Rachmaninov

1915 · 156 — This item is currently on reserve; please contact dealer for more details.<p>Sergej Rakhmaninov. All-Night Vigil. First edition!</p><p>Rakhmaninov Sergei. Vsenoshchnoe bdenie dlja smeshannago chora. Op. 37. Moskva Petrograd Paris London New-York Rossijskoe Muzykal'noe Izdatel'stvo 1915 91 pages.</p><p>S.V. Rachmaninov wrote "All Night Vigil" during the First World War. The work was first performed on March 10 1915 in the Great Hall of the Noble Assembly in Moscow now the Column Hall of the House of Unions by the Synodal Choir under the direction of N.M. Danilina. The composer dedicated his work to S.V. Smolensky - an outstanding church musician and choral figure.</p><p>Rachmaninov's "All-Night Vigil" belongs to the pinnacle of choral art. This music is still recognized to this day as the unsurpassed "crown of the Moscow school" of sacred music.</p><p>"All-Night Vigil" was based on ancient church chants which existed in the practice of Orthodox worship in different versions: znamennij Greek Kiev as well as the composer's own musical themes stylistically unified with the ancient chants.</p><p>Good condition Front cover preserved back cover lost no stamps or missing pages</p><p>A very rare edition. Worldcat and KVK show only 3 copies in libraries of the world.</p>