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SATB choir (div) SKU: MR.KS-004 Miloserdiya dveri otverzi nam. Composed by Alexander Kastalsky. Musica Russica #KS 004. Published by Musica Russica (MR.KS-004). Alexander Kastalsky was considered the founder of a new Russian style of sacred choral compositionone that combined the riches of Russian chant, Russian folk polyphony, and Western choral technique. Among his works, this early opus may be considered seminal, because it is an original composition that is constructed from znamenny chantletsthe melodic kernels that serve as the building blocks of chant. Kastalsky was the first Russian composer to do this, paving the way to all his illustrious contemporaries and followersChesnokov, Gretchaninoff, Rachmaninoff, Shvedov, and many others. This beautiful, gentle prayer to the Virgin Mary will grace any program of sacred music; also available in English: cat. no. OMPKs004E.