] [ info@orthodoxmusic.ru ]

VALAAM MONASTERY THE ATHOS OF THE NORTH The Monastic Choir of the Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour Precentor Hierodeacon German Ryabtsev CD colour booklet pages The Igor Matvienko Production Centre The Valaam Monastery has been called The Athos of the North even in the ancient times Like the Holy Mount Athos it has become a monastic country where old liturgical rubrics and old traditions of church singing are being revived You will hear hymns of mostly Byzantine and Znamenny chants different in structure and style of performance but similar in their strictness Even in the festive Paschal stanzas the joy is hidden under an outer austerity and asceticism The hymns recorded on the CD give the listener a vivid impression of the peculiar style of monastic singing which is distinctive by its simplicity and ingenuity and at the same time is cordial and sincere Colour booklet pages in the Russian and English languages with a short narration on

VALAAM MONASTERY THE ATHOS OF THE NORTH The Monastic Choir of the Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour Precentor Hierodeacon German (Ryabtsev) 1 CD (colour booklet 20 pages) 1999 The Igor Matvienko Production Centre The Valaam Monastery has been called The Athos of the North even in the ancient times. Like the Holy