The Bells / Isle of the Dead
Album by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Saint Louis Symphony Chorus & Leonard Slatkin
The Bells and Isle of the Dead are orchestral works by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, composed in 1913 and 1908 respectively. They are late-Romantic pieces with dense, sombre orchestration and dramatic contrasts, with The Bells using chorus and solo voices alongside the orchestra while Isle of the Dead relies on orchestral colour and rhythmic motifs to create a meditative, brooding atmosphere.
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- 1.The Bells: The Silver Sleigh Bells6:16
- 2.The Bells: The Mellow Wedding Bells9:27
- 3.The Bells: The Loud Alarum Bells8:33
- 4.The Bells: The Mournful Iron Bells10:42
- 5.The Isle of the Dead20:27
