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The Sealed Angel (Shchedrin)

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The Sealed Angel (Zapechatlennyi angel) is a Russian-language composition by Rodion Shchedrin in the form of liturgical music based on the story "The Sealed Angel" by Nikolay Leskov. The plot concerns a rural community which protects a religious icon. The work is written for soprano, mezzo or alto, tenor, choir boy soloists, flute or oboe, and choir.

Recordings

  • State Academic Russian Choir & The Moscow Chamber Choir, Vladimir Minin; Melodiya
  • State Choir Latvija, Maris Sirmais; Wergo
  • Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge & The Choir of King's College London, Geoffrey Webber & David Trendell; Delphian
  • Soloists Berlin Radio Choir, Stefan Parkman; Coviello
  • References

    The Sealed Angel (Shchedrin) Wikipedia