MUSSORGSKY : PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION (arr. STOKOWSKI)

Ανάμεσα στις πολλές, άγνωστες σχετικά, βερσιόν του έργου του Mussorgsky (σύνθεσης κατ’ αρχήν για πιάνο – άκου εδώ, μαζί με άλλα έργα) ξεχωρίζει αυτή του κορυφαίου Αμερικανού διευθυντή ορχήστρας Leopold Stokowski – όνομα ιστορικά συνδεδεμένο με την Philadelphia Orchestra και την Φαντασία του Disney. Η διαφοροποίηση της προσέγγισής του από την διάσημη του Ravel είναι αξιοσημείωτη – δείγμα της παίρνουμε ακούγοντας τα πρώτα μέρη του έργου.

Among the many, relatively unknown, versions of Mussorgsky’s work (a composition written initially for piano, listen here, along with other works) the one by leading American conductor Leopold Stokowski stands out – his name historically associated with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Disney’s Fantasia. The differentiation of his approach from Ravel’s famous one is remarkable, as we hear from the work’s first parts.

00:00 I. Promenade
01:54 II. Gnomus
04:17 III. Promenade
05:13 IV. The Old Castle
08:59 V. Bydlo

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2 Comments

  1. Ken Powell April 5, 2024 at 11:45 am

    Excellent! One of my favourite works that I’ve loved since a child. It is always good to hear a new version. You can’t go wrong with Pictures, to be fair. Any arrangement would be at least very good!

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    1. Oannes April 5, 2024 at 12:24 pm

      I totally agree. Even the Emerson Lake & Palmer one has its moments! 😊

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