This album features new 192 kHz / 24-bit high-definition transfers of the original Elite Recordings analogue master tapes.
Composer Biography
Unlike many of his contemporaries, Sergey Rachmaninov grew up in a musical family and always intended to pursue a musical career.
Composition History
Rachmaninov considered "The Bells" to be the finest of all his works, a sentiment he maintained throughout his life.
Performer Biography
Leonard Slatkin, the conductor, has received six GRAMMY Awards and 35 nominations, and holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Legion of Honour.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rachmaninov believed a composer's music should express their birth country, love affairs, and religion, reflecting the sum total of their experiences.
Compositional Technique
The text for "The Bells" is based on a free Russian translation of Edgar Allan Poe's poem by Konstantin Balmont, which focuses on human situations rather than Poe's repetitive devices.
Performer Biography
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1880, is the second-oldest orchestra in the United States and has won six GRAMMY Awards.
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