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Kanon Pokajanen
Classical · 2016 · 9 tracks · 59m

Kanon Pokajanen

Arvo Pärt

Over eighty minutes of unaccompanied choral music based on the Eastern Orthodox Canon of Repentance. Massive, somber, and deeply spiritual.

October 31, 2016 · JADE (2)

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A profound, heavy stillness that feels both ancient and deeply personal.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 59m
01
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode I
7:19
02
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode III
11:22
03
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode IV
6:49
04
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VI
8:11
05
Kanon Pokajanen: Kontakion
2:25
06
Kanon Pokajanen: Ikos
2:39
07
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VIII
4:28
08
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode IX
6:16
09
Kanon Pokajanen: Prayer After the Canon
10:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The subterranean bass notes in Ode I that seem to vibrate the floor rather than the air.
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