All-Night Vigil, Op. 37

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Sergei Rachmaninov composed his finest work and the greatest musical achievement of the Russian Orthodox Church, an a cappella choral, in February 1915. It premiered on 10 March 1915 in Moscow and it was warmly received. The texts were taken from the Russian Orthodox All-Night Vigil ceremony. Rachmaninov based ten of the fifteen sections on chant, with complex use of harmony, textual variety and polyphony. He requested that the fifth movement ( i.e., Nunc dimittis) be sung at his funeral. 
 
Here are four recommended albums:

Rachmaninoff, All-Night Vigil. Ekaterina Antonenko, with Igor Morozov, Evgeny Kachurovski, Alexis V. Lukianov, and Patram Institute Male Choir. Release Date: 22 Mar 2024. Label: Chandos.

Rachmaninoff, All-Night Vigil. Sigvards Kjava and Latvian Radio Choir. Release Date: 12 Nov 2012. Label: Ondine.

​Rachmaninoff, All-Night Vigil. Steven Fox and The Clarion Choir. Release Date: 27 Jan 2023. Label: Pentatone.

​Rachmaninoff, All-Night Vigil. Charles Buffy with Phoenix Chorale and Kansas City Chorale. Release Date: 2 Mar 2015. Label: Chandos.

Link to All-Night Vigil Lyrics: https://jcosuk.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rachmaninov-transliteration-translation.pdf