LEARN ALL ABOUT Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - by LISA YUI

Here's my newest performance video, this time of Mussorgsky’s "Pictures at an Exhibition," a work I've studied, pondered upon, and performed for many years.
This piece is often considered to be flashy and fun, but not incredibly profound or pianistic. I try to debunk that reputation in my 12-minute introduction.
00:00 Introduction: Background, general structure of work
03:20 Various arrangements of Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel, Tomita, Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
04:43 Original solo piano version the greatest?
05:16 Wide range of themes; Social commentary
08:35 Mysticism
11:56 Conclusion
--Performance
12:50 Promenade
14:14 Gnomus (The Gnome)
16:44 (Promenade)
17:33 Il vecchio castello (The Old Castle)
21:44 (Promenade)
22:11 Tuileries: Dispute d'enfants après jeux (Tuileries: Children Quarreling After Play)
23:11 Bydlo (The Ox-cart)
26:06 (Promenade)
26:50 Ballets des poussins dans leurs coques (Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks)
27:58 "Samuel" Goldenberg und "Schmuÿle"
30:17 Promenade
31:41 Limoges. Le marché: La grande nouvelle (Limoges. The Market: The Great News)
33:09 Catacombae: Sepulcrum romanum (Catacombs: Roman Tomb) - con mortuis in lingua mortua (With the Dead in a Dead Language)
37:00 La cabane sur des pattes de poule: Baba-Jaga (The Hut on Hen's Legs: Baba-Yaga)
40:16 La grande porte dans la capitale de Kiev (The Bogatyr Gates in the Capital in Kiev)
Performance recorded at Yamaha Artist Services Salon in New York City.
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00:00 Introduction: Background, general structure of work
03:20 Various arrangements of Pictures at an Exhibition (Ravel, Tomita, Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
04:43 Original solo piano version the greatest?
05:16 Wide range of themes; Social commentary
08:35 Mysticism
11:56 Conclusion
--Performance
12:50 Promenade
14:14 Gnomus (The Gnome)
16:44 (Promenade)
17:33 Il vecchio castello (The Old Castle)
21:44 (Promenade)
22:11 Tuileries: Dispute d'enfants après jeux (Tuileries: Children Quarreling After Play)
23:11 Bydlo (The Ox-cart)
26:06 (Promenade)
26:50 Ballets des poussins dans leurs coques (Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks)
27:58 "Samuel" Goldenberg und "Schmuÿle"
30:17 Promenade
31:41 Limoges. Le marché: La grande nouvelle (Limoges. The Market: The Great News)
33:09 Catacombae: Sepulcrum romanum (Catacombs: Roman Tomb) - con mortuis in lingua mortua (With the Dead in a Dead Language)
37:00 La cabane sur des pattes de poule: Baba-Jaga (The Hut on Hen's Legs: Baba-Yaga)
40:16 La grande porte dans la capitale de Kiev (The Bogatyr Gates in the Capital in Kiev)

[@StevieViola]

So lucky to have you as my instructor. Bravo as always, Dr. Yui! Always an honor to watch and listen to you perform. I must say, the 'Ox-Cart' was truly captivating. Something about the walking left hand is really, really special. Can't explain why - almost like a brain working over-time into the ground!

[@LivesOfThePiano]

Thank you, Steve! Yes, I love Bydlo as well.

[@mattmartinez1414]

I love this so much 😁♥️♥️

[@canonguy1]

I really enjoyed your explanation of Pictures of an Exhibition…. Learned a lot from this…

[@LivesOfThePiano]

Thank you, canonguy1!

[@miguelberganza6193]

What an incredible explanation and performance!

[@JonSnellPiano]

Fantastic, Lisa! 👏🏻

[@LivesOfThePiano]

Thank you, Jon!