Bogoroditse Dyevo Raduisya. Rakhmaninov

[KjeXXXer]

Will sing this tonight with a choir! :)

[DumitruNicu]

How can I find the Sveshnikov version, in entire?

[KjeXXXer]

@DumitruNicu Musica Russica, at their website!

[steelfan81]

i have this version in my church. always enjoy singing this!!! :-)

[analuchian]

the best!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crazyinstructor]

Used to sing this in the Metropolitan Cathedral Choir the odd time - I love it!

[martimtavares]

oh god, that F major seventh on the soprano just makes me sway...

[jthameschoir08]

@martimtavares Nerd! jk.... :) me too!

[cribasbz]

one of the best interpretations.........thnx!!­!



[KevinBeach2]

If you ever can, get hold of the CD of Rachmaninov's Vespers performed by the Philharmonia Chorus (of London) conducted by David Hill. It's a full-throated and full-blooded performance, unlike any other British version.

[dextrixmig]

Me encanta esta pieza. Esta es. sin duda alguna, la mejor versión de youtube. El juego con la intensidad de volumen es espectacular.

[GADAN4537]

une des plus belles interpretation que j'ai pu ecouter ici tres tres beau

[peterlongan]

Very mouving, it's a shame it's never sung in churches, or at least the 3 Russian Orthodox churches that I have went to for vigil. It would make the church services so much more varied, but I know that Rachmaninoff has really hard pieces and not all choirs have the voices for it (our choir has about 5 at vigil). Our high school coir is just starting to learn this piece so I thought I would have a look at how it's sung and I never thought it would be this beautiful.

[BlakeBakesCakes]

amazing. my high school choir is singing this and it won't even compare...but i noticed a couple differences in our copies. maybe different version.

[DJLiko81]

@BlakeBakesCakes Phoneticizing Cyrillic languages into the Latin alphabet is not a scientific process; Cyrillic has letters for sounds we don't even make in common English. As such, different editions of the work are bound to have subtly different Latinizations. Also, there are some notes, notably in the bass part, that are often omitted or transposed because outside of the stereotypical "Russian basses" there aren't many singers capable of hitting them with force.

[lpawlisz]

For me also - that's absolutely best interpretation ever heard. I bought whole Rachmaninov's Vespers/All Night Vigil performed by this Choir. Amazing!

[LazaBrkonja]

The 2 most interesting things about this piece are the omission of a low C for bass on the penultimate note given the myriad other low bass inclusions, and the use of 5th of the chord only in the baritone line at the end. To me, it's amazing that it is heard so well being in the lower register. The Serbian composer Mokranjac (who wrote before Rachmaninov) also employed this chord structure in many of his sacred pieces (Hvalite, for example).

[dezangerman]

@LazaBrkonja Hi, I have the musica russica edition of the Vespers and there is no low C for the bass in the penultimate measure (g,c,f)

[CantoErgoSum]

@musicamundanadotorg it's been a fun ride so far... as soon as this opera's over i can't wait to sing it with you all.

[Annieneuf]

I'm lucky to be singing this now. It is so beautiful to sing and I'm glad I've found this video! Thanks Vostorgino01. Ann Isik

[dewarswhite]

This song, and I've only sung it in English, moves me more than I can say. The FF part (Rejoice) brings me to my knees in awe of the Joy of Christmas.. the Joy of Mary's sacrifice. This recording of it is such a gift. Thank you for posting it.

[kingmicahde]

I love this song

[frofirth95]

were singing this song in my choir class! its extremely hard to pronounce but really beautiful!!:)

[Brazzle89]

This is an awesome song! University of Mary Concert Choir (Bismarck ND) is singing it during our Inaugural Events for our 6th Univeristy President, sounds absolutely gorgeous in our chapel :)

[Maestoso15]

The best arranged Bogoroditse Djevo I've ever heard... A choir should have a power altos to sing their parts to be prayerful, co'z the most difficult part of this song is the dynamics which is pianissimo, where though you can't hear the sound in a regular way, still you can feel it reverberates coming to you : )

[martolin1]

In my opinion, this is the best interpretation of this song on youtube. Especialy basses and altos. Well done!

[wiljame]

alts are kind of deep. when we sang this, the last part was quite bright and I liked it better

[andrejakomnen]

Heavenly.

[lpawlisz]

Thank you very much for that piece! I used to sing it with my choir. We thought we're good but listening to this I'm on my knees. Who sings it?

[andre26071955]

If you look at the end-titles: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conducted by Paul Hillier

[proud2beawildcat211]

on the Yesi Dushna Shih part, on the na when the basses go up to a C, in some versions I hear a couple basses drop the octave to the low C...its the coolest thing ever...

[proud2beawildcat211]

this is seriously the most beautiful piece of music ever composed...

[Ganwokakeru]

This is amazing... I love the tonal quality.

[jamison850]

this is the most beautiful piece of music ever written

[actorboy2]

possibly one of the best Ave Marias (yes it IS an ave maria, just in Russian haha) ever written. Rachmaninoff is a master, the imagery of Russia just floods out of this piece. I love that he makes no apologies for his homeland by putting this in latin, the language that Vespers are typically sung in. Such hallow beauty, an empty richness, a sad rapture. This piece has a depth that is rarely reached. One of my favorites.

[LostArtOfMe]

Not in Russian. Old Church Slavonic.

[LaFemmeChocolat3]

SUCH a beautiful piece :)

We sang it just before Christmas 08.

but I can't really sing :(

This is when it makes me the most sad.

[dharamsala55]

Another soul-lifting, awe-inspiring sacred masterpiece from Sergeï Rachmaninoff. How utterly beautiful! No human word of any language can adequately transcribe all the incredible beauty of this chant! :D

[vrkeh425]

my high school is singing this exact version. its so beautiful i love it. i love th ehigh soprano part on the 2 and 3rd pages

[cloudandchorus]

I loved it, I disagree with other commenters however, I feel that it achieves what the true liturgical meaning and it sounds comparible to a "true" russian orthodox " vesper. As an Anglican and a classicaly trained choral member it is beautiful and I would suggest this to any choir that wants to experience this moving and powerful arrangement especially when you have a really talented or large bass and alto section!

[fredericfrancois18]

It's the best interpretation of the magnific piece I've heard on youtube

[SopranoLutju]

Stunning...beautiful voices!

Our university choir have once sung this song and it was very difficult to sing this song with its original language.

Thank you for posting it.

[EdwardGabrielsen]

Gorgeous. Sooths my soul. What a moving experience, just to listen.  I would love to hear this group in concert. Thank you very much.

[7x6h2]

Easily the most beautiful version I've ever heard. Outstanding.

[cebrownf]

I used to think that SCHUBERT'S was tops, but now, there is no comparison. Although I suppose that Schubert's version plays well as an instrumental whereas Rachmanioff's needs to be sung.

[cebrownf]

They say that "God is an Englishman" but if He is, he sings in Russian. I have performed this piece in Latin with the Raleigh (North Carolina) Oratory Society and we were told to imagine that we were backed by dozens of Russian Orthodox Monks to get the full basso profoundo sound. The way this piece swells during the "ora pro nobis..." makes the hairs on your arms stand up.

[dianaje13]

Perfect - delightful! The best version of this incredible piece I've heard. Two comments -I'd rather see the choir than the icons, and the choir deserves credit at the beginning rather then the end.

[cccpredarmy]

who sings?

[Vostorgina01]

It is the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir directed by Paul Hillier. I always put credits at the end of the video, it is a professional touch. If you wish to know the artists who performed the piece, simply look in the credits.

Bog blagoslovit.

raba bozhiya Vostorgina

[cccpredarmy]

thx...sometimes i dont watch the videos..just listen to the music :)

[Estmusiclover]

@Vostorgina01

Thank you so much for loading this up. It is really the best ever heard interpretation!! I know I am not objective here as Est Phil Chamber Choir singers are my fellow Estonians, but this is also the best chamber choir in the world:-) THANK YOU!!!

[fatalwoot]

This is exactly the way Rachmaninov wrote this song. This is the best recoding I have heard of this song. The soprano tenor duet with the altos singing like bells makes me shake. My favorite part is when the basses come in on top of the duest and altos and the dyanmic goes to FF.

[dennisdeem]

I don't agree. When you listen to Russian choirs who perform liturgical music of the Russian Orthodox Church, you hear a fuller, more resonant sound, including natural vibrato and the much-loved bass "heavy" sound. This choir sounds like an Anglican boychoir w/dev male voices filling in. Neither the women nor the tenors are using any vibrato;this director is either an instrumentalist or was trained at a western choral school; hearing a resonant sound in the B section makes this lack luster.

[sanzianam]

very very beautiful song.....we sang this song at the national coir contest and we won the 1st place!every time i listen it i have goose bumps :P

[pavelkostov]

this is actaully my least afvorite of the vespers, but still a decent song

[FinnishKnife]

If there were really angels that sang, this is how they would sound. I know it. And I think that Rachmaninov had inspiration from a place that is not on earth. Thank you for this gift of incredible beauty.