Rachmaninoff: The Bells – Elgar: Falstaff

01. The Bells, Op. 35 I. The Silver Sleigh Bells. Allegro ma non tanto
02. The Bells, Op. 35 II. The Mellow Wedding Bells. Lento
03. The Bells, Op. 35 III. The Loud Alarm Bells. Presto
04. The Bells, Op. 35 IV. The Mournful Iron Bells. Lento lugubre
05. Falstaff, Op. 68 I. Falstaff and Prince Henry. Allegro
06. Falstaff, Op. 68 IIa. Eastcheap. Allegro molto
07. Falstaff, Op. 68 IIb. Gadshill – The Boar’s Head. Allegro molto
08. Falstaff, Op. 68 IIc. Revelry and Sleep. Molto tranquillo
09. Falstaff, Op. 68 IId. Dream Interlude. Poco allegretto
10. Falstaff, Op. 68 IIIa. Falstaff’s March. Allegro
11. Falstaff, Op. 68 IIIb. The Return Through Gloucestershire. Poco sostenuto
12. Falstaff, Op. 68 IIIc. Interlude. Gloucestershire, Shallow’s Orchard. Allegretto
13. Falstaff, Op. 68 IIId. The New King. Allegro molto – The hurried ride to London
14. Falstaff, Op. 68 IVa. King Henry V’s Progress. Più moderato
15. Falstaff, Op. 68 IVb. The Repudiation of Falstaff, and his death. Poco più lento

Petrenko writes in his liner for the album:

“When we say that an artist has become an icon, we mean it as a compliment. An icon is an image, an unchanging ideal – perfection, in other words, to be contemplated and revered. But what happens when an icon becomes so familiar that we start to take it for granted? Then it’s time to look – and listen – afresh. In our Icons Rediscovered series, the musicians of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and I revisited two much-loved composers who might, perhaps, be described as ‘icons’: the Russian Sergei Rachmaninov and the Englishman Edward Elgar. And we set out to approach them with open minds and fresh ears.