Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald Mountain ~ Bernstein

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald Mountain ~ Bernstein

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald Mountain ~ Bernstein
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Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
Composer: Ottorino Respighi
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
Edition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-07-27
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo russico;
  2. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: 1. Gnomus. Vivo
  3. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade. Moderato comodo e con delicatezza
  4. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: 2. Il vecchio castello. Andante
  5. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade. Moderato non tanto, pesante
  6. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: 3. Tuileries. Allegretto non troppo, capricci
  7. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: 4. Bydlo. Sempre moderato, pesante
  8. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade. Tranquillo
  9. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: 5. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques. Sch
  10. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: 6. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle. Andante
  11. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: 7. Limoges. Le Marché - Allegretto vivo, semp
  12. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: 8. Catacombae. Sepulchrum romanum - Largo
  13. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Cum mortuis in lingua mortua. Andante non tro
  14. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: 9. La Cabane sur des pattes de poule - Allegr
  15. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: 10. La grande porte de Kiev. Allegro alla bre
  16. Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Stokowski
  17. Pini di Roma, for piano, 4 hands (arr. from the orchestral piece), P. 142: 1. I pini di Villa Borghese
  18. Pini di Roma, for piano, 4 hands (arr. from the orchestral piece), P. 142: 2. Pini presso una catacomba
  19. Pini di Roma, for piano, 4 hands (arr. from the orchestral piece), P. 142: 3. I pini del Gianicolo
  20. Pini di Roma, for piano, 4 hands (arr. from the orchestral piece), P. 142: 4. I pini della via Appia

Music reviews of Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald Mountain ~ Bernstein

Music Review: An enchanting, surprisingly personal 'Pictures'--one of the great ones
Rating: 5 Stars

Two things conspired to keep me from discovering this one-of-a-kind 'Pictures at an Exhibition' sooner. First, there are enough great recordings to go around from Reiner, Karajan, Stokowksi--name your own. Second, I assumed that Bernstien would conduct this thrice-familiar piece simply as a commercial duty. I was wrong: this is the most personal performance among the great ones. Bernstein has ideas and feelings in every section, and with the NY Phil. at its virtuosic best, the whole thing is an enchanting discovery.

Bernstein's secret is that he goes to the heart of the music rather than just conducting Ravel's brilliant orchestration. As a result, we feel we are looking at separate paintings on the wall, just as Mussorgsky intended, each with its own flavor, more often than not tinged with melancholy (after all, Mussorgsky's artist friend had died). Compared to this account, all the others I own seem a bit shallow and glittery--this one is pure soul.

The sound is impeccable in the current remastering, and this time around we get as fillers a thrilling Night on Bald Mountain that gives Stokowski's a run for its money, plus a Respighi Pines of Rome crackling with electricity (but in rather shrill sound).

Famous as Bernstein is, I feel I'm recommending an underdog here, because the British critics have totally overlooked these readings. Most listeners automatically reach for Reiner's famous accounts of all three works. I hope there's room for Bernstein, because his performances have more originality to offer.

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