Pictures

Bohuslav Martinu (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Ottorino Respighi (Composer), JoAnn Falletta (Conductor), Long Beach Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Long Beach Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: JoAnn Falletta
• Composer: Bohuslav Martinu, Modest Mussorgsky, Ottorino Respighi
• Audio CD (October 24, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Albany Records
• ASIN: B00004ZE1X
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #829,488 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Trittico botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures) for orchestra, P. 151: No. 1, 'La Primavera'

2. Trittico botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures) for orchestra, P. 151: No. 2, 'L'adorazione dei Magi'

3. Trittico botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures) for orchestra, P. 151: No. 3, 'La nascita di Venere'

4. Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, for orchestra, H. 352: No. 1, Andante poco moderato

5. Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, for orchestra, H. 352: No. 2, Adagio

6. Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, for orchestra, H. 352: No. 3, Poco allegro

7. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade

8. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Gnomus

9. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade

10. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: II vecchio castello

11. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade

12. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Tuileries

13. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Bydlo

14. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade

15. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells

16. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle

17. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Limoges: The Marketplace

18. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Catacombae: Sepulchrum romanum

19. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Promenade: Con mortuis in lingua mortua

20. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vīstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Hut on Fowl's Legs: Baba Yaga

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Pictures" From Long Beach, November 11, 2005

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Erik North (San Gabriel, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pictures (Audio CD)

I respectfully disagree with the previous reviewer regarding this recording by JoAnn Falletta and the Long Beach Symphony, even though my opinion may be partially based on a certain regional bias. This recording may have a few problems with sound quality; but having actually heard this orchestra in concert, there really isn't very much doubt in my mind that this is one of the best regional orchestras in America, and that this recording is proof of that.

I will, however, review what is on the CD itself, which are works by, respectively, Ottorino Respighi ("Botticelli Triptych'), Bohuslav Martinu ("Frescoes Of Piero Della Francesca") and Modeste Mussorgsky ("Pictures At An Exhibition"--in the memorable orchestral transcription by Maurice Ravel), based on paintings. All three works have great orchestral color to them and require a very solid effort on the part of both conductor and orchestra, which is indeed what Falletta and the Long Beach Symphony (an ensemble that had been under the shadow of the far more prominent Los Angeles Philharmonic, only twenty miles away) give in this recording, despite fairly minor technical flaws. It is a great move on the part of them to place the lesser known works of Respighi and Martinu beside a towering edifice like "Pictures", and create a theme recording, much like their previous "Impressions Of The Sea", which featured works by Debussy and Mendelssohn, among others. The performances themselves are first rate; and even if the L.B.S.O. isn't of the L.A. Philharmonic's caliber, its status as a great regional orchestra is secure here.