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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (chief conductor)
There's plenty of character, and deft woodwind adept as fast-moving Parisian kids and squabbling chicks.
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons (chief conductor)
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There's plenty of character, and deft woodwind adept as fast-moving Parisian kids and squabbling chicks.
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Recorded Live Concertgebouw Amsterdam on 22, 23 May & 29 Aug 2008.
A special-priced release on RCO Live of Mussorgsky's much-loved Pictures at an exhibition in Ravel's orchestration. Recorded live at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Mariss Jansons and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, on magnificent form, produce a wonderful palette of colours and sonority in this dazzling orchestral piece.
Contents and tracklist
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Mariss Jansons
- Recorded: 22-23, 29 August 2008
- Recording Venue: Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Awards and reviews
May 2010
There's plenty of character, and deft woodwind adept as fast-moving Parisian kids and squabbling chicks.
20th January 2010
Whereas some interpretations tend to coarsen the edges of Ravel’s instrumental sonorities in a bid to make them sound more “Russian”, Jansons treats the music with the finesse that was one of Ravel’s hallmarks.
