Bogorodyitse Dyevo
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
"Bogorodyitse Dyevo" is the fifth movment of Rachmaninoff's famous fifteen-movement All-Night Vigil, or 'Vespers' (Op. 37), and is a tribute to Theotokos ('God Bearer' - the Orthodox name for Mary, mother of Jesus), making it similar in concept to the 'Ave Maria' of the Roman Catholic tradition.
History: Rachmaninoff completed the Vespers in just two weeks in January and February of 1915. The premiere performance was on March 10, 1915 in Moscow, at a concert to raise funds for war relief.
AICSA: Within AICSA circles, this piece is known simply as Boggo.
"Bogorodyitse Dyevo" is the fifth movment of Rachmaninoff's famous fifteen-movement All-Night Vigil, or 'Vespers' (Op. 37), and is a tribute to Theotokos ('God Bearer' - the Orthodox name for Mary, mother of Jesus), making it similar in concept to the 'Ave Maria' of the Roman Catholic tradition.
History: Rachmaninoff completed the Vespers in just two weeks in January and February of 1915. The premiere performance was on March 10, 1915 in Moscow, at a concert to raise funds for war relief.
AICSA: Within AICSA circles, this piece is known simply as Boggo.