Radio 3 in Concert: Philharmonia/Salonen - RFH: Stravinsky Rite of Spring &c.

[Bryn]

I caught only Requiem Canticles on Thursday night before going out, and had intended to LA to the whole concert. Did the beginning catch the announcer on the hop? It started almost immediately after the end of CotW, with hardly any time for an introduction, and no preliminary applause.
Do you mean bells other than those written in the score, Bryn?

There were recorded 'Russian Orthodox' bells faded in and out between each work performed.

[Pulcinella]

There were recorded 'Russian Orthodox' bells faded in and out between each work performed.

I wonder whose bright idea that was?
I like the introductory bells in some mass 'reconstructions' that the Gabrieli Consort have done, for example, but this sounds rather dire. Thanks for the warning!