All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart & Marcus Creed

All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 ('Vespers') is a choral composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff, composed in 1915. Drawing on Russian Orthodox liturgical chant, it features broad, resonant choral textures, prominent low bass writing and rich harmonic sonorities, and was composed near the end of his Russian period, reflecting his sustained engagement with liturgical music.
First released: 14th June 2019

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Intonatio
    0:47
  2. 2.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 1, Come, Let Us Worship
    2:31
  3. 3.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 2, Bless the Lord, O My Soul
    4:13
  4. 4.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 3, Blessed Is the Man
    4:50
  5. 5.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 4, O Gladsome Light
    3:09
  6. 6.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 5, Now Lettest Thou
    3:33
  7. 7.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 6, Rejoice, O Virgin
    2:54
  8. 8.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 7, Glory to God in the Highest
    2:39
  9. 9.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 8, Praise the Name of the Lord
    2:33
  10. 10.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 9, Blessed Art Thou, O Lord
    6:01
  11. 11.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 10, Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ
    3:02
  12. 12.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 11, My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord
    8:01
  13. 13.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 12, The Great Doxology
    7:12
  14. 14.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 13, Today Salvation Is Come
    2:03
  15. 15.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 14, Thou Didst Rise from the Tomb
    3:36
  16. 16.
    All‐Night Vigil, op. 37 “Vespers”: no. 15, To Thee, Victorious Leader
    1:53

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