Sergei Rachmaninoff - All-Night Vigil - Peter Jermihov (2LP, 45 tours, Half-speed Mastering)
Sergei Rachmaninov - All-Night Vigil, Op. 37
Peter Jermihov - conductor
Gloriae Dei Cantores :
- Richard K. Pugsley - director
- Vadim Gan - clergy exclamations
- Dmitry Ivanchenko - clergy exclamations, tenor soloist
- Mariya Berezovska - alto soloist
The Saint Romanos Cappella
The Patriarch Tikhon Choir
The Washington Master Chorale
1 LP, Stoughton gatefold jacket, lyrics in English, Russian and Cyrillic along with photos on all four sides of the LP sleeves
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-Speed Mastering
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Reference Recordings
Original label : Reference Recordings
Recorded in The Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
Recorded, edited and mastered by Keith O. Johnson and Sean Royce Martin
Released in December 2021
Tracks:
Side A :
- Come, Let Us Worship
- Bless The Lord, My Soul
- Blessed Is The Man
- Gentle Light
Side B :
- Now Lettest Thou
- Rejoice, Virgin
- The Lesser Doxology
- Praise The Name Of The Lord
Side C :
- Blessed Art Thou, Lord
- Having Beheld The Resurrection Of Christ
- My Soul Magnifies The Lord
Side D :
- The Great Doxology
- Troparion "Today Salvation Has Come"
- Troparion "Thou Didst Rise from the Tomb"
- To Thee, The Victorious Leader
Reviews :
"We are invited to lift our spirits through a deeply inspired performance of Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil. This performance rings with devotional majesty . . . " Audiophile Audition
This is a gorgeous production of this major choral work. It was recorded, edited and mastered by RR own engineering team: Keith O. Johnson and Sean Royce Martin. Conducted by Peter Jermihov (internationally recognized specialist in Russian and Orthodox liturgical music), The Gloriæ Dei Cantores (directed by Richard K. Pugsley), is joined by members of the St. Romanos Cappella, The Patriarch Tikhon Choir, and The Washington Master Chorale. Soloists Dmitry Ivanchenko and Mariya Berezovska, of the National Opera of Ukraine in Kiev join the seventy-seven singers for this landmark collaboration. Vadim Gan, protodeacon under the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church sings the clergy exclamations with Dmitry Ivanchenko.
Half-speed mastering.
In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Ratings :
Discogs : 5 / 5