SERGE RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)

The Bells, Op. 35

36:59

Choral Symphony based on the poem by Edgar Allan Poe, in the Russian translation by Konstantin Balmont

1

I

Allegro ma non troppo

6:16

2

II

Lento

10:10

3

III

Presto

8:16

4

IV

Lento lugubre

12:10

Suzanne Murphy soprano

Keith Lewis tenor

David Wilson-Johnson baritone

5

Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14

6:47

Suzanne Murphy

Dances from 'Aleko'

9:10

6

No. 5 Women's Dance

4:21

Tempo di valse

7

No. 6 Men's Dance

4:49

Vivo - Meno mosso, alla zingana -

8

Capriccio bohémien, Op. 12

18:34

Allegro vivace - Lento lugubre

Neeme Jarvi

9 & 10 February 1986, St Jude's Church, London; 14 & 15 November 1991