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Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31: I. The Great Ektenya
About This Song
About "Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31: I. The Great Ektenya" by Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Rachmaninov's Great Ektenya opens like a heavy door into a dim cathedral: the basses intone a low, resonant plea while trebles hover like incense smoke. The choir captures the weight of communal supplication—a slow, inexorable pull between earthly gravity and the promise of ascent.