Alexander Lingas / Cappella Romana -Kontakion on the Nativity of Christ -Cappella Records CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Kontakion on the Nativity of Christ (Choralkonzert) (2007)

01. "Pro?mion: The Virgin gives birth today"

02. "Stanza I: Bethlehem has opened Eden"

03. "Stanza II: The Father of the Mother by intent became her Son"

04. "Stanza III: O High King, what is there for you among the beggars?"

05. "Stanza IV: As she says such things in the presence of the Ineffable"

06. "Stanza VI: As Mary heard all of these astonishing words"

07. "Stanza VII: Since they are your people, O Child"

08. "Stanza VIII: Jesus, who is truly the Christ and also our God"

09. "Stanza IX: Receive then, O Holy Lady"

10. "Stanza X: The Magi hastened at once into the inner room"

11. "Stanza XI: "I will tell you", said Mary to the Magi"

12. "Stanza XXII: Now when She who is blameless saw the Magi"

13. "Stanza XXIV: Save the world, O our Savior (Epilog)"
New Orthodox Carols for the Nativity of Christ

14. "O nations, let us now prepare"

15. "Isaiah, as he watched by night"

16. "In olden days"

17. "What shall we call you"

18. "Now hear, O Bethlehem"

19. "The Virgin, as was said of old"

20. "O let creation all rejoice"

21. "Now Christ is born upon the Earth"

22. "The rod of Jesse's root has bloomed"

23. "The shepherds in the fields"

24. "Once sorrow had silenced Zion's harps"

25. "Make glad, you righteous"

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American composer Richard Toensing creates a vibrant musical synthesis of East and West with new settings of ancient Orthodox Christmas texts. Indebted to Slavic traditions, his virtuosic Choral Concerto for unaccompanied double choir and multiple soloists uses the dramatic words of St. Romanos the Melodist (6th c.) to recount the mystery of Jesus' birth. Toensing's more intimate New Orthodox Carols for the Nativity of Christ alternate between exuberant celebration and joyful contemplation as they bridge the gap between Byzantine and American hymnody. American composer and music educator Richard Toensing (1940-2014) received numerous award for composition during his lifetime, most notably from Columbia University, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, and BMI.

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Steve Barnett

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CR405

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