Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59 Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava

• Alexander Grechaninov (1864 - 1956): All-Night Vigil, Op. 59:
• 1 Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59: I. Bless the Lord, O My Soul 05:46
• 2 Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59: II. Kathisma. Blessed Is the Man 05:08
• 3 Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59: III. Gladsome Light 03:33
• 4 Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59: IV. Rejoice, O Virgin 01:19
• 5 Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59: V. Praise the Name of the Lord 05:15
• 6 Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59: VI. Blessed Art Thou, O Lord 06:28
• 7 Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59: VII. From My Youth 03:03
• 8 Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59: VIII. Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ 03:41
• 9 Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59: IX. The Great Doxology 10:14
• 10 Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59: X. To Thee, the Victorious Leader 01:27
• Total Runtime 45:54

Info for Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 59

With this new album the award-winning Latvian Radio Choir conducted by Sigvards Klava is turning its attention to the music of Alexander Grechaninov (1864–1956), one of the masters of Russian liturgic music. Grechaninov’s All-Night Vigil is a fitting continuation to the choir’s albums of sacred music by Sergey Rachmaninov and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Together with the two latter names, Grechaninov’s All-Night Vigil belongs to the central repertoire of Russian liturgic music.

Also known as author of several symphonies and over 200 opus-numbered works, Grechaninov’s choral music has an important position among his oeuvre. His All-Night Vigil, written in the 1910s during the golden era of Russian liturgic music before the October revolution, belongs to its highlights. Unlike the Vigils by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, Grechaninov’s work was written primarily for concert use. Grechaninov’s All-Night Vigil is a bright, optimistic work full of light. Grechaninov used old traditional Slavic chants as the basis of this work and selected the uplifting, solemnly glorious chants to emphasize the character of joy, exultation and jubilance.

Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava, direction

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