From the rich repertory of Russian Orthodox music composed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries this is one of my favorite pieces, and, I believe, Tchaikovsky’s finest choral composition. It was intended as a work of hope to be sung at a funeral. As the text says the departed ones will be remembered from generation to generation, the voices swell to a moment of great fervor and inspiration.

– Dennis Keene

TCHAIKOVSKY Blazheni, yahze izbral - How Blessed Are They

Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, Artistic Director

from the Delos recording Hear My Prayer ℗ 2004 Delos
The singers in this performance are represented by the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO.

Sung in Old Church Slavonic:
Blessed are they, whom Thou hast chosen and taken, O Lord. Their remembrance is from generation to generation. Alleluia.