Rachmaninoff: Choral Symphony, The Bells - 1. Allegro non ma troppo, The Silver Sleigh Bells

[JOZZYmusic]

That melody.. He's a pure musical genius.

[Quue7n]

The Bells (Russian: Колокола, Kolokola), Op. 35, is a choral symphony by Sergei Rachmaninoff, written in 1913. The words are from the poem The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe, very freely translated into Russian by the symbolist poet Konstantin Balmont.

[Bulacanos]

this sounds like Christmas music

[0011486]

@Bulacanos Merry Christmas

[samthemusicguy]

magic.... thank you for posting

[theosu66]

Very nice.Thank you sir.

[cj12cc]

What is the orchestra and chorus in this recording? thanks for uploading

[billyguns2]

Ah, Rachmaninov! Ah, Kondrashin! Fabulous!

[peterlunow]

the most gorguous rendition I EVER heard!! Thank you Darkraimundo!!!

[DarkRaimundo]

You are very welcome!!

[5507156693]

At playing the piano he was a genius. At composing he was a genius

This man makes me proud to be a human

[cafity]

Absolutly beautifull!!!

[moosatious]

Yes MJ! You can actually HEAR them! Maybe the first chair player brought a few of his best students along so the line wouldn't get drowned out by the chorus as it usually does? Plus the conductor hitting the break a little bit a few bars before helps tremendously

[moosatious]

brake i mant to say, break. as in abruptly slowing it down

[MJforLife18]

The trumpets at 5:04 are just sublime!

[MarianneAlkonost]

Thank you for this record!!! But what are the names of performers?

[qclassics]

Kiril Kondrashin: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

recorded in 1962.

BMG Melodia / 74321-32046-2

[earthatic]

It is just amazing, fantastic performance as well. I do need to listen to the whole of The Bells, I will do so soon, I've got his

1st and 3rd symphony's to listen to first! From what I've heard, this piece is amazing!

[weikko79]

It's probably his best orchestral work.