RACHMANINOV: Symphonic Dances / The Bells
byValery Polyansky, The Russian State Symphony Cappella
- Pick
View Larger
Rate it!
Avg: 4.5 (12 ratings)
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Orchestral
- Label: Chandos
If you only know Rachmaninov from his piano concertos, take a listen to this.
-
We Say...
Rachmaninov's setting of a text by Edgar Allen Poe is one of the 20th century's great choral works, non-religious but almost tangible in its word-painting; it's said to be the composer's favourite among his compositions. The sound of bells dominates the work, as it did in Russian towns and cities when Rachmaninov was a young man. It's the sound that accompanies you from birth to death, and so takes on an extra dimension in this grand cantata for three soloists, chorus and orchestra. The opening of "The Bells" sweeps you up in its passionate embrace and, in a fine performance (and this one is certainly that), keeps you there until the Grim Reaper "swings his hollow bell." If you only know Rachmaninov from his piano concertos, you will be thrilled by this great work — he was a master orchestrator with a fertile imagination.
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
This album includes one or more tracks available only with a full album download.
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
We'll give you 12 additional free credits to download this album and start your paid subscription.
Get 12 bonus credits on us if you download this album. Sweet!
| 01. |  |
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: I. Non allegro |
11:58 |
|
| 02. | |
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) |
10:54 |
|
| 03. | |
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace - Lento assai - Come prima - Allegro vivace |
14:16 |
|
| 04. | |
Kolokola (The Bells), Op. 35: I. Allegro ma non tanto
|
6:06 |
|
| 05. | |
Kolokola (The Bells), Op. 35: II. Lento
|
10:37 |
|
| 06. | |
Kolokola (The Bells), Op. 35: III. Presto
|
8:50 |
|
| 07. | |
Kolokola (The Bells), Op. 35: IV. Lento lugubre
|
10:12 |
|
07 Total Tracks, 72:53 Total Length
Loading...
Credits
-
Composers
Sergei Rachmaninov -
Performers
Leonid Bomstein played Tenor (Vocal) // Olga Lutsiv-Ternovskaya played Soprano (Vocal) // Vyacheslav Pochapsky played Bass -
Other Details
- Conductor:
- Valery Polyansky
- Orchestra:
- Russian State Symphony Orchestra
- Instruments:
- Bass //
- Tenor (Vocal) //
- Soprano (Vocal)
Playlists If you like this artist, check out these member playlists
Choose from over 7 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC