Les Vêpres

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff

Les Vêpres is a choral composition by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, completed in 1915. Scored for unaccompanied choir and drawing on Russian Orthodox chant and folk inflections, it features deep bass writing, close modal harmonies and wide dynamic contrasts, representing a culmination of Rachmaninoff's engagement with liturgical music and occupying an important place in twentieth-century Russian choral repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Venez, Inclinons-nous Devant Le Seigneur - Come, Let Us Bow Before The Lord / Sergei Rachmaninov
    3:06
  2. 2.
    Mon âme, Bénis Le Seigneur - Bless The Lord, O My Soul
    4:43
  3. 3.
    Heureux L'homme - Blessed Is The Man
    6:11
  4. 4.
    Lumière Paisible - Peaceful Light
    3:07
  5. 5.
    Maintenant Seigneur, Laisse Aller Ton Serviteur (Nunc Dimittis)
    3:53
  6. 6.
    Réjouis-toi, Vierge (Ave Maria)
    3:44
  7. 7.
    Hexapsaume - The Hexapsalm/ Sergei Rachmaninov
    3:10
  8. 8.
    Louez Le Nom Du Seigneur - Praise The Name Of The Lord
    2:17
  9. 9.
    Bénis Sois-tu, Seigneur - Blessed Art Thou, Lord
    5:33
  10. 10.
    Ayant Vu La Résurrection Du Christ - Having Beheld Christ's Resurrection
    3:54
  11. 11.
    Magnificat: Mon âme, Magnifie Le Seigneur
    8:04
  12. 12.
    Grande Doxologie (Gloria In Excelsis)
    6:51
  13. 13.
    Tropaire "Jour De Notre Salut" - Day Of Our Salvation
    2:09
  14. 14.
    Ressuscité Des Morts - Risen From The Dead
    3:38
  15. 15.
    Louange à La Mère De Dieu - Praise To The Mother Of God
    1:32

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