MUSIC OF BYZANTIUM

About This Recording

Cappella Romana's CD released in conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its 2004 exhibit "Byzantium: Faith and Power", where the ensemble made its New York debut in April 2004. This compilation recording features primarily live recordings from recent concerts of Cappella Romana's concerts of Byzantine chant, dating from 1261 to 1556. This title has sold over 12,000 copies.

Cappella Romana

Alexander Lingas, artistic director / soloist
Ioannis Arvanitis, guest director / soloist

John Michael Boyer
John S. Boyer
Rachel Taylor Brown
LeaAnne DenBeste
Don Ebel
Doug Fullington
Leslie Green
Virginia Hancock
Stephanie Kramer
David Krueger
Christopher Kula
Gayle Neuman
Kendrick Perala
Mark Powell
Travis Powers
Adam Steele
Wendy Steele
David Stutz

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[ 1 ] Kontakion - "To you my Champion" MS St. Petersburg Gr. 674 (ca. 1270)	LISTEN
[ 2 ] Imperial Acclamations for Constantine XI Palaiologos (1449-1453) After MSS Athens 2622 (14th c.) and 2406 (1453)	LISTEN
[ 3 ] Kontakion for Theophany Romanos the Melodist (6th c.) MS Konstamonitou 86 (15th c.)	LISTEN
[ 4 ] Festal Trisagion "As many of you as have been baptized" Xenos Korones (14th c.) MSS Athens 2456 (15th c.) and Ambrosianus L36 (14th c.)	LISTEN
[ 5 ] Anagrammatismos for Theophany St. John Koukouzelis (14th c.) MS Sinai 1566(15th c.)	LISTEN
[ 6 ] Sticheron Apostichon Idiomelon for St. Basil Byzas (8th c.) MS Ambrosianus A139 sup. (14th c.)	LISTEN
[ 7 ] Kalophonic Coda for St. Basil / A New Addition Gregorios the Domestikos (14th c.) John Plousiadenos (1429-1500) MS Sinai 1234 (autograph of Plousiadenos)	LISTEN
[ 8 ] Kyrie Latin chant (from Byzantine notation) MS Athens 2401 (15th c.)	LISTEN
[ 9 ] Kanon in Honor of St. Thomas Aquinas: Ode 1 Plousiadenos Melody: John of Damascus MS Vatopedi 1529	LISTEN
[10] Communion for Mid-Pentecost Plousiadenos MS Dochiarou 315	LISTEN
[11] Lament for the Fall of Constantinople Manuel Chrysaphes (15th c.) MS Iviron 1120 (1458)	LISTEN
[12] Lamentatio Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae Guillame Dufay (ca. 1400-74	LISTEN
[13] "O great and most sacred Pascha" Hieronymos Tragodistes of Cyprus (fl. 1550-60)	LISTEN