The Akáthistos Hymn in 25 words or less
Cappella Romana - The Akáthistos Hymn
Mar 1, 2007
Album: The Akáthistos Hymn (2 Disc Set)
Composer: Ivan Moody
Artist: Cappella Romana
Conductor: Alexander Lingas
Rating: ★★★★☆
Composer: Ivan Moody
Artist: Cappella Romana
Conductor: Alexander Lingas
Moody's epic composition combines powerful, creative, yet authentic Byzantine melodies with beautiful harmonies. Cappella Romana is bright and balanced, but diction suffers slightly at times.
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3 comments:
Thanks for writing about the Akathistos; we're glad it's still getting having an impact! (BTW, the diction issue is related to the sheer expression of the text very high in the voices, which is nonetheless effective, we hope).
Best wishes for a good 40 days,
Mark Powell
Executive Director
Cappella Romana
Wow, thanks for commenting, Mark. The CD is really phenomenal overall, and I think it's great that Cappella Romana has recently highlighted two fantastic contemporary Orthodox composers. It can only help to raise awareness of Orthodox music and Orthodoxy.
Have a blessed Lent and Pascha.
I also just realized that I misspelled Alex Lingas' last name in both Cappella Romana reviews I've posted. My apologies. Fixed them both.
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