This great choral symphony by the last of Russia's Romantic composers was written in 1913 and is reputed to be among Rachmaninoff's favorites of all his works. Scored for a large orchestra, solo vocalists, and chorus, the work is loosely based on the poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The Bells exhibits an emotional intensity unsurpassed in Rachmaninoff's later works.
Symphony No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 27, in Full Score by Serge Rachmaninoff Excellent exhibition of the Russian Romantic's mature style, particularly in the melodic style of the slow movement and the lavish and imaginative use of the orchestra (notably in the scherzo).
Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in Full Score by Serge Rachmaninoff Three great classics of 20th-century music in one volume, reprinted from authoritative full-score Russian editions. Includes Table of Contents, lists of instruments.
Complete Preludes and Etudes-Tableaux by Serge Rachmaninoff Forty-one of the Russian master's greatest works for solo piano, including the immensely popular C-sharp minor, G-minor, and B-minor Preludes, in authoritative editions.