Rachmaninov: Vespers - National Academic Choir, Ukraine
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Vespers, Opus 37 (All-Night Vigil) Olga Berusene, soprano
Yuri Korinnyl, tenor
Mykhaylo Tyshchencko, tenor
Recorded in the Kiev Cathedral
Rachmaninov: Vespers - National Academic Choir, Ukraine, Music, Sergei Rachmaninov, Yevhen Savchuk, National Academic Choir of Ukraine "Dumka"
Album Description
Vespers, Opus 37 (All-Night Vigil)
Olga Berusene, soprano
Yuri Korinnyl, tenor
Mykhaylo Tyshchencko, tenor
Recorded in the Kiev Cathedral
Customer Reviews:
a real gainer.......2007-01-11
Repeated listenings to this version of the All-Night Vigil have brought me around to a fair appreciation of its virtues. The pianissimos, especially fervent in the Rejoice, O Virgin movement, are truly moving. At a TT: 1 hr, it's a moderately paced, beautifully sung rendition of an immortal score. Oddly, the first two or three movements seem remotely inconclusive, but from the Nunc dimittus on, the choir catches fire and sings with superb conviction and musical purpose. The soloists, notably mezzo Olga Berusene, contribute mightily to a pure, classical, devotional sound world that truly rises to the occasion of this sacred work. While not matching the ineffable singing of Karl Dent (the Shaw version), Yuri Korinnyk sings the Nyne Optushchayeshi with great heart and a beautiful voice, consistently balanced within the full chorale. The Ukraine Choir possesses a genuine Slavic sound, served well by perfect acoustics. Admirably, the liturgical texts are included in full, but no other facts of choir, conductor, recording location, etc. are noted in the accompanying notes, although Amazon notes that it was recorded in Kiev Cathedral. This is easily one of the better recordings of this piece available, better than a number of Russian versions extant. Definitely worth a hearing, and offered here at a great price. Recommended.
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