Edition : vocal/piano score Instrumentation : mixed choir a cappella (SATB) Number of Pages : 124 Language : Slavonic (liturgical) Arranger : Morosan, Vladimir / Ruggieri, Alexander Series : The Monuments of Russian Sacred Music Series IX, Vol. 2 Rachmaninoff himself considered his Vespers, also known by the title All-Night Vigil, to be one of his best compositions. The work is based on centuries-old Orthodox chants with their strict liturgic form which were fused by Rachmaninoff with his own late-Romantic musical language into a sacred work of rich sonority which is at the same time a heartfelt, meditative dialogue with God. In addition to the piano score of this a-cappella work of almost one-hour duration, separate numbers of the Vespers are now available as well. Contenu - Editorial Note - The Text of the All-Night Vigil - Come, Let Us Worship - Bless the Lord, O My Soul - Blessed Is the Man - Gadsome Light - Lord, Now Lettest Thou - Rejoice, O Virgin - The Six Psalms - Praise the Name of the Lord - Blessed Art Thou, O Lord - Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ - My Soul Magnifies the Lord - The Great Doxology - The Troparion Today Salvation Has Come - The Troparion Thou Didst Rise from the Tomb - To Thee, the Victorious Leader - Appendix
