Armenia: Mekhitarist Community of Venice

The monastery located on the island of San Lazzaro in the Venetian Lagoon, serves as the headquarters of the Mekhitarist Order of the Armenian Catholic Church. Here, at one of the foremost centers of Armenian Christian culture in the world, the Mekhitarist monks recorded this collection of liturgical chants sung during Lent and Easter. This monastery, notes ethnomusicologist Alain Daniélou, has maintained the tradition of the Armenian chant in its most authentic form. The liner notes, in English and French, contain the text of the liturgical chants, taken from the Armenian Breviary, the Armenian Hymnal, and the Armenian Catholic Bible.

Track Listing

101	Louys Araritch Lousso (Hymn to the Light of the Trinity)	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	05:49
102	Ornemc Ezkez Anesghispen Hayr (The Return to the Father)	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	06:15
103	Vor Eshorourt Ko Kalesdiant (The Last Coming of Christ)	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	06:50
104	Houys Im (My Hope)	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	05:24
105	Ourah Ler Sourp Yeghehetzi (The Joy of the Church)	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	03:54
106	Patz Mez Der (Open for Us, O Lord)	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	02:44
107	Aleluia!	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	02:30
108	Psalm of Lament	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	02:06
109	Arzatsiroutyampen (The Betrayal)	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	05:02
110	Zartyav Agheghen (Alleluia for Good Friday)	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	02:04
111	Barkevadoun (The Burial of the Lord)	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	02:44
112	Psalm of the Funeral Cortege	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	03:36
113	Aysor Haryav (The Resurrection of Christ)	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	04:14
114	Litany	Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro	02:31