FLAC tracks | Classical | 01:10:19 | 261 MbIn 1971, Einojuhani Rautavaara was asked to compose a Finnish Orthodox church service, an all-night vigil similar to that of Rachmaninov, comprising Vespers as well as Matins.

Soon after the first performance he reshaped the music into what we now know as Vigilia, a concert version forming a musical whole.

As his inspiration, Rautavaara has himself described a visit to the Valamo monastery in the middle of Lake Ladoga in 1939: ‘The bells began to ring, low-pitched booms and higher, shrill clinks: the world was filled with sounds and colors…’ The music is marked by dark colors, the heady smell of incense and the crepuscular church lit only by small candles.

Tracklist:1. Niall Chorell – Vigilia: No. 1, Tulkaa, kumartakaamme meidän2. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 2, Alkupsalmi3. Varvara Merras-Häyrynen;Sirkku Rintamäki;Mats Lillhannus;Sampo Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 3, Katisma4. Helsinki Chamber Choir – Vigilia: No. 4, Avuksihuutopsalmi5. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 5, Avuksihuutostikiira6. Niall Chorell – Vigilia: No. 6, Dogmistikiira Jumalansynnyttäjälle7. Helsinki Chamber Choir – Vigilia: No. 7, Ehtoohymni8. Helsinki Chamber Choir – Vigilia: No. 8, Hartauden ektenia9. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 9, Litanian stikiira10. Helsinki Chamber Choir – Vigilia: No. 10, Litanian ektenia11. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 11, Virrelmästikiira12. Meri Metsomäki;Sirkku Rintamäki;Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 12, Tropari I13. Niall Chorell – Vigilia: No. 13, Juhlapäivän tropari14. Helsinki Chamber Choir – Vigilia: No. 14, Loppusiunaus15. Niall Chorell – Vigilia: No. 15, Kunnia olkoon pyhälle16. Helsinki Chamber Choir – Vigilia: No. 16, Tropari II17. Helsinki Chamber Choir – Vigilia: No. 17, Tropari III18. Helsinki Chamber Choir – Vigilia: No. 18, Ylistysveisu19. Helsinki Chamber Choir – Vigilia: No. 19, Ylösnousemustropari20. Niall Chorell;Sampo Haapaniemi;Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 20, Antifoni21. Sampo Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 21, Prokimeni22. Júlia Heéger – Vigilia: No. 22, Ylösnousemusveisu23. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 23, Irmossi I24. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 24, Irmossi III25. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 25, Irmossi IV26. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 26, Irmossi V27. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 27, Irmossi VI28. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 28, Irmossi VII29. Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 29, Irmossi VIII30. Tove Djupsjöbacka;Varvara Merras-Häyrynen;Iris Oja;Martti Anttila;Niall Chorell;Tuukka Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 30, Jumalansynnyttäjän kiitosvirsi31. Sampo Haapaniemi – Vigilia: No. 31, Irmossi IX32. Júlia Heéger;Niall Chorell – Vigilia: No. 32, Kiitosstikiira33. Niall Chorell – Vigilia: No. 33, Ylösnousemustropari34. Helsinki Chamber Choir – Vigilia: No. 34, Loppusiunaus