Fantasy for symphony orchestra, сhorus and soloists “Bells”, op. 35 S.V. Rachmaninoff as read by a Chinese musician
The article examines the historical context of the creation of S.V. Rachmaninov “Bells Fantasy”. On the eve of the First World War (1914), the strongest contradictions in social, political and economic life ripened in Russia, which in 1917. led to the collapse of tsarist Russia. In “The Bell Fantasy”, the historical context is vividly reflected in the musical content. The article reveals the specificity of the relationship between the poetic text (Edgar Poe in the translation of K. Balmont) and its musical embodiment. The features of orchestration, choral part, the importance of soloists are indicated. The specifics of the musical form and its structure are noted.