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This piece is part of the choral cycle In Days of Battle, opus 45, written in the difficult early days of World War I. Chesnokov fashions a sacred concerto from a prayerful appeal to the Lord Jesus, drawn from an ancient prayer dating back to at least the 13th century. With great effect, the composer mixes Russian folk-style polyphony and a modal tonality in the opening phrases with massive block-like harmonies and imitative motives. Emotionally intense, this colorful choral piece represents some of Chesnokov’s finest writing, as the composer was honing his compositional skills as a graduate-level student at the Moscow Conservatory.
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