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Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil / Latvian Radio Choir

Rachmaninov / Latvian Radio Choir / Klava
Release Date: 03/26/2013 
Label:  Ondine   Catalog #: 1206  
Composer:  Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:  Sigvards Klava
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Latvian Radio Choir
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Multi 
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"In 1915, just two years before the Russian Revolution, Sergei Rachmaninov wrote the breathtaking All-Night Vigil, a high-water mark for Russian Orthodox choral music. But the work had a short shelf life as the Bolsheviks cracked down on religion. These days, recordings of the work abound, but this new version by the Latvian Radio Choir and conductor Sigvards Klava is among the best. There's no orchestra, just voices, yet Rachmaninov applies terrific coloristic and orchestral effects. In one section, sopranos ring out like tolling church bells. And here, listen for the rich, symphonic layering he gets with groups of voices shining like rays of light through stained glass." – Tom Huizenga, NPR Music "In 1915, just two years before the Russian Revolution, Sergei Rachmaninov wrote the breathtaking All-Night Vigil, a high-water mark for Russian Orthodox choral music. But the work had a short shelf life as the Bolsheviks cracked down on religion. These days, recordings of the work abound, but this new version by the Latvian Radio Choir and conductor Sigvards Klava is among the best. There's no orchestra, just voices, yet Rachmaninov applies terrific coloristic and orchestral effects. In one section, sopranos ring out like tolling church bells. And here, listen for the rich, symphonic layering he gets with groups of voices shining like rays of light through stained glass." – Tom Huizenga, NPR Music Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Vespers, Op. 37 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:  Sigvards Klava
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Latvian Radio Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1915; Russia 

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Average Customer Review:  ( 3 Customer Reviews )
 Russian Liturgical Charmer February 18, 2014 By T. Stearns (Nashua, NH) See All My Reviews "I am not a trained musicologist, I am simply a music lover. Russian liturgical music is a favorite of my and this disk is a very good example of the type. Excellent singing, nicely recorded in a large hall with just the right amount of reverb. Well engineered with a good stereo image and nicely captured voices." Report Abuse
 A cappella at it's best. May 30, 2013 By Francis J Liegey (Oyster Bay, NY) See All My Reviews "This recording is the best example to date I have heard a cappella vespers. At times one can almost hear an orchestra in the background and the listener must remind himself no... this is the resonance of voices well-trained giving an extraordinary performance." Report Abuse
 Luscious Sounds! April 9, 2013 By Karl H. See All My Reviews "Heard this featured on NPR http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2013/04/07/176353983/vespers-habaneras-and-early-morning-walks-new-classical-albums Loved what I heard and had to buy the CD for myself - can't wait to hear the whole thing" Report Abuse
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