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Serene Ecstasy: The Light and Sorrow of Orthodox Russia. Spiritual Revival Choir of Moscow. Delos DE 3264.(Review)
Serene Ecstasy: The Light and Sorrow of Orthodox Russia. Spiritual Revival Choir of Moscow. Delos DE 3264.
First, this is not one of those Virtual Reality surround-sound things that Delos have mostly been issuing lately. It's a straight stereo affair, a Russian recording made by Russian producers and engineers in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in May, 2000. Unlike the VR creations, which when played back in two channels could vary in sonic quality from superbly open to unusually muffled, this regular stereo disc plays back in a clear, smooth, natural manner, lightly and realistically colored by the acoustic of the venue. It is a superlative recording on all counts.
Second and more important, this is a recording of sublime musical content and impeccable performance. The Spiritual Revival Choir of Moscow's Schnittke Institute was formed in 1992 at the end of the Communist era when Russia was allowed to ...
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