Sergei Rachmaninov - The Bells

- Composer: Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1 April 1873 -- 28 March 1943) - Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland - Choir: Dublin Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Chorus - Conductor: Alexander Anissimov - Soloists: Ivan Choupenitch (tenor), Oleg Melnikov (bass), Helen Field (soprano) - Year of recording: 1996-1997 “The Bells“ [Колокола, Kolokola], choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35, written in 1913. 00:00 - I. Allegro ma non tanto (’The Silver Sleigh Bells’) 06:47 - II. Lento (’The Mellow Wedding Bells’) 17:40 - III. Presto (’The Loud Alarum Bells’) 26:16 - IV. Lento lugubre (’The Mournful Iron Bells’) While it is true that Rachmaninov’s choral symphony The Bells was ultimately based on the Edgar Allan Poe poem of the same name, its more direct inspiration was the Konstantin Balmont translation into Russian, which takes substantial liberties with the text. He elimin