
Wydawnictwo: Bis
Nr katalogowy: BISSACD 2039
Nośnik: 1 SACD
Data wydania: styczeń 2014
EAN: 7318599920399
Nr katalogowy: BISSACD 2039
Nośnik: 1 SACD
Data wydania: styczeń 2014
EAN: 7318599920399
Nasze kategorie wyszukiwania
Epoka muzyczna: 20 wiek do 1960
Obszar (język): rosyjski
Rodzaj: nieszpory, koncert
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Epoka muzyczna: 20 wiek do 1960
Obszar (język): rosyjski
Rodzaj: nieszpory, koncert

Rachmaninow: Vespers
Bis - BISSACD 2039
Kompozytor
Sergiej Rachmaninow (1873-1943)
Sergiej Rachmaninow (1873-1943)
Wykonawcy
Netherlands Radio Choir / Kaspars Putninš
Netherlands Radio Choir / Kaspars Putninš
Utwory na płycie:
All-Night Vigil: 1. O come, let us worship
2. Praise the Lord, O my soul
3. Blessed is the man
4. O gentle radiance
5. Lord, now lettest Thou
6. O Virgin Mother of God, rejoice!
7. Hexapsalmos: Glory be to God on high
8. Praise ye the name of the Lord
9. Blessed art Thou, O Lord
10. Having beheld the Resurrection
11. My soul magnifies the Lord
12. The Great Doxology: Glory be to God on high
13. Troparion: 'Today is salvation come'
14. Troparion: 'Thou didst rise again'
15. O queen victorious
The Theotokos, Ever-Vigilant in Prayer
All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op.37
The Theotokos, sacred concerto (1893)
The Theotokos, sacred concerto (1893)
The rituals and traditions of the Orthodox Church formed an essential part of Sergei Rachmaninov's musical and cultural background. As a young boy in St Petersburg he'd accompany his grandmother to the city’s churches, later remarking: 'I took less interest in God and religious worship than in the singing, which was of unrivalled beauty, especially in the cathedrals.' Phrases reminiscent of liturgical chant appear in Rachmaninov's music from the First Symphony of 1895 to the Symphonic Dances of 1940, and from the time of its first performance in 1915, his All-Night Vigil has been recognised as a supreme achievement in the music of the Russian Orthodox Church. Together with the choral symphony The Bells, it was also the composer’s own favourite among all his works. Often referred to as ‘Rachmaninov’s Vespers’, its fifteen movements in fact make up an All-night Vigil service, consisting of not only the Vespers, but also the liturgical offices of Matins, Lauds and Prime. When composing it, Rachmaninov carefully observed the general principles of Orthodox church music, but seems to have realised that the practical difficulties of his Vigil made liturgical performances unlikely. The choral writing makes huge demands on even the most skilled choirs: in the course of the work Rachmaninov shows astonishing resource in exploiting every possibility offered by changes of texture, timbre, register and weight. It is here performed by the highly regarded Netherlands Radio Choir, one of the largest and most versatile professional choirs in the world, conducted by Kaspars Putninš. As a coupling they have chosen to record one of Rachmaninov's earliest works, composed in 1893 and unpublished in his lifetime. The Theotokos, Ever-Vigilant in Prayer is a hymn to the Virgin – ‘the one who gives birth to God’ – and clearly aims to exploit the skill of a first-class choir, with its varied textures, tempos and wide range of dynamics.