Égypte: Hymnes de L'Église Copte Orthodoxe: Choeur de l'Institut d'Études Coptes / Egypt: Coptic Orthodox Church Hymns: Choir of the Institute of Coptic Studies

NORTH AFRICA AND WEST ASIA Égypte: Hymnes de L'Église Copte Orthodoxe: Chœur de l'Institut d'Études Coptes / Egypt: Coptic Orthodox Church Hymns: Choir of the Institute of Coptic Studies. 2014. INEDIT. Maison des Cultures du Monde W 260151. Recorded by Rainer Engel. Annotated by Séverine Gabry-Thienpont. 28-page booklet with notes in French and English. English translation by Frank Kane. Colour photographs. CD, 11 tracks (77:55).

This is a beautiful collection of hymns from the living practice of the Coptic church in Egypt. Claimed to comprise 1,048 surviving melodies, the Coptic liturgical calendar is ordered in thirty-six occasions. This eleven-track CD collection covers a range of occasions, offering a sample of the characteristic dense...