Russian Easter Liturgy

The Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris, under the direction of Piotr V. Spassky, performs the Divine Easter Liturgy in Russian. In the Russian Orthodox Church, Easter is traditionally celebrated with two services of Zautrenya and the Divine Easter Liturgy with the Hours. On this recording, the service begins after the Zautrenya with the Hours at Easter, during which the bread and wine are prepared for the fulfillment of the sacrament. During the Hours on other holy days, the prayers, psalms of repentance, and other parts of the service are usually read aloud. On Easter, though, all is song: there is no place for repentance but only for the joy of resurrection. Due to the length of the Liturgy, this recording features only the basic elements of the service. Liner notes accompany the recording.

Track Listing

101	Proclamation: Blessed Is Our God	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	02:47
102	Arrived in the Morning with Mary	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	05:53
103	Proclamation: Bless, O Lord	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	02:19
104	Antiphons	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	03:17
105	O Come Let Us Worship	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	00:45
106	Long Life to the Lord	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	01:17
107	Troparion: Christ Is Risen from the Dead	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	00:35
108	Kondakion: Though into the Grave	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	00:49
109	Those Who Are Baptized in Christ	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	01:24
110	Prokimen: This Is the Day Which the Lord Hath Made	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	01:42
111	Hymn of the Cherubim (The Great Entrance)	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	04:46
112	The Mercy of Peace	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	06:43
113	The Angel Proclaimed	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	02:15
114	Litany	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	01:57
115	Our Father	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	02:38
116	Let God Be Resurrected	Choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris	03:54