The Sealed Angel (Shchedrin)

The Sealed Angel (Zapechatlennyi angel) is a Russian-language composition by Rodion Shchedrin in the form of liturgical music based on the story "The Sealed Angel" by Nikolay Leskov.

The plot concerns a rural community which protects a religious icon that has been confiscated by officials and sealed with wax.

The work is written for soprano, mezzo or alto, tenor, choir boy soloists, flute or oboe, and choir.

[1] The work has nine continuous movements.

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