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Armenia: Mekhitarist Community of Venice

Various Artists
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.

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