Rachmaninov - All-Night Vigil (Vespers)
Saturday, 23 December 2017 21:52 | Written by bluesever | 
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Rachmaninov - All-Night Vigil (Vespers)
For being such utterly beautiful music, this piece doesn't seem to get a whole lot of attention. That's a shame, because you can't help but be captivated by it once you listen. Theses are the dangers of extolling a composer for a particular section of his work; this unfortunately tends to smother the hidden gems in his or her output. The Vespers aren't exactly hidden, but they aren't clogging the shelves either.
Rachmaninov - All-Night Vigil...
For being such utterly beautiful music, this piece doesn't seem to get a whole lot of attention. That's a shame, because you can't help but be captivated by it once you listen. Theses are the dangers of extolling a composer for a particular section of his work; this unfortunately tends to smother the hidden gems in his or her output. The Vespers aren't exactly hidden, but they aren't clogging the shelves either.
Rachmaninov - All-Night Vigil...
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