An introduction to a new recording of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, one of his finest choral pieces.
Rachmaninoff composed this music in 1915, on the eve of the Russian Revolution, and political events that would lead to a decades-long ban on playing any kind of religious music in concert. This music was finally heard again in churches in the 1960’s and in concert halls in the 1970’s.
To all our faithful listeners, due to uncontrollable circumstances we are late in releasing this week’s episode of Naxos Classical Music Spotlight.
We strive to maintain a consistent schedule of a weekly show every Tuesday, and had been doing so since January 2008. We understand your expectations of us and hope you will forgive us for this delay.
Please stay tuned here to find the release of the September 2nd episode from Raymond Bisha.
An introduction to the soundtrack to the brand new movie Brideshead Revisited, based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh, with music by composer Adrian Johnston, recorded by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Terry Davies.
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An introduction to a new recording of Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, one of his finest choral pieces.
To all our faithful listeners, due to uncontrollable circumstances we are late in releasing this week’s episode of Naxos Classical Music Spotlight.
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