FULL THE BELLS (Rachmaninov) Paris 2025 Marina Rebeka, Pavel Petrov, Alexander Roslavets

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: The Bells (Russian: Колокола, Kolokola) or Les Cloches  
• Composer: Rachmaninov Sergei   
• Libretto: The words are from the poem The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe translated by Konstantin Balmont  
• Venue & Opera Company: Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris, France  
• Recorded: December 18, 2025
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: Marina Rebeka, Pavel Petrov, Alexander Roslavets
• Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru  
• Orchestra: Orchestre National de France  
• Chorus: Radio France Choir  
• Chorus Master: Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: France Musique concerts  
• Date Published: 2026  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  PROGRAMME:
  Rachmaninov Sergei
  The Bells
  Symphony No.3
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  The Bells (Russian: Колокола, Kolokola), Op. 35, is a choral symphony by Sergei Rachmaninov, written in 1913 and premiered in St Petersburg on 30 November that year under the composer’s baton. The words are from the poem The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe, very freely translated into Russian by the symbolist poet Konstantin Balmont. The traditional Gregorian melody Dies Irae is used frequently throughout the work. It was one of Rachmaninov’s two favorite compositions, along with his All-Night Vigil, and is considered by some to be his secular choral masterpiece. Rachmaninov called the work both a choral symphony and (unofficially) his Third Symphony shortly after writing it; however, he would later write a purely instrumental Third Symphony at his new villa in Switzerland. Rachmaninov dedicated The Bells to Dutch conductor Willem Mengelberg and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. The US Premiere of the work was given by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus on 6 February 1920 and the UK Premiere by Sir Henry Wood and the Liverpool Philharmonic and Chorus on 15 March 1921.

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