Iranian ensemble to perform Rachmaninoff’s a cappella works at Fajr festival
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On Line: 01 February 2013 16:28
In Print: Saturday 02 February 2013
The poster for the 28th Fajr International Music Festival
TEHRAN — An Iranian group plans to perform a cappella choral works by
Russian composer Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) at the
28th Fajr International Music Festival in Tehran.
These works are part of the repertoire arranged for the concert, Sonat
Vocal Ensemble leader Mohsen Bafandeh said in a press release on
Friday.
Rachmaninoff wrote two major a cappella choral works, `Liturgy of St.
John Chrysostom’ and `All-Night Vigil’ (also known as the Vespers).
It was the fifth movement of `All-Night Vigil’ that Rachmaninoff
requested to have sung at his funeral.
The repertoire of the Sonat Vocal Ensemble also comprises works by
Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and some Armenian composers.
Under the rules of the festival, the ensemble is allowed to have only
a piano for their performances.
The Fajr International Music Festival will be held in Tehran from
February 13 to 19.
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