Romanus Melodus (6th c.)
1 Kontakion �� 8.37 Theophane (9th c.)
2 Hymn for the Exaltation of the Cross �� 2.27 Theodore of Studios (8th c.)
3 Hymn to St. Euphrosyne �� 2.33 John of Damascus (8th c.)
4 Hymns �� 2.26 Unknown authors
5 Christos anesti �� 1.16
6 Christmas ode �� 1.06 lzaija of Serbia (15th c.)
7 We venerate Thy Cross �� 1.03 John Cucuselus (13th c.)
8 Arehpastoral megalynarion �� 4.06 Unknown authors
9 �� full of Grace, Thou (Greek Chant) 2.43
10 Praise the Lord (Serbian Chant) 1.29
11 Attend, �� Heaven �� 1.04
12 Stieheron for the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin in the Temple �� 2.01
13 From my youth up �� 1.44
14 Stieheron to Vasil the Great �� 2.54
15 Praise ye the name of the Lord �� 2.30
16 �� Thou the only-begotten Son �� 0.54
17 Blessed be the name of the Lord �� 1.13 RUSSIAN SACRED CONCERTO AND SACRED VERSE OF THE 17th �� 18th CENTURIES

Unknown authors
18 Apostles - 3.27
19 When the thief beheld the author of life hanging upon the Cross �� 6.02
20 I weep and wail �� 3.48
21 When the Jews had sealed down the stone �� 1.31

N. Diletsky (c. 1630 c. 1680)
22 Cherubic Hymn �� 5.34
23 Glory to the Father and the Son �� 2.15

In Greek (1 - 6) and Church Slavonic (7 �� 23)
Lydia Davydova, soprano (1, 4, 5, 9, 11, 16, 17, 20)
Galina Korobova, soprano (1, 3 - 5, 12, 16 �� 18, 21, 23)
Larissa Pyatigorskaya, mezzo-soprano (1, 3 �� 5, 11, 12, 16 �� 18, 20, 21, 23)
Victor Gukov, tenor (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 17, 19, 20, 21 �� 23)
Boris Yaganov, tenor (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 22)
Evgeni Argyshev (Syrov). baritone, counter-tenor (1, 2, 4 - 8, 10, 15, 17 �� 19, 21)
Yuri Zykov, bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19 �� 23)
Anatoli Safiulin, bass (1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13)

Performers:
"Madrigal" Moscow Philharmonic Soloists Ensemble
Artistic director Oleg Yanchenko

Recorded live at the St. Sophia Cathedral of Polotsk in 1988 Recording engineer P. Kondrashin Editor L. Abelyan On the cover: L. Ortega's drawing Cover design by A. Grigoriev