Concert
Vêpres - Rachmaninov
Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris - Grete Pedersen
Saturday, 27 April 2019 — 6:00pm
Program
Sergueï Rachmaninov
Les Vêpres
Distribution
- Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris
- Grete Perdesen, conducting
- Séraphine Cotrez, soprano
- Anton Kuzenok, tenor
Written in 1915, Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil consists of fifteen movements. The composer was particularly fond of the fifth and even asked for it to be sung at his funeral!
Coproduction Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
media
Sergueï Rachmaninov : Les Vêpres op. 37 « Vigiles nocturnes », 1. Priidite, poklonimysa (Allons, laissons-nous prier) - Swedish Radio Choir, Tönu Kaljuste (direction)