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Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil / Kļava, Latvian Radio Choir
Ondine

Grechaninov: All-Night Vigil / Kļava, Latvian Radio Choir

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Details

Composer
GRECHANINOV, ALEXANDER
Artist
Klava
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Nov 05, 2021
Catalog #
ODE 1397-2
UPC
0761195139721

About

With this new album the award-winning Latvian Radio Choir conducted by Sigvards Kļava 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, completed in 1912, belongs to the central repertoire of Russian liturgic music. Unlike the Vigils by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, Grechaninov’s work was written primarily for concert use. Grechaninov’s All-Night Vigilis 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.

The Latvian Radio Choir (LRC) ranks among the top professional chamber choirs in Europe and its refined taste for musical material, fineness of expression and vocal of unbelievably immense compass have charted it as a noted brand on the world map. The repertoire of LRC ranges from the Renaissance music to the most sophisticated scores by modern composers; and it could be described as a sound laboratory –the singers explore their skills by turning to the mysteries of traditional singing, as well as to the art of quartertone and overtone singing and other sound production techniques.

REVIEW:

While there is no mistaking the urgency of the composer’s calls for mercy in his ‘Great Doxology’, or the joy unleashed in the final hymn to the “Victorious Leader”, the overall tone of the work is gentle, soothing, and altogether loving. As the composer told us, his aim was “to create a harmonic dress for our simple church songs”. For Slavic fire and brimstone, then, you’ll have to look elsewhere.

The Latvian Radio is one of the world’s finest choirs and sounds it here. Informative notes, texts, and an English translation round out an offering that any choral aficionado would be proud to claim.

-- American Record Guide

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Blagoslovi, dushe moya, Ghospoda (Bless the Lord, O My Soul) 05:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    Blagoslovi, dushe moya, Ghospoda (Bless the Lord, O My Soul)
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Ensemble
    Latvian Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Sigvards Kļava
  2. 2 Blazhen muzh (Blessed Is the Man) 05:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    Blazhen muzh (Blessed Is the Man)
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Ensemble
    Latvian Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Sigvards Kļava
  3. 3 Svete tihiy (Gladsome Light) 03:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    Svete tihiy (Gladsome Light)
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Performer
    Dārta Paldiņa, Kārlis Rūtentāls, Jānis Kokins
    Ensemble
    Latvian Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Sigvards Kļava
  4. 4 Bogoroditse Devo (Rejoice, O Virgin) 01:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Bogoroditse Devo (Rejoice, O Virgin)
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Ensemble
    Latvian Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Sigvards Kļava
  5. 5 Hvalite imia Ghospodne (Praise the Name of the Lord) 05:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Hvalite imia Ghospodne (Praise the Name of the Lord)
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Ensemble
    Latvian Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Sigvards Kļava
  6. 6 Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi (Blessed Art Thou, O Lord) 06:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi (Blessed Art Thou, O Lord)
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Ensemble
    Latvian Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Sigvards Kļava
  7. 7 Ot yunosti moyeya (From My Youth) 03:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    Ot yunosti moyeya (From My Youth)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Ensemble
    Latvian Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Sigvards Kļava
  8. 8 Voskreseniye Hristovo videvshe (Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ) 03:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    Voskreseniye Hristovo videvshe (Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ)
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Ensemble
    Latvian Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Sigvards Kļava
  9. 9 Slava v vïshnih Bogu (Glory Be To God) 10:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    Slava v vïshnih Bogu (Glory Be To God)
    Duration
    10:14
    Composer
    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Performer
    Dārta Paldiņa, Jānis Kurševs
    Ensemble
    Latvian Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Sigvards Kļava
  10. 10 Vzbrannoy voyevode (To Thee, Victorious Leader) 01:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    Vzbrannoy voyevode (To Thee, Victorious Leader)
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Ensemble
    Latvian Radio Choir
    Conductor
    Sigvards Kļava