Rachmaninov's Vespers at St George's Bristol, Bristol on Saturday 21st November 2015

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Rachmaninov's Vespers

Add to my Calendar 21-11-2015 19:30 21-11-2015 21:30 36 Rachmaninov's Vespers “Even in my wildest dreams I could not have imagined that I would write such a work.” So wrote Sergei Rachmaninov about his deeply moving All-Night Vigil, known as the Vespers, one of the choral masterpieces of the twentieth century which was premiered 100 years ago. This performance will be given by a 100-strong choir, filling the candlelit hall with the sonorous sounds of Russian Orthodox music. La Nuit andPâques from the wonderful atmospheric Fantasie for Two Pianos complete the programme. St George's Bristol, Bristol DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England

Saturday 21st November 2015
7:30 PM

Programme

Sergei Rachmaninov – All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Op.37
Sergei Rachmaninov – Suite no.1: La Nuit and Pâques (Fantaisie-Tableaux)

Performers

Olena Shvetsova – piano
Richard Johnson – piano
David Ogden – Conductor

City of Bristol Choir

Programme Note

“Even in my wildest dreams I could not have imagined that I would write such a work.” So wrote Sergei Rachmaninov about his deeply moving All-Night Vigil, known as the Vespers, one of the choral masterpieces of the twentieth century which was premiered 100 years ago.

This performance will be given by a 100-strong choir, filling the candlelit hall with the sonorous sounds of Russian Orthodox music. La Nuit andPâques from the wonderful atmospheric Fantasie for Two Pianos complete the programme.

Your events at Classical Events