Bortnyansky - Sacred Concertos

 Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Valeri Polyansky
Recorded in:
Dormition Cathedral of Smolensk and St Sophias Cathedral, Polotsk 1989-90

Dmitry Stepanovich Bortnyansky (1751-1825)

Sacred Concerto No. 24 9:31
1 I 'I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills' - 3:47
2 II 'He will not suffer thy foot to be moved' - 3:05
3 III 'The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in' 2:39


Sacred Concerto No. 25 12:31
4 I 'We, the unworthy, shall not cease' - 6:35
5 II 'We shall not renounce you' - 2:47
6 III 'For you are the eternal saviour of us' 3:08


Sacred Concerto No. 26 11:02
7 I 'Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee' - 3:42
8 II 'Lord God of Israel! That thine eyes may be open' - 2:15
9 III '. . .and forgive thy people that have sinned against thee' - 2:37
10 IV '. . .that this house, which I have builded' 2:27


Sacred Concerto No. 27 15:18
11 I 'I cried to the Lord with my voice' - 6:12
12 II 'He sent from above, he took me' - 2:47
13 III 'According to the cleanliness of my hands' - 3:10
14 IV '. . .and I did not put away his statutes from me' 3:07


Sacred Concerto No. 28 10:36
15 I 'Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord' - 2:27
16 II 'His seed shall be mighty upon the earth' - 1:18
17 III 'The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David' - 4:14
18 IV 'His enemies will I clothe with shame' 2:34


Sacred Concerto No. 29 8:03
19 I 'I will praise the name of God with a song' - 1:21
20 II '. . .and will magnify him with thanksgiving' - 2:09
21 III 'For his merciful kindness is great toward us' -2:41
22 IV '. . .and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever'

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