Rachmaninov: Vespers - All Night Vigil

Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Nikolay Kornev & St. Petersburg Chamber Choir

All-Night Vigil (Vespers) is a choral composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1915. Rooted in Russian Orthodox liturgical chant, the work is characterised by dense, sonorous choral textures, extensive low-bass writing and a rich harmonic language, and it occupies a significant place in Rachmaninoff's late output for its influence on the revival of Russian liturgical choral repertoire.
First released: 5th January 2015

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - I. "Priidite, poklonimsya"
    1:58
  2. 2.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - II. "Blagoslovi dushe moya"
    5:10
  3. 3.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - III. "Blazhen muzh"
    3:49
  4. 4.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - IV. "Svete tikhyi"
    3:10
  5. 5.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - V. "Nyne otpushchayeshi"
    3:45
  6. 6.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - VI. "Bogoroditse Devo"
    2:37
  7. 7.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - VII. "Slava v vyshnikh Bogu"
    2:59
  8. 8.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - VIII. "Kvalite imya Gospodne"
    1:53
  9. 9.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - IX. "Blagosloven esi, Gospodi"
    5:37
  10. 10.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - X. "Voskreseniye Khristovo videvshe"
    2:52
  11. 11.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - XI. "Velichit dusha moya Gospoda"
    7:22
  12. 12.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - XII. "Slava v vyshnikh Bogu"
    7:47
  13. 13.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - XIII. "Dnes spaseniye"
    2:13
  14. 14.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - XIV. "Voskrez iz groba"
    3:40
  15. 15.
    Vespers, Op. 37 : Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37 - XV. "Vzbrannoy voevode"
    1:26