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2024-04-02 08:32:00
Like no other: Rachmaninoff's Vespers in a remarkable new recording arranged for men's voices
Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 (Vespers), arranged, Benedict Sheehan, Dmitri Lazarev, Alexander Gretchaninoff; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir, conductor Ekaterina Antonenko; CHANDOSReviewed 1 April 2024A new version of Rachmaninoff Vespers for men's voices preserves the work's luminous textures and adds a wonderful warm glow and rich textures, plus some spectacular voicesRachmaninoff wrote his All-Night Vigil (Vespers) for an all-male choir (men and boys) in 1915, though the work's history since then has largely been amongst mixed-voice choirs. But various attempts have been made to adapt the material to men-only choirs. Inspired by one of composer Alexander Gretchaninoff's arrangements of a movement for men-only, the PaTRAM Institute (Patriarch Tikhon Russian-American Music Institute) assembled a crack men-only choir, the PaTRAM Institute Male Choir, under conductor Ekaterina Antonenko to record a new version of Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil for men's voices, with soloists Igor Morozov, Evgeny Kachurovsky and Alexis V. Lukianov (co-founder of the […]
2022-01-29 05:44:00
“American Masters -- Marian Anderson”The documentary “American Masters--Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands” premieres nationwide Tuesday, February 8 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/americanmasters, and the PBS Video app in honor of Black History Month and Anderson’s 125th birthday (February 27, 1897). Directed by Emmy- and Peabody Award-winner Rita Coburn, “American Masters--Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands” explores the life, career, art and legacy of the African American contralto and civil rights pioneer in her own words using archival interview recordings. Marian Anderson’s singing and speaking voice are heard throughout the documentary, providing new understanding of the woman behind the music.Director Rita Coburn; mezzo-soprano J'nai Bridges, who is a featured interviewee in the film and a recipient of the Marian Anderson Award; and mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves are featured in the documentary.For more information, visit ici Clarke, WNETOrion Continues in MarchMusic from […]
2021-11-22 00:00:00
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2021-05-19 21:30:05
Boris Godunov
Starring Ekaterina Semenchuk, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Oleg Balashov, Evgeny Nikitin, René Pape, Mikhail Petrenko, and Vladimir Ognovenko, conducted by Valery Gergiev. Production by Stephen Wadsworth. From October 23, 2010.
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