This album presents a sequel for the award-winning album (ICMA Choral disc of the year) of Tchaikovsky's sacred choral works by the Latvian Radio Choir and conductor Sigvards Klava. These two albums together form the composer's complete sacred works for the choir. The All-Night Vigil Op. 52 for mixed choir, also known as the Vesper Service, was written between May 1881 and March 1882. It was first performed by the Chudovsky Chorus conducted by Pyotr Sakharov in Moscow at the concert hall of the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition on 27 June 1882. Tchaikovsky described the work as 'An essay in harmonization of liturgical chants.' For this work the composer carefully studied the tradition of musical practice in the Russian Orthodox Church, which could vary considerably from one region to another. This beautiful, yet rarely recorded work is accompanied by four other choral works all written during the same decade: Hymn in Honour of Saints Cyril and Methodius as part of commemorations of the 1000th anniversary of the death of Saint Methodius, A Legend, originally coming from the collection Sixteen Songs for Children, Jurists' Song, for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Imperial School of Jurisprudence in St Petersburg, and The Angel Cried Out, a beautiful traditional Russian Orthodox Easter hymn and Tchaikovsky's final choral work.

Tracklist:

All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 1, Bless My Soul, O Lord
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 3, Kathisma. Blessed Is The Man
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 4, Lord, I Call To Thee
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 5, Gladsome Light
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 6, Rejoice, O Virgin
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 7, The Lord Is God
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 8, Polyeleion. Praise The Name Of The Lord
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 9, Troparia. Blessed Art Thou, O Lord
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 10, From My Youth
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 11, Having Beheld The Resurrection Of Christ
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 12, Common Katavasia. I Shall Open My Lips
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 15, Theotokion. Both Now And Forever
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 16, The Great Doxology
All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, Th 77 (Excerpts): No. 17, To Thee, The Victorious Leader
Hymn In Honour Of Saints Cyril And Methodius, Th 79
Legend, Op. 54 No. 5, Th 85
Jurists’ Song, Th 80
The Angel Cried Out, Th 81

UPC: 761195135228
Label: Ondine
Release Date: 5.1.20
Format: CD

Tchaikovsky / Latvian Radio Choir / Klava - All-Night Vigil (CD)