Rachmaninov: Vespers

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a disc of singular beauty and spiritual warmth, which bears out that beyond all the sumptuousness of vocal tone Rachmaninov's music embodies a genuine underlying religious passion...The superlative... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Nov 2010
Catalogue No: V5239
Label: Naive
Length: 60 minutes

Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31

Work length25:46

$7.00

$9.10

Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, The, Accentus Chamber Choir
Laurence Equilbey

Bless the Lord, o my soul

Track length4:00

$1.00

$1.30

Beatitudes

Track length5:04

$1.00

$1.30

The Hymn of Cherubim

Track length5:36

$1.00

$1.30

We hymn thee

Track length2:40

$1.00

$1.30

Meet is in truth, to bless thee

Track length2:30

$1.00

$1.30

The Lord's Prayer

Track length3:57

$1.00

$1.30

Communion Chant

Track length1:59

$1.00

$1.30

Excerpt, Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37

Work length34:46

$10.00

$13.00

Accentus Chamber Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, The
Laurence Equilbey

Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Track length4:35

$1.00

$1.30

Blessed is the man

Track length5:26

$1.00

$1.30

O gladsome light: ekphonesis: Wisdom, upright!

Track length0:14

$1.00

$1.30

O Joyful Light

Track length3:13

$1.00

$1.30

Song of Simeon: Lord, now let your servant depart

Track length3:41

$1.00

$1.30

Hail, O Virgin Mother (Ave Maria)

Track length3:01

$1.00

$1.30

The Lesser Doxology

Track length2:20

$1.00

$1.30

Great Doxology: Glory be to God on high

Track length6:47

$1.00

$1.30

Resurrection hymn (Troparion): When you had risen

Track length3:43

$1.00

$1.30

Thanksgiving hymn of Virgin Mary: O victorious leader

Track length1:46

$1.00

$1.30

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On this new recording of Rachmaninov’s two great a capella sacred works, the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, and Vespers, award winning choral group Accentus and its musical director Laurence Equilbey are joined by the chamber choir founded by her teacher and mentor Eric Ericson. When combined their forces make up an ensemble of 65 voices.

Founded by its current director Laurence Equilbey, Accentus is a professional chamber choir which appears in the leading concert halls and international festivals. The group collaborates regularly with prestigious conductors and orchestras (Pierre Boulez, Christoph Eschenbach, Orchestre de Paris, Ensemble intercontemporain, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen Haute Normandie, Concerto Köln, Akademie für Alte Musik). The group’s recordings have received numerous prizes from the musical press, notably ‘Transcription”, Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Fauré’s Requiem with members of the Orchestre National de France, and ‘Strauss a cappella’ with the Latvian Radio Choir. Accentus records exclusively for Naïve These two vast sacred compositions by Sergei Rachmaninov may be seen as a striking manifestation of the return to the roots of Russian music which was at its height in the early twentieth century. Their appearance marks the conclusion of a century-long era inaugurated by Glinka. Rachmaninoff achieved a synthesis of the school of St Petersburg (Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov) and that of Moscow, the ‘new school’ of church composers (Kastalsky, Chesnokov, Grechaninov). Rachmaninoff used original melodies for certain movements and copies of them for others.

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February 2011

a disc of singular beauty and spiritual warmth, which bears out that beyond all the sumptuousness of vocal tone Rachmaninov's music embodies a genuine underlying religious passion...The superlative recording captures an enormous dynamic range, and a beauty of tone and perfection of ensemble that are very moving. Among the soloists, the bass Vladimir Miller stands out

Rachmaninov: Vespers

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