An ethnomusicological field recording of the climactic night before Resurrection as celebrated in 1978 by Abbot Alexios and the community of the Xenophontos Monastery on Greece’s holy mountain. Because this culminates the mystery of sacrifice and redemption and ends the Lenten fast, the celebration of Holy Saturday is arguably the most significant point of the entire Orthodox calendar. Its ritual and musical structure are discussed in detailed notes.
Not the sort of thing you want to have blaring out of your urban assault vehicle while you’re waiting for the traffic light to change, but an extraordinarily rare and invaluable recording if you would understand the origins of plainchant, fauxbourdon, or the early Christian church. Share and enjoy!
Easter on Mount Athos
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