Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava
[ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Saturday 10 July 2010
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"Normally you'd run a mile from music recorded in the reverberant acoustics of a cathedral. But not in this case...the music - reverent, restrained and slow-moving -suits this fine performance in Riga's Dome Cathedral." The Telegraph, 23rd April 2010 ***
Hybrid/SACD - playable on all compact disc players
"Normally you'd run a mile from music recorded in the reverberant acoustics of a cathedral. But not in this case...the music - reverent, restrained and slow-moving -suits this fine performance in Riga's Dome Cathedral." The Telegraph, 23rd April 2010 ***
This new recording features Rachmaninov's 1910 setting of the Eastern Orthodox Church's Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
This a capella choral music was judged by contemporary church officials as "…absolutely wonderful, even too beautiful… it is not church music"; still today, this work is regarded as one of the great cornerstones of 20th-century sacred music.
One of the foremost choruses in the world, the Latvian Radio Choir under Sigvards Klava delivers a sonically highly authentic performance; this may become the new reference recording of this work.
Audiophiles owning a SACD player will be stunned by the surround effect of this Hybrid SACD recording.
