Rachmaninov Vespers & Études-Tableaux

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Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Milton Court Concert HallSilk Street, Barbican, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DT, United Kingdom

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Ex Cathedra
Jeffrey Skidmore	Conductor
Steven Osborne	Piano
Martha McLorinan	Mezzo-soprano
Jeremy Budd	Tenor

Ex Cathedra and pianist Steven Osborne perform Rachmaninov's Vespers and Études-Tableaux by candlelight, led by Jeffrey Skidmore.

Glowing with radiant Russian Orthodox spirituality, Rachmaninov’s Vespers are powerfully atmospheric, a rich choral tapestry with awesome sonorities. Rachmaninov loved them above all his other works. Interweaving the movements of the Vespers, the carefully selected Preludes and Etudes provide links, complements and contrasts, performed by the brilliant Steven Osborne.

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Inspired juxtapositions: Rachmaninov’s Vespers

Mark Pullinger, 27th September

In performing the Vespers in the acoustically wonderful Milton Court, Jeffrey Skidmore took the imaginative decision to interleaving its movements with solo piano works, played by Steven Osborne. It proved inspirational programming.

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Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	All Night Vigil (“Vespers”), Op.37
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Études-tableau in C major, Op.33 no.2
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Prelude in F major, Op.32 no.7
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Études-tableau in G minor, Op.33 no.8
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Prelude in G flat major, Op.23 no.10
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Études-tableau in E flat major, Op.33 no.6
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Prelude in D major, Op.23 no.4
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Études-tableau in G minor, Op.33 no.7
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Étude-tableau in C minor, Op.39 no.7
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Prelude in C major, Op.32 no.1