Masterpieces of Russian Church Music (1959) Vinyl LP • Nicholas Afonsky

Catalog Number: MS-132

Record Grading: Excellent (EX), Sleeve Grading: Very Good (VG)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with occasional crackles (play-graded). Cover looks great, a few creases near edges; moderate scuffing and some surface impressions and abrasions (front/back); back has slight discoloration with darker spots. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is mostly readable with some wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of use and divots. 1960s pressing with pink label. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• God Is With Us
• Blessed Is The Man
• Lord, Now Lettest Thou Thy Servant
• Easter Exapostilarion
• Bless The Lord, O My Soul
• The Beatitudes From The Sermon On The Mount
• The Cherubimic Hymn
• Of Thy Mystical Supper
• Litany Of Petitions
• The Lord's Prayer
• Hear My Prayer, O God

About The Record:

Masterpieces of Russian Church Music is a collection by the Cappella Russian Male Chorus which was organized in 1941 to keep alive the great heritage of Russian choral music. The name was adopted as a tribute to the original Kappella, a choir of fabulous male voices which first presented this unique style of singing in America as a gesture of goodwill from Czar Nicholas II. In addition to a regular schedule of concert appearances, the Chorus broadcasts programs beamed behind the iron curtain by the Voice of America.