CHRIST IS RISEN!

The combined Choir of the Holy Assumption Laura of the Caves in Kiev and the Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary conducted by Hierodeacon Kirill (Borisevich)

1 CD (colour booklet 16 pages)

1999 The Holy Assumption Laura of the Caves in Kiev
2001 The Igor Matvienko Production Centre

Pascha, or Easter, is the major feast of the Orthodox Church. The Paschal procession with the cross begins with the stanza «Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ?» The troparion «Christ is risen from the dead?» repeated many times accentuates the joy, magnificence and solemnity of the feast. The Paschal canon in the traditional Kievan chant beautifully conveys the festive and exultant mood of the worshippers.

The hymns of the Paschal Divine Liturgy are also solemn and joyful. The state of exultation, in which Christians stay on the feast of Pascha, is well expressed in the concert hymns «Rejoice, ye people» and «Let God arise».

The catechetical sermon of St.John Chrysostom is read by Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine.

Colour booklet (16 pages) in Russian and English with an interesting narration on the feast of Pascha.

1.	 Thy Resurrection, O Christ our Saviour (kievan chant)
2.	 Christ is risen! (music by Archimandrite Nikifor, arranged by Hierodeacon Kirill) / 2.12Mb
3.	 The Canon of Pascha: Ode I; Ode III (music by A. Vedel )
4.	 Before the dawn… (music by N. Knegnitsky)
5.	 The Canon of Pascha: Ode IV; Ode V; Ode VI 
6.	 Kontakion, tone eight
7.	 Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ… (music by Sergei Rachmaninov, arranged by N. Nesedov)
8.	 The Canon of Pascha: Ode VII; Ode VIII; Ode IX / 1.93Mb
9.	 In the flesh Thou didst fall asleep… (kievan chant)
10.	 Stanzas of Pascha (znamenny chant, harmonized by B. Ledkovsky, canonarch: Archimandrite Aviv)
11.	 First Antiphon (common chant)
12.	 Second Antiphon (common chant)
13.	 Third Antiphon (canonarch: Archpriest Sergy)
14.	 Christ is Risen! (harmonized by A.Bessarabov)
15.	 As many as have been baptized into Christ… (music by P. Chesnokov)
16.	 Prokeimenon (music by P. Rechkunov)
17.	 The Angel cried… (music by M. Musorgsky, arranged by Archimandrite Matthew)
18.	 The Communion Hymn (usic by A. Bessarabov)
19.	 This is the day which the Lord has made! (music by S. Degtiariev)
20.	 Rejoice, ye people (music by Guiseppe Sarti)
21.	 Let God arise… (music by P. Grebenschikov)
22.	 The Catechetical Sermon of St.John Chrysostom read by Metropolitan Vladimir (Sabodan) of Kiev

CHRIST IS RISEN!

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CHRIST IS RISEN!

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