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It's hard not to think of Rachmaninov's Vespers when listening to this masterpiece for a capella choir by Georgy Sviridov; which is perfectly natural, some would say inevitable: Vespers dates from 1915, the year of Sviridov's birth. Sviridov's Canticles and Prayers were written between the years 1990 and 1998, when he died, leaving the work incomplete – but this impressive quantity of musical material surely represents the majority of the planned opus. In it, we hear the same borrowings from Orthodox liturgy, a rich harmony – perhaps so rich as to be even closer to the original liturgy – as when Rachmaninov unfurled an extravagant harmonic carpet which was all his own, in spite of his relative lack of religious feeling. Sviridov saw his work as a part of the tradition of Russian religious song, and his pieces could quite easily form a part of religious services – if he finds choirs which are capable of mastering the extremely difficult score. That's where the Latvian Radio Choir steps in, and with great talent. The parts which are heavier on soloists are given over to voices which are closer to what we might hear at an Orthodox service: that is, quite a long way from the power and volume of lyrical voices which would, to be sure, be completely out of place in this repertoire. © SM/Qobuz
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Canticles & Prayers, Inexpressible Wonder (Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov)
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Canticles & Prayers, Having Beheld a Strange Nativity (Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov)
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Canticles & Prayers, From the Old Testament (Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov)
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Canticles & Prayers, Other Songs (Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov)
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Pasha krasnaya (The Red Easter) (Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov)
Latvian Radio Choir, Choir - Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov, Composer - Sigvards Klava, Conductor
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
Album review
It's hard not to think of Rachmaninov's Vespers when listening to this masterpiece for a capella choir by Georgy Sviridov; which is perfectly natural, some would say inevitable: Vespers dates from 1915, the year of Sviridov's birth. Sviridov's Canticles and Prayers were written between the years 1990 and 1998, when he died, leaving the work incomplete – but this impressive quantity of musical material surely represents the majority of the planned opus. In it, we hear the same borrowings from Orthodox liturgy, a rich harmony – perhaps so rich as to be even closer to the original liturgy – as when Rachmaninov unfurled an extravagant harmonic carpet which was all his own, in spite of his relative lack of religious feeling. Sviridov saw his work as a part of the tradition of Russian religious song, and his pieces could quite easily form a part of religious services – if he finds choirs which are capable of mastering the extremely difficult score. That's where the Latvian Radio Choir steps in, and with great talent. The parts which are heavier on soloists are given over to voices which are closer to what we might hear at an Orthodox service: that is, quite a long way from the power and volume of lyrical voices which would, to be sure, be completely out of place in this repertoire. © SM/Qobuz
Details of the original recording : Recorded on 25, 26, 29 & 30 January 2018, at St. John’s Church (Sv. Jāņa baznīca), Riga, (Latvia)
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:06
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Unknown Artist Latvian Radio Choir Sigvards Kļava
- Composer: Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
- Label: Ondine
- Area: Russie
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Contemporary music
(C) 2018 Ondine (P) 2018 Ondine
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