Celebrating Rachmaninov

Name: Celebrating Rachmaninov — Bath Symphony Orchestra with Bath Bach Choir
Start: 2027-03-06T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2027-03-06T21:30:00+00:00
Location: The Forum

Bath Symphony Orchestra with Bath Bach Choir

Bath Symphony Orchestra

Sat 6 Mar ’27 19:30 - 21:30

Sat 6 Mar ’27

19:30 - 21:30

Sat 6 Mar ’27

Doors open

18:30

Start

19:30

Approx. end

21:30

The Forum, BA1 1UG

Tickets
Tickets Full price £24.60 / Students & Under 18's £13.60 (inc. ticket and order* fees)

*all orders include a £1.50 processing fee

Given the title ‘Choral Symphony’ by Rachmaninov, The Bells is a setting of a Russian translation of a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Bell sounds held a lifelong intense spiritual and cultural significance for Rachmaninov, along with his other obsession, liturgical chanting – in particular, the Dies Irae. Here, the four movements follow the course of life from birth to death, the bells being associated with a sleigh ride, a wedding, alarm calls and a funeral.

From its premiere, Rachmaninov’s 2nd Symphony was, and remains, a triumphant and popular success. Full of glorious melodies and colourful orchestration, the mood ranges from savage and terrifying to romantic and sensual. Bells again feature in the jubilant ending.

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