A contemporary Russian spiritual song in the style of the Siberian Old Believers. It is a capella, so, it may sound spare and austere to modern ears. I find it haunting and ethereal. It is much like American Southern “Shaped Note/Sacred Harp” singing. It is accompanied by 19th century Russian religious art in the order of salvation history.
Sunday, 30 December 2007
Nikolai Kharlamov. The Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist (Nikolai Kharlamov, no date (1890s?))
Another in the continuing series of frescoes from the Church on the Blood in St Petersburg. Click on the picture for a more complete view of this artwork.
