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The Bells op. 35
1913
Sergej Rachmaninow
I. Allegro, ma non tanto "Silbriges Schellengeläut"
II. Lento "Golden klingende Hochzeitsglocken"
III. Presto "Alarmglocken"
IV. Lento lugubre "Die traurigen Eisenglocken"
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