a startling emotional range in their interpretation… a radiant meditation, a revelation of the subtlety of Rachmaninov’s music.
The Guardian
Rachmaninoff Vespers
The recording was made live at the North Wales International Music Festival in conjunction with Boosey & Hawkes, Music Publishers Ltd. The roots of the Russian Orthodox Church are traceable back into the Third Century A.D. Whilst Western forms of Christianity continued to evolve, the Orthodox tradition has been preserved largely intact since the 11th Century, despite persecution of the Church under an intolerant Communist regime in Russia.
The music of the Russian Orthodox Church features vocal chants, the oldest of which is known as znamenny (from the Slavonic znamia meaning “sign”). The melody of this chant is extremely simple, and whilst other composers added their characteristic harmonic effects, Rachmaninoff consciously preserved the modal purity of the original in his setting of the Vespers.
Release Date: 01 January 2005
Record Label: Signum Classics
Catalogue Number: SIGCD054
Location of Recording: St Asaph Cathedral, Wales
Total Running Time: 01:00:18
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| # | Title | Composer | Duration | Price | Listen | Add to Cart |
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| 1 | Priidite, poklonimsya / Come, let us worship | Sergei Rachmaninov | 02:13 | £ | Listen | |
| 2 | Blagoslovi, dushe moya’, Gospoda / Bless the Lord, O my soul | Sergei Rachmaninov | 04:46 | £ | Listen | |
| 3 | Blazhen muzh / Blessed is the man | Sergei Rachmaninov | 05:15 | £ | Listen | |
| 4 | Svete tikhyi / Gladsome light | Sergei Rachmaninov | 02:35 | £ | Listen | |
| 5 | Nyne otpushchaeshi / Lord, now lettest thou | Sergei Rachmaninov | 03:11 | £ | Listen | |
| 6 | Bogoroditse Devo / Rejoice, O Virgin | Sergei Rachmaninov | 03:05 | £ | Listen | |
| 7 | Shestopsalmie / The six Psalms | Sergei Rachmaninov | 02:28 | £ | Listen | |
| 8 | Khavalite imya Gospodne / Praise the name of the Lord | Sergei Rachmaninov | 02:04 | £ | Listen | |
| 9 | Blagosloven esi, Gospodi / Blessed art Thou, O Lord | Sergei Rachmaninov | 05:35 | £ | Listen | |
| 10 | Voskresenie Khristovo videvshe / Having beheld the resurrection of Christ | Sergei Rachmaninov | 02:57 | £ | Listen | |
| 11 | Velichit dusha moya Gospoda / My soul magnifies the Lord | Sergei Rachmaninov | 08:10 | £ | Listen | |
| 12 | Slavoslovie velikoe / The Great Doxology | Sergei Rachmaninov | 07:06 | £ | Listen | |
| 13 | Dnes’ spasenie / Today salvation has come | Sergei Rachmaninov | 01:44 | £ | Listen | |
| 14 | Voskres iz groba / Thou didst rise from the tomb | Sergei Rachmaninov | 03:17 | £ | Listen | |
| 15 | Vzbrannoy voyevode / To Thee, the victorious Leader | Sergei Rachmaninov | 02:46 | £ | Listen | |
| 16 | Tebe poyem / We praise thee | Sergei Rachmaninov | 03:02 | £ | Listen | |
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a startling emotional range in their interpretation… a radiant meditation, a revelation of the subtlety of Rachmaninov’s music.
The Guardian
Nigel Short and Tenebrae have just the right balance of control and passion, reverence and exuberance that makes for such a superb performance.
The Organ
The result is both intimate and powerfully atmospheric, shedding new and memorable light on what usually comes across as a massive choral spectacular.
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