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Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition which is "only" for a brass quintet. Stephen Roberts' superbly crafted transcription, aided by his insider knowledge (he is the horn player of the ensemble) is fully convincing. Only "The Great Gate of Kiev" obviously requires fuller weight than is available. The same praise can be afforded to Roberts' arrangement of the overture to Glinka's Russlan and Ludmilla, which leaves no doubt as to this group's virtuosity, not to mention sense of fun. Böhme's civilised sextet, playful but never vulgar, is given a most committed account, but it is the one-movement Alabiev quintet that is something of a discovery. The conversations between the two trumpeters, Simon Lenton and Angela Whelan are the essence of chamber music. Alabiev makes sure he doesn't overstay his welcome, and the still, quiet close of this work leads perfectly into the purposeful stride of the opening "Promenade" of Pictures. The sensitivity and musicality of this ensemble ensure that this disc will give repeated pleasure. --Colin Clarke
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Advantages: A great recording of popular and familiar works with excellent sound and performance values Disadvantages: Absolutely none whatsoever
Romanticism and forging a daringly original style, very raw and often dissonant. Also his vocal and operatic works employ a radical declamatory style based on everyday speech patterns.
Mussorgsky was never a truly prolific composer. He wrote three song cycles, a set of musical pictures for piano called Pictures at an Exhibition, two operas, Boris Godunov and the unfinished Khovanshchina, the incomplete play Sorochintsy Fair and the orchestral fantasia St.John's Night on the BareMountain for the play The Witch. In 1867 he left the civil service, meaning to earn a living as teacher and accompanist, but took a position in the government's Forestry Department the following year due to financial difficulties. His continuing lapses into alcoholism, drawn from his mixing with wild intellectuals, finally caused his health to deteriorate and forced him ...
Advantages: Contrasting programme music unified by a recurring theme Disadvantages: None
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, born in 1839, was one of a group of Russian composers known as The Five, who were dedicated to producing a distinctive Russian style of music.
Among Mussorgsky?s closest friends was the archietect and painter, Victor Hartmann. Hartmann died suddenly at the age of only 39. Mussorgsky was devasted by the news of his death. The following year of 1874, he attended an exhibition of his friend?s work. Walking around the exhibition, stopping and gazing at each of the pictures was to inspire Mussorgsky to compose an evocative and masterful tribute to his friend and his aristry.
Mussorgsky composed Pictures at Exhibtition as a cycle of Piano pieces illustrating ten of Hartmann?s pictures linked by a recurring theme to show the viewer moving from one painting to another.
It was later arranged ...
Railway tour which takes you around the old train tracks within the park, also giving you some insightful historical background about the area. You can also opt to watch a documentary in one of the visitor centres, which gives you a detailed background of the park, which the first settlers were on the grounds and how the parks transformed within the last 250 years.
If you do some research before you go its worthwhile booking a tour with Blue Mountains Tourism, which again offers a wide variety of packages for things to see and do within the park. They also offer some great accommodation if you choose to stay the night in the park.
The website listed below gives you some great info on where you can find a place to stay, thus making you journey more pleasant and memorable.
Great Blue Mountains Drive is a self service driving opportunity which ...
1. Promenade; The gnome 2. Promenade; The old castle 3. Promenade; Tuileries 4. Bydlo; Promenade 5. Unhatched chickens 6. Samuel Goldenburg 7. Market Place at Limoges 8. Catacombe 9. Baba-jaga 10. Great Gate at Kiev
Composer
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1874
Conductor
Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 2
Work Title
(A) Night on the Bare Mountain
Excerpt(s)
1. (A) Night on the Bare Mountain
Composer
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1867 arr & re-orch 1886
Conductor
Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 3
Work Title
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
Excerpt(s)
1. Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
Composer
Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1887
Conductor
Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 4
Work Title
Prince Igor
Excerpt(s)
1. Polovtsian Dances
Composer
Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin (1833 - 1887)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1890
Conductor
Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 5
Work Title
Prince Igor
Excerpt(s)
1. Dance of the Polovtsi maidens
Composer
Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin (1833 - 1887)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1890
Conductor
Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 6
Work Title
Ruslan and Lyudmila
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture
Composer
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804 - 1857)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1842
Conductor
Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
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