Nunc dimittis rachmaninov biography

Rachmaninoff all-night vigil translation

The fifth movement, Nunc dimittis (Nyne otpushchayeshi), has gained notoriety for its ending in which the low basses must negotiate a descending scale that ends with a low B-flat (the third B-flat below middle C). See more.


nunc dimittis rachmaninov biography

Rachmaninoff vespers bogoroditse devo

In the famous setting of the Nunc dimittis, the fifth movement, the choice between the respective soloists is much more clear cut.

Rachmaninoff vespers text cyrillic

Also called the “Canticle of Simeon,” the Nunc Dimittis [Now Let Thy Servant Depart] originates in Luke –32 of the New Testament.

Rachmaninoff vespers score
The transcription of the Nunc Dimittis from the Vespers acts as a highly effective miniature that benefits from the added clarity of the piano's sonority - though the main events are of course .