Review: Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil by The Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Chorale under Cha
March 10th was the 100-year anniversary of the first performance of Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil. Coincidentally, this was also the release date of a new recording of the Vespers, by The Kansas City Chorale and the Phoenix Chorale under Charles Bruffy. To be honest, I have heard so many recordings of the Vespers that it is difficult for me to become excited about another. My favorite is perhaps still the 1968 recording by Sveshnikov. This 1968 rendition is for many the canon