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1 Rachmaninov - The Bells Op. 35 / Allegro, ma non tanto  
2 Lento  
3 Presto  
4 Lento lugubre  
5 Symphonische Tanze - Symphonic Dances Op. 45 / Non allegro  
6 Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)  
7 Lento assai - Allegro vivace  
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The Bavarian Radio Choir is delighted to be nominated for the Grammy Awards 2019 in the category "Best Choral Performance". The BR Choir has been selected for its CD recording of Sergei Rachmaninov's masterpiece "The Bells" with the BR Symphony Orchestra.?

The recording was made during a concert in January 2016 in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz under the baton of chief conductor Mariss Jansons. The choir was conducted by Peter Dijkstra, artistic director of the BR Choir. The CD has been released by the label BR KLASSIK. This is the second time the BR Choir has been nominated for the Grammy Awards: in 2015 for the recording of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" for choir and orchestra of the BR under the direction of Bernhard Haitink and Peter Dijkstra.

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    Posted At: January 17, 2019

    To say that these two tone poems are among Rachmaninov's finest compositions may raise an eyebrow to those who find his Symphonies the best. Don't take my word for it. Later in his life, the Great Russian believed that The Bells was his greatest achievement. And if you don't believe The Rach and me, take a listen to this new recording of this choral symphony on Konstantin Balmont's free translation of Ed...

  • BRSO&C: Jansons - Rachmaninoff, The Bells is WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: January 15, 2019

    Two large symphonic works by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff can be experienced on this release by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under music director Mariss Jansons. "The Bells" is a choral symphony based on a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The four movements for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra depict different kinds of bell sounds representing four phases of human life. The albu...

  • BRSO&C: Jansons - Rachmaninoff, The Bells is the KDFC: Download of the Week
    Posted At: January 15, 2019

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  • BRSO&C: Jansons - Rachmaninoff, The Bells is the KUSC: Download of the Week
    Posted At: January 15, 2019

    The Bavarian Radio Choir is delighted to be nominated for the Grammy Awards 2019 in the category "Best Choral Performance" for their recording of Sergei Rachmaninov's masterpiece "The Bells" with the BR Symphony Orchestra.' The recording was made during a concert in January 2016 in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz under the baton of chief conductor Mariss Jansons. The choir was conducted b...

  • Anyone who knows and appreciates Rachmaninoff must be over the moon with this new BRCSO - Jansons recording / KLASSIK.COM
    Posted At: December 18, 2018

    These three are the opera "Francesca da Rimini" op. 25, the symphonic poem "The Bells" op. 35 and Rachmaninov's last composition, the "Symphonic Dances" op. 45. What makes all of three pieces special, and therefore outstanding, is the fact that Rachmaninov succeeds in reinventing his own style in each case - and this in relation to the "Symphonic Dances" even in the face of his own demise. The compos...

  • BRSO - Jansons, at their peak on Rachmaninov - The Bells / GRAMOPHONE
    Posted At: December 12, 2018

    This superlative performance of Rachmaninov's choral symphony The Bells is one of those stratospherically accomplished, ‘cosmic' ones that Jansons says he is always trying to attain. For a long time my benchmark as a conductor of The Bells has been Evgeny Svetlanov.  Like Svetlanov, Jansons has Rachmaninov in his very soul; but he is also able to capitalise on his remarkable ear for colour...

  • The Bavarian Radio Symphony & Chorus gives a striking live performance of 'The Bells' / MusicWeb International
    Posted At: August 22, 2018

    For its latest release on BR Klassik the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunk under its chief conductor Mariss Jansons has turned its attention to Rachmaninov with two masterworks that Rachmaninov himself regarded as his finest compositions: the choral symphony The Bells and the Symphonic Dances, his last completed orchestral score. Both were recorded live in concert at Munich. Very much a Cin...

  • The Bavarian Radio Chorus is precise and powerful on 'The Bells' / Ludwig van TORONTO
    Posted At: May 3, 2018

    To the average concertgoer, Sergei Rachmaninov is probably best known for writing lush, romantic melodies and music of great passion; that said, he was a man with a decidedly melancholy temperament, subject to periods of extreme depression, and many of his compositions reflect this side of his personality. He often quoted the Dies Irae motive in his works e.g., Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, The Bells,...
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