Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition No1-10 (Piano Concerto Version); Khovanshchina

Tamas Ungar (Artist, Performer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Geoffrey Simon (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Tamas Ungar
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
• Audio CD (November 20, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cala
• ASIN: B00004TZSQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,314 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is a great arrangement, December 13, 2005

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ken warner "Ken Warner" (Del USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition No1-10 (Piano Concerto Version); Khovanshchina (Audio CD)

Pictures at an Exhibition was originally written for piano, and later transcribed for orchestra, which is the most heard form of the work. Making a piano concerto out of it combines the lush orchestral strings, stinging brass, piercing percussion and the hugely impressive piano sound that is perfect when enters. More people should hear this work arranged this way.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fresh take on an old classic, January 13, 2011

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This review is from: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition No1-10 (Piano Concerto Version); Khovanshchina (Audio CD)

Normally in music, I prefer the composer's original version. With Mussorgsky, defining "original" isn't always clear cut. This is a fresh take that brings out interesting aspects of the composition that are subdued in the common Ravel orchestration.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, November 29, 2011

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Paul H. Allerding "TallPaul" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition No1-10 (Piano Concerto Version); Khovanshchina (Audio CD)

This is an excellent version of Pictures at an Exhibiton. You also get a lot of other interesting Mussorgsky pieces with this CD. Note that this same set is available at a much lower price in a different edition.

I have many different versions of Pictures at an Exhibiton and the other ones I highly recommend are the brass version by the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble, one by the Shostakovich Trio, and any mussorgsky by Stowkowski, who liked to stick to the original Mussorgsky, not someones interpretation or fix. This one has the Stokowsky's symphonic synthesis of Boris Godunov (with no vocals).