The Sounds Of Nature - France: Country Ambiance - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Akathistos Hymn to the Virgin Mary is a lyrical masterpiece in 24 stanzas that has been treasured for nearly 1,500 years by Eastern Christians. Father Ivan Moody's 1998 setting, composed specially for Cappella Romana, weaves beloved Greek melodies into Russian choral textures as it progresses from reverent contemplation to ecstatic transcendence. Vocal ensemble Cappella Romana combines passion with scholarship in it's exploration of early and contemporary music of the Christian East and West. It's name refers to the medieval Greek concept of the Roman oikoumene (inhabited world), which embraced Rome and Western Europe as well as the Byzantine Empire of Constantinople (InchNew RomeInch) and it's Slavic commonwealth. Inchpurity and radiance in perfect realizationsInch (Gramophone) InchThe sound is splendidInch (American Record Guide) Inchlight and warmth over an ancient musical groundInch (Willamette Week) Album Tracks 1. Magnificat (Mit Weihnachtlichen Einlagesätzen) 2. O Heilige Zeit (Ersteinspielung / First Recording) 3. O Heilige Zeit 4. Frohlocket, Ihr Völker, Und Jauchzet, Ihr Heiden (Ersteinspielung / First Recording)

Album Tracks 1. Les Garrigues - Garrigues 2. Les Garrigues - Garrigues 3. Les Landes - Heaths 4. Les Landes - Heaths 5. Les Falaises - Cliffs 6. Les Falaises - Cliffs 7. Les Falaises - Cliffs 8. Les Taillis - Coppices 9. Les Taillis - Coppices 10. Les Bois - Woods 11. Les Bois - Woods 12. Les Futaies - Mature Woodlands 13. Les Futaies - Mature Woodlands 14. Les Futaies - Mature Woodlands 15. Les Futaies - Mature Woodlands 16. Les Futaies - Mature Woodlands 17. Les Cultures Et Les Vergers - Crops and Orchards 18. Les Cultures Et Les Vergers - Crops and Orchards 19. Les Grands Champs Avec Des Haies - Large Fields with Hedgerows 20. Les Grands Champs Avec Des Haies - Large Fields with Hedgerows 21. Les Villages - Villages 22. Les Villages - Villages 23. Les Villages - Villages 24. Les Marais - Marshes 25. Les Marais - Marshes 26. Les Marais - Marshes 27. Le Lit de la Durance - Along the Durance River 28. Le Lit de la Durance - Along the Durance River 29. Le Lit de la Durance - Along the Durance River 30. Les Arbres Au Bord de L'eau - Trees on the Waters Edge 31. Les Arbres Au Bord de L'eau - Trees on the Waters Edge 32. Les Îles de la Méditerranée - Mediterranean Islands 33. La Camargue - the Camargue 34. La Camargue - the Camargue 35. La Camargue - the Camargue 36. La Crau - la Crau Plane 37. La Crau - la Crau Plane 38. Les Concerts D'insectes en ÉTÉ - Summer Time Insect Concerts 39. Les Concerts D'insectes en ÉTÉ - Summer Time Insect Concerts 40. Les Concerts D'insectes en ÉTÉ - Summer Time Insect Concerts 41. Les Concerts D'insectes en ÉTÉ - Summer Time Insect Concerts

The recordings for this CD of more than 54 minutes of British soundscapes were made during early summer. They take the listener to Wales (Eglwysfach Reserve), to the Abernethy forest (near Aberdeen) and finally to the boggy grassland at the extreme north-east of Scotland, around Thurso. Album Tracks 1. 1 - Meadows and Pinewoods, Near Thurso, Northern Scotland 2. 2 - Abernethy Forests, Eastern-Central Scotland, at Dawn 3. 3 - the Cambrian Mountains, Wales, in the Morning 4. 4 - the Eglwysfach Reserve, the Same Region, at Dawn