Rachmaninov: Vespers at Holy Trinity Church, London on Wednesday 22nd March 2023

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Rachmaninov: Vespers

Add to my Calendar 22-03-2023 19:45 22-03-2023 21:45 36 Rachmaninov: Vespers London Concert Choir’s season continues with one of Rachmaninov’s own favourite compositions. In words from the Russian Orthodox All-Night Vigil, the Vespers explores the ideas of Christ in divine and human form, climaxing in the dramatic recounting of the Resurrection and a magnificent hymn to the Mother of God.  Rachmaninov’s transcendent music incorporates religious chants (some are ancient and some are his original compositions), using the unaccompanied choir to create exquisite harmonies with colour and precision. The Vespers is enchanting and uplifting, with extremely low bass parts and rich vocal lines inviting meditative contemplation. It is now regarded as the culminating achievement of Russian Orthodox choral music, and indeed one of the composer’s greatest masterpieces  The work was originally scheduled for performance in March 2020, but the concert had to be cancelled at the start of the pandemic. Holy Trinity Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Holy Trinity Church
Sloane Street
Sloane Square
London
SW1X 9BZ
England

Wednesday 22nd March 2023
7:45 PM

Programme

Sergei Rachmaninov – All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op.37

Performers

Mark Forkgen – Conductor

London Concert Choir

Programme Note

London Concert Choir’s season continues with one of Rachmaninov’s own favourite compositions. In words from the Russian Orthodox All-Night Vigil, the Vespers explores the ideas of Christ in divine and human form, climaxing in the dramatic recounting of the Resurrection and a magnificent hymn to the Mother of God.

Rachmaninov’s transcendent music incorporates religious chants (some are ancient and some are his original compositions), using the unaccompanied choir to create exquisite harmonies with colour and precision.

The Vespers is enchanting and uplifting, with extremely low bass parts and rich vocal lines inviting meditative contemplation. It is now regarded as the culminating achievement of Russian Orthodox choral music, and indeed one of the composer’s greatest masterpieces

The work was originally scheduled for performance in March 2020, but the concert had to be cancelled at the start of the pandemic.

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