Blagoslovi_duse_moya_gospoda -

: Rachmaninoff based this movement on a traditional Greek Chant ( Grecheskago raspeva ), though it is often mistaken for Kievan or Znamenny chant due to its deep, resonant character [ 0.5.14 , 0.5.8 ].

"" (Old Church Slavonic for " Bless the Lord, O my soul ") is a central text in the Eastern Orthodox liturgy, primarily known as the Second Movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s masterpiece, the All-Night Vigil (Op. 37). Musical and Liturgical Context blagoslovi_duse_moya_gospoda

: Bless the Lord, O my soul [ 0.5.34 ]. "Blagosloven esi, Gospodi" : Blessed art Thou, O Lord. : Rachmaninoff based this movement on a traditional

: This movement serves as the introduction to the Vespers portion of the service. It is a musical setting of Psalm 103 (or 102 in the Septuagint numbering). Musical and Liturgical Context : Bless the Lord,