Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: The Choir of King’s College, London, Caitlin Goreing, Chris O’Leary
Conductor: Joseph Fort
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Delphian
Catalogue: DCD34296
Release: 2023
Size: 897 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
All-Night Vigil, Op. 37
01. I. Come, let us Worship
02. II. Bless the Lord, O my Soul (Greek chant)
03. III. Blessed is the Man
04. IV. O Gladsome Light (Kyivan chant)
05. V. Now Lettest Thou (Kyivan chant)
06. VI. Rejoice, O Virgin
07. VII. Glory to God in the Highest (The Six Psalms)
08. VIII. Praise the Name of the Lord (Znamenny chant)
09. IX. Blessed art Thou, O Lord (Znamenny chant)
10. X. Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ
11. XI. My Soul doth Magnify the Lord
12. XII. The Great Doxology (Znamennyy chant)
13. XIII. Troparion. Today Salvation is Come (Znamenny chant)
14. XIV. Troparion. Thou Didst Rise from the Tomb (Znamenny chant)
15. XV. To Thee, Victorious Leader (Greek chant)
“Could the definitive recording of the best-loved Orthodox choral music of all come from an Anglican chapel choir? Delphian’s Paul Baxter thinks so. The young King’s College London voices are bright, responsive and clear, and the recording is intentionally designed to bring out the bell-like phrases that ring through the whole piece. From the first second the sound grabs you and holds you close: it’s punchy, and bold – a new presentation of music we all thought we knew. In a recording to honour Rachmaninov’s 150th anniversary, Joseph Fort and The Choir of King’s College London stake their claim to be among the finest choirs in the business.”