Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vespers Op.37

Swr Vokalensemble & Marcus Creed

Genre: Classical

CD | 1 disc(s) | Release: 07-06-2019

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€ 8.95

Extra info

Extra info:	Mikhail Nikiforov/Alexander Yudenkov
Maatschappij:	Outhere
Label:	Swr Classic
Barcode:	0747313952281
Suffix - prefix:	19522 SWRCD
Taal:	XX
Herkomst:	Holland
Genre (extra):	Choral Music
Solist(en):	MIKHAIL NIKIFOROV/ALEXANDER YUDENKOV

Beschrijving

Ulrike Koch (alto), Alexander Yudenkov (tenor), Mikhail Nikiforov (bass) & SWR Vokalensemble, Marcus Creed

This is a re-release of an SWRmusic bestseller. The SWR Vokalensemble, for many years counted among the top international ensembles for contemporary music, performs here with its chief conductor Marcus Creed one of the most important works in the a cappella repertoire: Rachmaninoff's All-Night-Vigil op.37. The piece consists of settings of texts taken from the Russian Orthodox All-night vigil ceremony. It has been praised as Rachmaninoff's finest achievement and "the greatest musical achievement of the Russian Orthodox Church.” It was one of Rachmaninoff's two favorite compositions along with The Bells, and the composer requested that its fifth movement (Nunc Dimittis) be sung at his funeral.

Rachmaninov:
Vespers, Op. 37

This SWR Vokalensemble version does impressively well on those two counts, and benefits from a radiantly beautiful soprano line, some of the best top-line singing in any version.""
MusicWeb International - July 2019