Bortnyansky - Sacred Concertos

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Dmytri Stepanovych Bortniansky (Russian: Дмитрий Степанович Бортнянский; alternative transcriptions of names are Dmytro, Dmitri, and Bortnyansky; 28 October 1751–10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1825) was a Russian composer and conductor of Ukrainian origin. Bortniansky is best known today for his liturgical works and his prolific contributions to the genre of choral concertos.[4] He was one of the "Golden Three" of his era, along with Artemy Vedel and Maksym Berezovsky. Bortniansky composed in many different musical styles, including choral compositions in French, Italian, Latin, German and Church Slavonic. 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'