The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom: Introduction and Great Litany, First Antiphon, Second Antiphon, Hymn to the Lord, The Third Antiphon: Beatitudes, Entrance Hymn, Trisagion Hymn, Litany of Fervent Supplication, Litany for the Catechumens, Cherubic Hymn, That We May Receive the King of All, Litany of Fervent Supplication, The Creed, Anaphora, We Hymn Thee, Hymn to the Virgin, Litany Before the Lord’s Prayer, The Lord’s Prayer and Elevation, The Communion, The Hymn of Praise, Thanksgiving and Dismissal, Blessed Be the Name of the Lord Tenebrae's latest disc on Signum sees their return to the repertoire of Russian composer Alexander Levine. 'The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom' is Levine’s most significant large-scale religious work to date. Inspired by the humility and humanity of the murdered Russian priest (and friend of Levine) Fr. Alexander Man and composed over a three-month period of spiritual immersion, research and contemplation (similar to that described by his great forebears Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov), the work traces a continuous spiritual growth towards the central point of the Liturgy – the Holy Communion.
Praise for Tenebrae's previous disc with Alexander Levine – Prayers for Mankind (SIGCD212): "This is a notable new choral work and it’s impossible to imagine that it could have been served better than by Tenebrae.
Both this composition and the performance it receives are significant achievements." Musicweb-International
