Pictures at an Exhibition / Symphonie Classique

Mussorgsky (Artist), Prokofiev (Artist), Masur (Artist), Lpo (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000000SP8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #612,663 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

2. Pictures at an Exhibition: 1. Gnomus

3. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

4. Pictures at an Exhibition: 2. II. vecchio castello

5. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

6. Pictures at an Exhibition: 3. Tuileries

7. Pictures at an Exhibition: 4. Bydlo

8. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

9. Pictures at an Exhibition: 5. Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens

10. Pictures at an Exhibition: 6. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle

11. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

12. Pictures at an Exhibition: 7. Limoges

13. Pictures at an Exhibition: 8. Catacombae. Sepulchrum romanum

14. Pictures at an Exhibition: Cum mortuis in lingua morta

15. Pictures at an Exhibition: 9. The Hut on Hen's Legs

16. Pictures at an Exhibition: 10. The Great Gate of Kiev

17. Sym No. 1 in D: Allegro

18. Sym No. 1 in D: Larghetto

19. Sym No. 1 in D: Gavotte: Non troppo allegro

20. Sym No. 1 in D: Finale: Molto vivace

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Different and Refreshing, December 3, 2000

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Joshua Kaufman (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pictures at an Exhibition / Symphonie Classique (Audio CD)

This is the only recording I know of that contains the Gortchakov orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition. While it's not the most colorful in the world, it's a nice change from the heard-way-too-often Ravel version. I especially like the fortissimo horns at the beginning of Bydlo, and of course he keeps the Prominade V which Ravel left out. Overall, it's a great performance as always from the London Philharmonic

The Classical Symphony of Prokofiev is also performed well here. While the tempos of the 1st and 3rd movements are a tad slow for my taste, the music is really brought out well and balanced - the sound quality of the recording is very good.

I recommend this CD to anyone who like Pictures already, and this is certianly a good version of the Classical Symphony. It only gets four stars because it's under 50 minutes, and the two pieces aren't quite related enough to be the only two on the CD, in my opinion.