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Mussorgsky / Borodin (Import)

Charles Mackerras - CD

  • Artist: Charles Mackerras
  • Year: 2004
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 724356248328
  • Item Number: SRD624832
  • Release date: 03/29/2005
  • 1. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 1. Promenade
  • 2. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 2. Gnomus
  • 3. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 3. Promenade
  • 4. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 4. Il vecchio castello
  • 5. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 5. Promenade
  • 6. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 6. Tuileries
  • 7. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 7. Bydlo
  • 8. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 8. Promenade
  • 9. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 9. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
  • 10. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
  • 11. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 11. Limoges
  • 12. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 12. Catacombes
  • 13. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 13. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
  • 14. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 14. The Hut on Hen's Legs
  • 15. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vistavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel, 15. The Heroes' Gate at Kiev
  • 16. St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain (Ivanova noch' na Lisoy gore), symphonic poem for orchestra
  • 17. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov), Overture
  • 18. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov), Polovtsian Dance Dance No. 1
  • 19. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov), Polovtsian Dance No. 2
  • 20. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov), Polovtsian Dance No. 3
  • 21. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov), Polovtsian Dance No. 4
  • 22. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov), Polovtsian Dance No. 5
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Mussorgsky / Borodin (Import) by Charles Mackerras on CD


The music on this disc includes two of Alexander Borodin's most popular orchestral works and both of Modest Mussorgsky's two most popular orchestral works. The amazing thing is that, in fact, all four works are either editions, orchestrations, or realizations done by other composers after the original composer's death. Borodin's Overture and Polovtsian Dances were realized and orchestrated by the young Glazunov, Mussorgsky's A Night on the Bare Mountain was edited and orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov, and of course Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition was orchestrated by Ravel. Nevertheless, these pieces are still rightly considered among the most characteristic works of Russian nationalism. Anything is possible.And anything apparently contains the possibility of a tremendous recording of all four works by Charles Mackerras and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. Because not only are these first-class virtuoso performances, they are first-class Slavic interpretations. Of course, Mackerras is an old hand at Slavic music -- his recordings of Dvorak, Rimsky-Korsakov, and especially Janacek are all classics -- but his combination of brilliant colors, tender-hearted affection, and brutal strength in his interpretations here make them sound nearly Slavic. While the singing of the Liverpool Philharmonic in the Polovtsian Dances may be a bit anemic by Russian choral standards, the singers are still able to project the lascivious blend of supplication and sensuality the music requires. Virgin's sound is big, but a little too recessed. ~ James Leonard, Rovi
  • Artist: Charles Mackerras
  • Year: 2004
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 724356248328
  • Item Number: SRD624832
  • Release date: 03/29/2005
  • Label: Virgin Classics
  • Genre: Classical
  • Style: Romantic
  • Album Time: 67:37

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  • Mussorgsky / Borodin (Import) Charles Mackerras CD
Mussorgsky / Borodin (Import) Charles Mackerras CD