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Recorded Sound
Bells of Russian-Orthodox Churches
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Tallin, Cathedral of St. Aleksandr, Ringing during the Liturgy
2. Pskovo-Pecora, The funeral bells
3. Püchti, The funeral bells
4. Pskovo-Pecora, Ringing during the Holy Week
5. Pskovo, Monastry in the Caves, Polyeleon bells
6. Püchti, Convent of the Defunction of Mary, Feast ringing
7. Pskovo-Pecora, Ringing during the Great Doxology
8. Trinity Church (Feast ringing)
9. Pecora, Monastry, Feast ringing
10. Church of the 40 Martyrs (Feast ringing)
11. Zagorsk, Belfry of Lavra, Feast ringing
12. Moscow, Convent of the New Virgins, Feast bells

CD Details

All Artists: Recorded Sound
Title: Bells of Russian-Orthodox Churches
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Label: Christophorus
Release Date: 11/30/1999
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 675754092627

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CD Reviews

Not the usual stuff...

Pavel Stetsenko | Washington DC | 02/12/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One needs to be aware of the difference between Western and Eastern traditions of bell ringing. Western tradition is melodic. Obersely, Russian bell ringing is rhythmic; that is to say, there are no melodies, just rhythms and combinations of rhythms. The resulting harmonies are quite complex and often mind-boggling. I have seen a few times samples of overtones, tones, and rhythmic notations of Russian bell-ringing - the harmonic complexity is off the scale and is also nearly atonal. Each bell also generates an overtone series that has nothing to do with what we know as "overtone series" i.e., Octave, fifth, major third, minor third etc. How it is achieved, I do not know... So this is not your usual bell-ringing, not the usual stuff."