Vsenoshchnoe bdenie/ All-night vigil/ Vespers/ Vsenoshchnaya .- Blagoslovi, dushe moya, Ghospoda / Bless the Lord, O my soul (1915)

op.37,2

( Blagoslovi, dushe moya, Ghospoda )

Rachmaninov, Sergeï Vassilievitch (1873-1943) [ Russia ]

Edition
Published by Musica Russica [USA] , 1994 ; in Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Complete Sacred Choral Works (350 p.)
Ref. : Ra024  (8 p.) , "Monuments of Russian sacred music ; Pamiatniki russkoi dukhovnoi muzyki"
Editor or author of the restitution: Morosan, Vladimir ; Ruggieri, Alexander
Type of material: Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
 
Description
Text in: Church Slavonic
Epoque: 20th century  (1910-1919)
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Orthodox liturgical hymn ; Orthodox song
Mood of the piece: solemn ; majestic ; prayerful
Type of Choir: SSAATTBB  (8 mixed voices )
Soloist(s): Alto (1)  (1 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C
Tonality: C major
Duration: 4.0 min.
Liturgical Use: Evensong ; Slavonic liturgy ; All-night Vigil (Orthodox) ; Orthodox liturgy ; Vespers
Origin: Russia
Musicological Sources: based on Russian Greek Chant melody, drawn from the square-note chant books of the Russian Orthodox church ; original Russian first edition
Biblical references: Psalms : 103
Source of text: Orthodox liturgy
Comment(s): Phonetic transcription (transliteration) provided in score.
 
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sung by Tenebrae
conducted by Nigel Short

Discographic ref. : Choral Highlights

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