Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture; Capriccio Italien; Beethoven: Wellington's Victory CD

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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture; Capriccio Italien; Beethoven: Wellington's Victory album. Track Listing of songs: Adagio Sostenuto; Allagretto; Presto Agitato; Adagio; Allegro; Andante Espressivo; Vivacissimamente; Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio; Adagio Cantabile; Rondo: Allegro; Allegro Assai; Andante Con Moto; Allegro Ma Non Troppo;

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture; Capriccio Italien; Beethoven: Wellington's Victory songs. S. Rachmaninov started workng on "Bells" (verses by E. Poe, translated into Russian by K. Balmont) in spring of 1913 in Rome where the clavier of "Bells" was completed on March 27, 1913. The score was finished in Ivankovka, Russia on July 27 of the same year. Soon after that, the first concert performance of the "Poem for orchestra, chorus and soloists" (as the composer called it) took place. Rachmaninov conducted "Bells" at the premiere - first in St. Petersburg (November 30, 1913), then in Moscow (February 8, 1914). "Bells" is one of the most outstanding works of vocal-symphonic music of the 20th century. It consists of four parts, as if reflecting periods of a human life: serene, hilarious green years; happy youth, bursting with love; mature years filled with fight and suffering and the tragic finale of being - death. A definite musical poetic analogue, a bell chime, accompanies theses pictures. In each part, its sound obtains different meaning and gains a new shade of color. "Spring" Cantata, Op. 20, created in 1902, is uses lyrics by N. Nekrasov's "Green Noise" for baritone, chorus and orchestra. Particularly successful are the choral episodes so typically of Rachmaninov reflecting the feeling of nature's poetry. In some respects these episodes are related to ...

Track Listing of songs: Andante Molto; Allegretto; Andantino; Allegro Vivace; I. Allegro Moderato; II. Scherzo Presto; III. Andantino; IV. Allegro Vivace; Andante; Allegro;