Links for Byzantine Music

[Dionysii]

Very nice thread here.

This Church in Cyprus has a particularly useful website for anyone wanting more material about Byzantine chant in Greek or English.
Its english translations complement those of Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Boston and Saint Antony Monastery of Arizona:
http://www.christopherklitou.com

[Dominika]

http://www.psaltika.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=47&Itemid=100

A Russian byzantine choir (it's quite rare, isn't it?) "Psaltika" from Moscow. I recommend especially the first folder (Рождественские песнопения) and the first hymn of it as there are very few recordings of Nativity Canon in Church Slavonic sung in byzantine way. The last folder is also very nice as it contains all 8 Sunday troparions (I mean, all 8 tones).

[Romaios]

The Troparion of St. Kassiane (from tonight's Vigil) set to music by Petros Lampadarios. 

 

[Apostolos]

Agape Vespers in Jerusalem (2013):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c_5AJ7W0H8

[Dominika]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17kNNTuXLs8 - I know it's not typical byzantine chant, but I think it's really nice. Unfortunately, I don't understand, what they're singing in Romanian

[Fotina02]

Archimandrite Panteilomon Farah's chanting is heavenly. (Anyone know his current status?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmo_e59mRk4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXSM331Ayw

[Apostolos]

Hagiorite Trisagion (based on the one composed by Thrasybulus Stanitsas) chanted by the Simonopetra Monks (with notation) & Kratima of Theodore Phocaeus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2f45MIMZF4

Cherubic Hymn composed by Demetrios Sourlandzis (1920-2006) chanted by Ioannis Liakos (with notation), Tone 3rd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h9QfamJZjc

[Arachne]

Christodoulos Halaris - Byzantine Secular Music (includes complete volumes 2 and 3).

[Romaios]

Basso profondo from the nunnery: Great Patriarchal Vespers - Serres, October 20th, 2012. Great hyphos!

[Apostolos]

Amazing chanting (in simplicity there's majesty) by an anonymous Greek nun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXiW9X7-aW8
Idiomelon (Samoglasen) of the Matins of Holy and Great Friday (palgal of 4th mode)
Already the pen of sentence is being dipped in ink

Ἤδη βάπτεται κάλαμος ἀποφάσεως παρά κριτῶν ἀδίκων, καὶ Ἰησούς δικάζεται καὶ κατακρίνεται Σταυρῷ.
Καὶ πάσχει ἡ κτίσις ἐν Σταυρῷ καθορῶσα τὸν Κύριον.
Ἀλλ' ὁ φύσει σώματος δι' ἐμέ πάσχων, Ἀγαθέ Κύριε, Δόξα Σοι

Nativity Doxastikon When the time came for Your Advent on earth (plagal of 2nd) chanted by the same nun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIuoaFKfWCI

Ὅτε καιρός, τῆς ἐπὶ γῆς παρουσίας σου, πρώτη ἀπογραφὴ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ ἐγένετο, τότε ἔμελλες τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀπογράφεσθαι τὰ ὀνόματα, τῶν πιστευόντων τῷ τόκῳ σου· διὰ τοῦτο τὸ τοιοῦτον δόγμα, ὑπὸ Καίσαρος ἐξεφωνήθη· τῆς γὰρ αἰωνίου σου βασιλείας, τὸ ἄναρχον ἐκαινουργήθη. Διὸ σοι προσφέρομεν καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὑπὲρ τήν χρηματικὴν φορολογίαν, ὀρθοδόξου πλουτισμὸν θεολογίας, τῷ Θεῷ καὶ Σωτῆρι τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν

Channel: youtube.com/user/tzortzinio1/videos

[Orthodox11]

Amazing chanting (in simplicity there's majesty) by an anonymous Greek nun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXiW9X7-aW8

Thank you for this! I'm usually not a great fan of nuns chanting, but this was great!

[CoptoGeek]

Archimandrite Panteilomon Farah's chanting is heavenly. (Anyone know his current status?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmo_e59mRk4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXSM331Ayw

This is wonderful.  I absolutely love Byzantine chant in Arabic. There's a great online radio station, Al Orthodoxiya, which has Byzantine chant mostly in Arabic.

Al Orthodoxiya Radio Station
http://www.orthodoxiya.org/

[Apostolos]

Doxastikon of the Praises for the feast of St. George Spring is here (composition of Petros Philanthides) chanted by a choir of Thessalonian chanters (plagal of 1st):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1F2U0OSM24

Ἀνέτειλε τὸ ἔαρ, δεῦτε εὐωχηθῶμεν, ἐξέλαμψεν ἡ Ἀνάστασις Χριστοῦ, δεῦτε εὐφρανθῶμεν ἡ τοῦ Ἀθλοφόρου μνήμη, τοὺς πιστοὺς φαιδρύνουσα ἀνεδείχθη· διὸ φιλέορτοι, δεῦτε μυστικῶς αὐτὴν πανηγυρίσωμεν· οὗτος γὰρ ὡς καλὸς στρατιώτης, ἠνδρίσατο κατὰ τῶν τυράννων, καὶ τούτους κατῄσχυνε, μιμητὴς γενόμενος τοῦ πάθους τοῦ Σωτῆρος Χριστοῦ, οὐκ ἠλέησε τὸ σκεῦος τὸ πήλινον τὸ ἑαυτοῦ, ἀλλὰ γυμνὸν ἀνεχάλκευσεν, ἐν βασάνοις αὐτὸ προσαμειβόμενος, αὐτῷ βοήσωμεν· Ἀθλοφόρε ἱκέτευε, εἰς τὸ σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Psalm 102 (Bless the Lord, O my soul) chanted according to the Hagiorite tradition (plagal of 4th) by a choir of fresher students of the Aristotelian Uni of Thessaloniki:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SC0zFbfRNk

Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου τόν Κύριον, Εὐλογητός εἶ Κύριε.
Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον καί, πάντα τὰ ἐντός μου, τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ·.
Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον καὶ μὴ ἐπιλανθάνου πάσας τὰς ἀνταποδόσεις αὐτοῦ·
τὸν εὐιλατεύοντα πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας σου, τὸν ἰώμενον πάσας τὰς νόσους σου·
τὸν λυτρούμενον ἐκ φθορᾶς τὴν ζωήν σου, τὸν στεφανοῦντά σε ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς·
τὸν ἐμπιπλῶντα ἐν ἀγαθοῖς τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν σου, ἀνακαινισθήσεται ὡς ἀετοῦ ἡ νεότης σου.
Ποιῶν ἐλεημοσύνας ὁ Κύριος καὶ κρῖμα πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδικουμένοις.
'Eγνώρισε τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ τῷ Μωυσῇ, τοῖς υἱοῖς ᾿Ισραὴλ τὰ θελήματα αὐτοῦ.
Οἰκτίρμων καὶ ἐλεήμων ὁ Κύριος, μακρόθυμος καὶ πολυέλεος· οὐκ εἰς τέλος ὀργισθήσεται, οὐδὲ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μηνιεῖ·
οὐ κατὰ τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῶν ἐποίησεν ἡμῖν, οὐδὲ κατὰ τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν ἀνταπέδωκεν ἡμῖν
ὅτι κατὰ τὸ ὕψος τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἐκραταίωσε Κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν·
καθόσον ἀπέχουσιν ἀνατολαὶ ἀπὸ δυσμῶν, ἐμάκρυνεν ἀφ᾿ ἡμῶν τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῶν.
Καθὼς οἰκτείρει πατὴρ υἱούς, ᾠκτείρησε Κύριος τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἔγνω τὸ πλάσμα ἡμῶν, ἐμνήσθη ὅτι χοῦς ἐσμεν.
ἄνθρωπος, ὡσεὶ χόρτος αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτοῦ· ὡσεὶ ἄνθος τοῦ ἀγροῦ, οὕτως ἐξανθήσει·
ὅτι πνεῦμα διῆλθεν ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ οὐχ ὑπάρξει καὶ οὐκ ἐπιγνώσεται ἔτι τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ.
Τὸ δὲ ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν
καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ υἱοῖς υἱῶν τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ καὶ μεμνημένοις τῶν ἐντολῶν αὐτοῦ τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτάς.
Κύριος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἡτοίμασε τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ πάντων δεσπόζει.
Εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ, δυνατοὶ ἰσχύϊ ποιοῦντες τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι τῆς φωνῆς τῶν λόγων αὐτοῦ.
Εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ, λειτουργοὶ αὐτοῦ  οἱ ποιοῦντες τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ.
Eὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ, ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ τῆς δεσποτείας αὐτοῦ.
Eὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον.
Δόξα Πατρί καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι.
Καὶ Νῦν καὶ ἀεί καί εἰς τούς αἰώνας τῶν αἰώνων Ἀμήν.
Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον καί, πάντα τὰ ἐντός μου, τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ.
Εὐλογητός εἶ Κύριε.

[Apostolos]

The Song of the Three Holy Children chanted in octoechos by the choir of the school of Byzantine music of St. Marina church, Ano ilissia, Athens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2W5FP5-5Aw

(Mode 1st)
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
 -Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
-Εὐλογεῖτε, Ἄγγελοι Κυρίου, οὐρανοὶ Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
(Mode legetos)
-Εὐλογεῖτε, ὕδατα τὰ ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
-Εὐλογεῖτε, ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη, ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
(Mode 3rd)
-Εὐλογεῖτε, πᾶς ὄμβρος καὶ δρόσος, πάντα τὰ πνεύματα, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
-Εὐλογεῖτε, πῦρ καὶ καῦμα, ψῦχος καὶ καύσων, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
(Mode Aghia)
-Εὐλογεῖτε δρόσοι καὶ νιφετοί, πάγοι καὶ ψῦχος, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
-Εὐλογεῖτε, πάχναι καὶ χιόνες, ἀστραπαὶ καὶ νεφέλαι τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
(Mode Plagal of 1st)
-Εὐλογεῖτε, φῶς καὶ σκότος, νύκτες καὶ ἡμέραι, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
-Εὐλογεῖτε, γῆ, ὄρη καὶ βουνοί, καὶ πάντα τὰ φυόμενα ἐν αὐτῇ, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
(Mode Nenano)
-Εὐλογεῖτε, πηγαί, θάλασσα, καὶ ποταμοί, κήτη, καὶ πάντα τὰ κινούμενα ἐν τοῖς ὕδασι, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
-Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, τὰ θηρία καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
(Mode Grave)
-Εὐλογεῖτε, υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, εὐλογείτω Ἰσραὴλ τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
-Εὐλογεῖτε, Ἱερεῖς Κυρίου, δοῦλοι Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
(Mode Plagal of 4th)
-Εὐλογεῖτε, πνεύματα καὶ ψυχαὶ Δικαίων, ὅσιοι καὶ ταπεινοὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
-Εὐλογεῖτε, Ἀνανία, Ἀζαρία, καὶ Μισαήλ, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
(Mode 1st)
-Εὐλογεῖτε, Ἀπόστολοι, Προφῆται, καὶ Μάρτυρες Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
-Εὐλογοῦμεν Πατέρα Υἱόν, καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνoῦμεν, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
-Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν, καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον.
Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνοῦμεν, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

It is Truly Meet (composed by Michael Hadziathanasiou, 1881 - 1948), chanted by the choir of the school of Byzantine music of St. Marina church, Ano ilissia, Athens (Mode 1st):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2ERWBjfieg

Ἄξιον ἐστίν ὡς ἀληθῶς
μακαρίζειν σέ τὴν Θεοτόκον,
τὴν ἀειμακάριστον καὶ παναμώμητον
καὶ μητέρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν.
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ
καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ
τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεόν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν,
τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον,
Σέ μεγαλύνομεν.

[Rufus]

My contribution:

http://analogion.com/Nafpliotis.html
http://analogion.com/Dositheos.html
http://analogion.com/Pringos.html

You're all welcome.

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