New edition of Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells”

Musica Russica is pleased to announce the publication of a newly edited piano-vocal score of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s choral symphony, The Bells. The new edition, by Bruce Borton and Timothy Rolls, features a new piano reduction (replacing the original one created by Alexander Goldenweiser, which even Rachmaninoff had difficulty playing!) and employs the user-friendly Russica™ Transliteration System. A recorded diction coaching resource is available from Musica Russica, both on disc and as a download. The Bells is a brilliant setting of Konstantin Balmont’s adaptation into Russian of Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem. The new publication retails for $19.95, available here.