All Night Vigil

Synopsis

Recorded live from London's Royal Albert Hall, Valery Polyansky conducts the USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir, with soloists Tatiana Zheranzhe (contralto) and Victor Radkevich (tenor), in a performance of Rachmaninov's sublime sacred work. Written before Rachmaninov went into exile, the work is in Russian and scored for unaccompanied choir, since the Orthodox Church does not permit instrumental accompaniment.

Additional Info

• No: R0539
• Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov
• Conductor: Valery Polyansky
• Orchestra: USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir
• Artists: Tatiana Zheranzhe, Victor Radkevich
• Production year: 1991
• Run time: 01:12:00
• Director: Jonathan Fulford
• Producers: RM Arts/BBC
• Format: HDTV