The first fruits of the Lord's Passion - Choir of Vatopaidi

Holy Monday hymns by the Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopadi Mount Athos, Greece - Crete University Press.
The kathisma is sung after the third versicles, twice slowly, in a slow heirmological chant and in the fourth plagal mode. Here the alternations of the endings of the melodies, sometimes sometimes in the tonality (Ni) and sometimes three tones above (Ga) are worth noting.

This CD is accompanied by a booklet with a commentary and the poetry of the hymns, which help the listener to gain a better understanding of the chants sung. Those who are acquainted with the system of Byzantine notation will also be able to follow the musical text. This is a calligraphy of the music of the hymns on the model of the manuscript codices of past centuries, which is of aesthetic interest event to those who do not know the specific script.

The first-fruits of the Lord's Passiopn fill this present day with light.
Come then, all who love to keep the feast, and let us
welcome it with songs. For the Creator draws near to undergo the
Cross. He is questioned, beaten and brought to Pilate for
judgment. A servant strikes Him on the face,
and all this He endures that He may save mankind.
Therefore let us cry aloud to Him:
O Christ, Thou who lovest man, grant remission
of sins to those who venerate in faith Thy Holy Passion.