Otche nash – The Lord’s Prayer

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Otche nash – The Lord’s Prayer
Anthony Antolini

The Lord’s Prayer is one of the few sacred works composed by Anton Arensky, and is part of his “Four Sacred Choruses,” Opus 40, from the “Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.” Arensky, a contemporary and student of Rimsky-Korsakov, uses subtle harmonic colorations to adorn the text in this homophonic prayer. The range for all voices is moderate to low, and, as in much of Russian liturgical music, the bass line forms the foundation of the piece, often descending to a low C.