Russian Orthodox Chants

The Russian Orthodox Novodevichy Convent, dedicated to the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, was founded in 1524. According to UNESCO, Novodevichy is the best known convent in Moscow, and in 2004 was proclaimed to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This 1989 recording features the choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent under the direction of Hegumen Petr Polyakov. The album is dedicated to the great jubilee of the Millennium of Baptism of Russia, which celebrated a thousand years of Christianity in Russia. Liner notes include a brief history and photographs of the Novodevichy Convent.

Track Listing

101	Bells of the Novodevichy Convent	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	01:13
102	My soul doth magnify the Lord	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	06:46
103	The King of Heaven	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	02:25
104	Who is so great a God as our God	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	02:46
105	The Magnificat	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	02:23
106	Hymn to the Birth-giver of God from the service to all the saints who glorified in the land of Russia	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	01:51
107	It is meet	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	02:45
108	Gradual	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	03:45
109	O now bless the Lord	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	04:55
110	I will open my mouth	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	04:14
111	Establish, O Lord	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	02:01
112	The Hymn for St. Daniel, Prince of Moscow	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	01:43
113	Queen of the Heavenly Host	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	01:29
114	The hymn for the Hodegetria	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	01:13
115	Thou dost intercede for all, O good one	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	01:34
116	Thou, the guide of those who stray	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	01:47
117	The hymn for the Day	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	01:08
118	O marvel wonderful!	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	01:21
119	At the sovereign command of God	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	03:47
120	The Birth-giver of God constant in supplication	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	02:17
121	Adorned with the divine Glory	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	00:51
122	Megalynarion for the Dormition	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	02:23
123	O, ye apostles	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	02:26
124	Litany of fervent supplication	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	05:45
125	The Beatitudes with the hymns for the Hodegetria	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	02:48
126	A mercy of peace, Op. 10 no 4	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	04:36
127	The Angel cried	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	03:02
128	Bells of the Novodevichy Convent	The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent	01:39