Prayer for Peace Intrada Vocal Ensemble, Ekaterina Antonenko, OpensoundOrchestra

• Sergey Akhunov (b. 1967): Choir Concerto "Exegi monumentum":
• 1 Akhunov: Choir Concerto "Exegi monumentum": I. Exegi monumentum 05:24
• 2 Akhunov: Choir Concerto "Exegi monumentum": II. Non omnis moriar 05:27
• 3 Akhunov: Choir Concerto "Exegi monumentum": III. Dicar 02:27
• 4 Akhunov: Choir Concerto "Exegi monumentum": IV. Sume superbiam 05:44
• Adagio "Prayer for Peace":
• 5 Akhunov: Adagio "Prayer for Peace" (String Quartet Version) 09:31
• Two Latin Psalms:
• 6 Akhunov: Two Latin Psalms: I. De profundis 06:23
• 7 Akhunov: Two Latin Psalms: II. Benedic anima mea 07:50
• Adagio "Prayer for Peace":
• 8 Akhunov: Adagio "Prayer for Peace" (String Orchestra Version) 11:06
• Psalm 83:
• 9 Akhunov: Psalm 83 08:55
• Total Runtime 01:02:47

Info for Prayer for Peace

At the end of February 2022, at the start of theRussian-Ukrainian war, Sergey Akhunov began composing an Adagio ‘Prayer for Peace’, echoing Samuel Barber’s Adagio for strings.

Built around the interplay of instrumental textures, the work was quickly completed and recorded bythe Opensound Orchestra, conducted by Stanislav Malyshev.

Three other compositions for solo choir revolve around this core, performed by the Intrada ensemble under the direction of Ekaterina Antonenko (Concerto ‘Exigi monumentum’, Two Latin Psalms, Psalm 83).

In the complex interweaving of vocal and instrumental lines, Akhunov deploys a contemplative and moving polyphony, in which each part, as part of a whole, takes on meaning in its relationship to the others.

Intrada Vocal Ensemble
Ekaterina Antonenko, conductor
OpensoundOrchestra
Stanislav Malyshev, conductor
Roman Vikulov, violin 1
Narine Nanayan, violin 2
Darya Filippenko, viola
Olga Kalinova, cello

No biography found.

Booklet for Prayer for Peace