tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post953263009277403577..comments2023-11-14T23:15:05.189-08:00Comments on ORBIS CATHOLICVS: The Byzantine rite: rich splendor...John Paul Sonnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17248427382830782035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-80835117720431968162008-09-04T00:17:00.000-07:002008-09-04T00:17:00.000-07:00Dear Symeon:I think you are referring to the Cheru...Dear Symeon:<BR/><BR/>I think you are referring to the Cherubic Hymn or Kheruvimskaya. And I think you were listening to the Tchaikovsky "Kheruvimskaya", which is truly heavenly. <BR/><BR/>Just type in "Russian Orthodox Music 4" in youtube... that is the recording. There used to be an even more beautiful rendition of the Tchaikovsky "Kheruvimskaya" on Youtube but it was pulled out. <BR/><BR/>I agree, JP: Russian choral sacred music is the best in the world. It actually is based in great part upon the Roman school of polyphony, but as with so many things that the Russians borrowed, they perfected it. And Russian choral settings can take hours to sing, and continuously at that! <BR/><BR/>The website of the Patriarchate of Moscow has entire recordings of the Divine Liturgy available. Serbian sacred music is also superb.APhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11395966255346711744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28321606.post-43047712880206395062008-08-30T03:06:00.000-07:002008-08-30T03:06:00.000-07:00Do you know of any good recordings of byzantine ri...Do you know of any good recordings of byzantine rite music?<BR/><BR/>I once heard (on Youtube) a chant that I think was called "the seraphic hymn" which almost literally pulled me out of time for the entire time that I was listening. If there is a recording as good or better than that one, I'll buy it.Symeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839844786845672814noreply@blogger.com