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Rachmaninoff wrote his Opus 35, The Bells," as a choral symphony in 1913. The words are adapted from the Edgar Allan Poe poem by the same name. Includes: Allegro, ma non tanto * Lento * Presto * Lento Lugubre. Vocal score, soloists and chorus, with piano accompaniment. Text in... Read Full Overview

Composed in 1913 to Konstantin Balmont's free adaptation in Russian of poetry by Edgar Allan Poe, The Bells (Kolokola in Russian), was one of Rachmaninoff's favorites among his own works. Balmont's Russian setting was sent to the composer by an anonymous admirer while he was... Read Full Overview