Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: La Tempête
Conductor: Simon-Pierre Bestion
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA897
Release: 2022
Size: 1.2 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. anon.: Anixandaria
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
02. No. 1, O Come, Let Us Worship
03. No. 2, Praise the Lord, O my Soul
04. anon.: Makarios anir
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
05. No. 3, Blessed is the Man
06. anon.: Psalms 140 and 141
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
07. No. 4, Gladsome Light
08. No. 5, Nunc dimittis
09. anon.: Litia – Kyrie eleison
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
10. No. 6, Ave Maria
11. No. 7, Glory Be to God
12. anon.: Dhouli kirion
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
13. No. 8, Praise Be the Name of the Lord
14. anon.: Anavaathmi
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
15. No. 9, Blessed Be the Lord
16. anon.: Evloghitos
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
17. No. 10, The Veneration of the Cross
18. No. 11, Magnificat
19. anon.: Tin timioteran
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
20. No. 12, Gloria in Excelsis
“I discovered Rachmaninov’s Vespers singing in a choir, and the work made a genuine emotional impact on me! This music gives off an impression of naturalness and “simplicity”, yet in fact its architecture is complex and innovative for its time in the quasi-orchestral treatment of the voices. I wanted to place the work in a liturgical context that I conceived by drawing my inspiration from the Orthodox ceremonies I have been lucky enough to attend in Russia and Romania. The special characteristic and the beauty of this Vigil service (which in the Orthodox churches includes both Vespers and Matins) is that it accompanies the prayers of the faithful from dusk until sunrise”. (Simon-Pierre Bestion)