Bells, The

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Bells, The (Kolokola). Choral sym., Op.35, by Rachmaninov for sop., ten., and bar. soloists, ch., and orch. Comp. 1913, f.p. St Petersburg 1913, cond. Rachmaninov; f.Eng.p. Liverpool 1921, cond. Wood. Rev. version 1936, f.p. Sheffield 1936, cond. Wood. Text is adaptation by Konstantin Balmont of E. A. Poe's poem.

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