Rachmaninov Vespers: Why I Cried

Listening to and singing Sergey Rachmaninoff Vespers (All Night Vigil, Op. 37) always brings about so much emotion, feeling of joy and connection with my culture, and sense of pride for my native Russia.

This a capella choral work (premiered over 100 years ago, in 1915 in Moscow) holds an exclusive special place in my heart because discovering the existence of the Vespers became one of the most profound events of my life.

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