Cathedral of Christ the Saviour,
Moscow, Russia.
Photo: 11 July 2011.
Source: Own work.
Author: Alvesgaspar.
(Wikimedia Commons)
In the Soviet era, religion was often under oppression, and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, whose last Choirmaster had been Chesnokov, was destroyed. This disturbed him so deeply that he stopped writing music altogether. He died on 14 March 1944.
The Cathedral was rebuilt and Consecration took place on Transfiguration Day, 19 August 2000.
Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov (Russian: Павел Григорьевич Чесноков) (1877 – 1944), was a Russian Empire and Soviet composer, choral conductor and teacher. He composed over five hundred Choral Works, over four hundred of which are Sacred. Today, he is most known for his piece, Salvation is Created, as well as works such as Do Not Reject Me in Old Age
(solo for basso profondo).
"We Praise Thee".
Composer: Pavel Grigoryevich Chesnokov (1877-1944)
Russian Orthodox Choral Music.
Saint Petersburg Chamber Choir.
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