: 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).
: The text also appears as the "First Antiphon" in Rachmaninoff's earlier Liturgy (Op. 31), though that version is generally simpler than the version in the Vigil [ 0.5.12 ]. blagoslovi_duse_moya_gospoda
: Wondrous are Thy works, O Lord [0.5.14]. Notable Performances : This movement serves as the introduction to
: Bless the Lord, O my soul [ 0.5.34 ]. "Blagosloven esi, Gospodi" : Blessed art Thou, O Lord. 31), though that version is generally simpler than
: 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 ].
: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky also wrote a setting of this text in his own All-Night Vigil (Op. 52), which influenced Rachmaninoff's later work [ 0.5.26 ].