Cantiques de Suprasl (Pologne)

CD 1
Sainte-Vierge Marie

CD 2
Tous les Saints

CD 3
Jesus Christ

The Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir
Violetta Bielecka, direction

The Suprasl Canticles is a collection of 49 Orthodox Church concert compositions for male and treble choir, by various authors. 38 of them were recorded on this three-disc album. Discovered only just in the 1990s, the compositions come from the 17th century and are an example of the peak achievements of Baroque choral polyphony and of the implementation of the influences of Western music, including Italian, into the areas under the influence of the Orthodox Church. The implementation occurred thanks to the activity of the so-called Vilnius School of Baroque Orthodox Church composition. A mixed choir, including female voices, took part in the recording of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir. Under the baton of an outstanding conductor, Violetta Bielecka, with whom they have been very successful both in relation to concerts and recordings, the artists once again prove their undeniable performance class and virtuosity.