Nocturne - Rachmaninov Vespers & Byzantine Hymns

La Tempête;
Bestion, Simon-Pierre

Alpha 897

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.

Works:

All-Night Vigil, Op.37
• Anixandaria
• Praise the Lord, O my soul
• Makarios anir
• Blessed is the Man
• Psalms 140 and 141
• Gladsome Light
• Nunc dimittis
• Litia - Kyrie eleison
• Ave Maria
• Glory be to God
• Dhouli kirion
• Praise be the name of the Lord
• Anavaathmi
• Blessed be the Lord
• Evloghitos
• All-Night Vigil, Op.37
• The Veneration of the Cross
• Magnificat
• All-Night Vigil, Op.37
• Gloria in Excelsis

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03-10-2022

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