The Sealed Angel (Shchedrin)
The Sealed Angel (Zapechatlennyi angel) is a Russian-language composition by Rodion Shchedrin in the form of liturgical music based on the story "The Sealed Angel" by Nikolay Leskov. The plot concerns a rural community which protects a religious icon. The work is written for soprano, mezzo or alto, tenor, choir boy soloists, flute or oboe, and choir.[1]
Recordings
- State Academic Russian Choir & The Moscow Chamber Choir, Vladimir Minin; Melodiya
- State Choir Latvija, Maris Sirmais; Wergo
- Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge & The Choir of King's College London, Geoffrey Webber & David Trendell; Delphian
- Soloists Berlin Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman; Coviello
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture 1136787852 Smorodinskaya, - 2013- Page 556 "16 December 1932, Moscow Composer Shchedrin graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1955 and taught ... Zapechatlennyi angel (The Sealed Angel, 1988, from text by Nikolai Leskov) for mixed choir and reed pipe continues the rich
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