When I was ten (1950), I subscribed to the RCA Red Label Record Club and the second record I acquired was Mussorgsky's Pictures At An Exhibition and, I believe, Offenbach's Des Bouffes-Parisiens was on the other side. I lied in bed listening to classics on my little radio coming on short-wave Radio Nederland and mother would holler up the stairs, "You shut that off now and go to sleep!'. I'm 84 now and it's still part of me.
Now, one must say Kurt Masur is definetly a active director and leader. How gorgeous he directs this “exhibition” with Leipzig orchestra. Thanks Kurt Masur. Ralph
Gorgeous? I have never been involved in Orchestra before and so this director looks either super passionate at time or like he is still a little cracked out. I can't help but feel that way. It probably doesn't help I am from New Mexico.
Maestro Kurt Masur, one of the greatest conductors, conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, possibly the oldest orchestra in the world and without doubt one of the finest. It doesn´t get any better than this. A monumental performance from all points of view!
Mussorgsky est mon compositeur préféré, en fait, j adore les compositeurs Russe, profondeur, mystère et magistral. Pour moi c'est tellement beau et parfait.
I think the maestro was taking our modern impatience into account since the theme repeats so many times albeit in different variations. When I play this on the piano I play the promenade movements just fast enough to be fluent with the melody not losing its horizontal character.
Great conductor Kuurt Masur, grat orchestra. His very peculiar way to conduct "Pictures at an Exhibition" that was composed based on different pictures. I love this version. Thanks
The Violins are amazing almost sexual the way Promenade begins Such a difficult instrument to master the energy animation !! That what impresses me this timeless ... PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION !! Bravo !!!!
I have always loved Pictures. To see the dynamics of brass, string and woodwinds (and mulitples of each) blend them together and you truly have musical Pictures at an Exhibition.
I liked very much this interpretation. My compliments to the conductor and the players. The first and the last pictures are unforgettable masterpieces. Great Mussorgsky and thank you for such a divine music that touch very much the soul
Such a brilliant interpretation... As for me...this is the most...visual, composition ever writen. Pictures at an exhibition, has always made me feel like a long drawn closed curtain is suddenly opened. Makes me smile. Regards, clb PS, best of all, As a kid... I first became acquainted with this piece of music thanks to Emerson, Lake and Palmers interpretation.
I've never seen nor heard this version. But I too like it alot. The people who attended this performance are very lucky indeed. Everyone looks so nice in their performance clothes
@@BetaCummins Thankyou From A corner of sizzling Summer Tokyo, the cicadas are buzzing 🎏🌸🍒⛩️🍥🐈🐮🎋👺💮🥟🍘🍚🎎🎑🗼🗻🥋🍄🍢🐝🍓🍾🥢👘🎍🌊🏯🍙🗡️🍣🍱🎌🇯🇵 These Emoji絵文字 are things unique to Japan 🍱is various delicious Bentou弁当 🍣is real nigiri Sushi寿司, this is Tina, Maguro, Toro
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Splendid. Do not have enough words to show how much I loved this orchestration. First time I've listened in over 50 years, and I still remembered every musical picture. Vielen Dank Kurt Masur und das Orchestra Leipzig!
Here´s a little secret, but pshhhh. I remember a very difficult part where we had cut in a piece from another day. Look at 29:50. The woman, who is sitting left to Masur all the time suddenly disappears and a man takes her seat. But just for this one shot. Pshhhhh... 🙂
crying I met Daniel Wayen when I was a chil in France and he played for us anytime I fell in love with this piece so early in my teens on a Easter Satrurday looking a the distresses of warbin Kiev now thia is a painful admitable moment of reflection for me amazing music after all those years was inside of me Thank you its a bittersweet Easter be all abundantjy blessed
Ależ piękne, pełne znakomicie poprowadzonych kontrastów wykonanie. POLECAM! What a beautiful performance, full of brilliantly drawn contrasts. I RECOMMEND!
I was spending Christmas by myself, travelling on Easter Island as a backpacker when I saw a cave carved into black stone by the seashore. Mussorgsky was my instinctual choice. I've stayed laying down on a rock looking at the walls of the cave: there were very simple paintings representing men in red. The Pacific Ocean was hitting the stones nearby and the place was magnificent. Without looking at the watch, just feeling and enjoying life. The place was strange: beautiful and morbid. I could feel it. Later on, I've learned the stone where I was laying for probably a couple of hours while listening to this music, was a sacrifice stone where a ritual was made once a year killing very young men. In particular the music I can hear now at 12:00 minutes was especially suited for the black cave, with the bright green of the ocean and a dark grey sky. I will never forget that perfect moment of peace and fulfilment. Life can be wonderful if we never give up searching for these experiences.
This has to be the best rendition of this masterpiece i have ever heard. The first Promenade is very much on the speedy side, but the strings give it a level of elegance i have not heard in this piece before. And god, the trumpets calling out in their crystal clear fashion at 32:05 is chilling. Not to mention the brilliant way 33:04 and the building up towards it is played almost staccato. Absolutely brilliant.
Gracias a mi hermano, que tenia mucho oido y era fan de Emerson Lake & Palmer, yo, de adolescente, empecé a apreciar la música de Mussorsky. Gracias broder :-)
When I think of Mussorgsky'states the life , which was never rewarded and he died in poverty , I can't stop shedding tears , This Mussorgsky's masterpiece , exquisitely arranged by the genius Ravel , is comfortable to the mind and the ear This masterpiece will transcend time , race , nation and space , and will continue living forever From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
@@pensandshakers Thankyou I hope you are well The number of the infected people is increasing in Japan , especially Tokyo Be on the alert for Covid19 From A corner of Tokyo where is very hot and humid
in 1971 I heard this work by Emerson, Lake & Palmer for the first time. Then I thought I have to listen to the classic version and since then it is my favorite classic work and Mr. Masur knows how to do it with the fantastic Gewandhausorchester! It makes me smile and cry!
I also heard it first by ELP. As an 18 year old long haired hard rock fan, it was my introduction to classical. I boarded with composer Richard Yardumian (Armenian Suite) and his family a few years later, and that sealed the deal.
You get a like for uploading a great version of my all-time favorite and you get a "Sub" for putting the commercials at the bookends and not interrupting the way the great artist intended it!
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I first heard this music after a visit to an art exhibition with my school about 1982 AGED 10. When we got back to class they had a slide show of the artwork with this music playing. This was my introduction to culture so to speak. Last night went to see performance of this at the royal festival hall london. COMPLETLEY AMAZING. First classical concert will not be last.
This masterpiece was often played during our music lessons by two excellent teachers I will never forget: Mr Gresser and Mr Bergmann from Grabbe-Gymnasium in Detmold Germany. Thanks to their teachings I had access to classical music and learned to appreciate it.
Great conductor Kurt Masur, grat orchestra. I love this version of "Pictures at an Exhibitiom". By listening this interpretation I could imagen each piture of the exhibitiom. Thanks.
Kurt Masur died not too long ago; Dec 19, 2020. His conducting was always special. He applies the wisdoms of the great conductors from Arturo Toscanini, Fritz Reiner, George Szell. Georg Solti, Herbert Von Karajan, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Charles Munch and Gustavo Dudamel among other greats not to forget Eugene Ormandy; all of them combined and comes out to Maestro Kurt Masur......May you rest in Peace in Heaven.
If you call up the Wiki entry on Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition you'll find a section listing about 30 orchestrations of this piano work. In addition to Ravel and Stokowski, the two most recorded versions, there are others by Sir Henry Wood, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vaclav Smetacek, Lawrence Leonard, Lucien Cailliet and Leo Funtek, as well as the Gorchakov version heard here. All these and several others have had at least one recording each. In addition, Leonard Slatkin has devised more than one 'compendium' version in which each Promenade and Picture is orchestrated by a different arranger. These Slatkin versions have also been recorded. Indeed, I wonder if Mussorgsky's piano work has had more orchestrations than any other keyboard piece?
The differentia lay in which conductor is leading the orchestra -----"his interpretation" if you will. Also, the sound produced by any given orchestra.
How can you improve on Ravel? I say, leave it alone. If most people are sitting there "listening" while comparing it to Ravel all the while, what's the point?? It's like rearranging Beethoven's 5th. As for the first promenade, must have been a really bad exhibit if the guy was rushing through it that quickly!
According to the Wiki entry on "Pictures at an Exhibition" this arrangement by Gortchakov is one of about 30 orchestrations of this work. The most well-known is of course Ravel's, but it was also transcribed by Leopold Stokowski, Sir Henry Wood, Mikhail Tushmalov, Leo Funtek, Walter Goehr, Lawrence Leonard, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vaclav Smetacek, and numerous others. In fact, it has become the most orchestrated piano piece of all time and I expect there'll be more to come!
I agree, but I do like this one very much. It's closer to the original, and it sounds more Russian. I saw Masur and the LGO at Carnegie Hall many years ago do this, and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't Ravel. Something different!
I agree to a certain extent. There are a lot of parts that Ravel definitely orchestrated better, like having the brass lead the theme in "Gate of Kiev." Much richer arrangement. But I can't complain here. Honestly I'm digging this version of "Bydlo" better than Ravel's. It just has a darker quality to it that kinda intrigues me, you know. But to each their own.
![Pictures at an Exhibition (Modest Mussorgsky) Kazuhito Yamashita [Guitar] 展覧会の絵（ムソルグスキー）山下和仁 [ギター]](/img/1.gif)
When I was in 4th grade in 1965 my teacher introduced us to Pictures At An Exhibition..🦋🦋⭐💞💞🌹♥️💕
When I was ten (1950), I subscribed to the RCA Red Label Record Club and the second record I acquired was Mussorgsky's Pictures At An Exhibition and, I believe, Offenbach's Des Bouffes-Parisiens was on the other side. I lied in bed listening to classics on my little radio coming on short-wave Radio Nederland and mother would holler up the stairs, "You shut that off now and go to sleep!'. I'm 84 now and it's still part of me.
It is a remarkable and compelling piece of music, without question.
This story brought a smile to my face. Thank you for sharing.
Now, one must say Kurt Masur is definetly a active director and leader. How gorgeous he directs this “exhibition” with Leipzig orchestra. Thanks Kurt Masur. Ralph
Gorgeous? I have never been involved in Orchestra before and so this director looks either super passionate at time or like he is still a little cracked out. I can't help but feel that way. It probably doesn't help I am from New Mexico.
Maestro Kurt Masur, one of the greatest conductors, conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, possibly the oldest orchestra in the world and without doubt one of the finest. It doesn´t get any better than this. A monumental performance from all points of view!
Mir fällt dazu nur ein Wort ein :
Überwältigend!!!!!
Was für ein Genuss!!!!
Ruhe in Frieden, hochverehrter Kurt Masur.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Fantastic Russian brilliance in classical music just one of so many Bravo ❤❤
Absolutely 👍
The Great Gate at Kiev gives me goosebumps every time.
Me also.....
Especially in the context of Tsar Vladimir's invasion, going on 6 months now. 🇺🇦
Especially now when Kyiv as it is now, as the Capital of Ukraine, is fighting for its very existence & that of its integrity as a European nation.
Every. Damn. Time.
I loved this piece since I was a child.
Mussorgsky est mon compositeur préféré, en fait, j adore les compositeurs Russe, profondeur, mystère et magistral. Pour moi c'est tellement beau et parfait.
Me too. MODESTO #1
What do you think of Yamashita Kazuhito's arrangement?
I have not heard this orchestration before, but I like it a lot. The tempo of the promenade, though--we must be running through that art gallery!
I miss the power of the percussion section in this performance - otherwise it's great.
I thought the tempo of the Promonde was a little fast too.
I think the maestro was taking our modern impatience into account since the theme repeats so many times albeit in different variations. When I play this on the piano I play the promenade movements just fast enough to be fluent with the melody not losing its horizontal character.
Search “Mr. Humphries’ walk” for an accurate interpretation of the Promenade.
@@DariusSarrafi Yep
Great conductor Kuurt Masur, grat orchestra. His very peculiar way to conduct "Pictures at an Exhibition" that was composed based on different pictures. I love this version. Thanks
i was about to play this for back music while i'm read newspaper but i can't take my eyes and ears off whole rendition. great, i like this version
The Violins are amazing almost sexual the way Promenade begins Such a difficult instrument to master the energy animation !! That what impresses me this timeless ... PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION !! Bravo !!!!
I have always loved Pictures. To see the dynamics of brass, string and woodwinds (and mulitples of each) blend them together and you truly have musical Pictures at an Exhibition.
I liked very much this interpretation. My compliments to the conductor and the players. The first and the last pictures are unforgettable masterpieces. Great Mussorgsky and thank you for such a divine music that touch very much the soul
What a venue. I'd love to be in the audience...wow!
Such a brilliant interpretation...
As for me...this is the most...visual, composition ever writen.
Pictures at an exhibition, has always made me feel like a long drawn closed curtain is suddenly opened.
Makes me smile.
Regards,
clb
PS, best of all,
As a kid... I first became acquainted with this piece of music thanks to Emerson, Lake and Palmers interpretation.
I've never seen nor heard this version. But I too like it alot. The people who attended this performance are very lucky indeed. Everyone looks so nice in their performance clothes
Still to this day, a revelation of musical genius
I must be confused....... BRAVO to all the master of THIER instuments
Happy Sunday evening of love for music happenings friends, what a great composition this one, suuuuper spectacular indeed, l love it 🎉❤🎉
Here I am, on a Sunday (12 Aug. 2024), reading your comment. Happy Sunday to you! 🌷
In this orchestra‘s performance,
all is full of far superior splendor amazing.
I just am intoxicated by this magnificent performance.
So am I! I have been watching this for years. Masur and his orchestra are magnificent. 💖
@@BetaCummins
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From
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🍱is various delicious Bentou弁当
🍣is real nigiri Sushi寿司, this is Tina, Maguro, Toro
@@BetaCummins
Thankyou
From
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@@BetaCummins
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From
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@@shin-i-chikozima I love your selection of emojis, thank you for these gifts! 🎏🌞
Splendid. Do not have enough words to show how much I loved this orchestration. First time I've listened in over 50 years, and I still remembered every musical picture. Vielen Dank Kurt Masur und das Orchestra Leipzig!
This instrumentation is solid and shows that Ravel was a genius.
@@Piflaser Ravel?
@joselozanochica5624 Yes, his orchestration is much better.
I am the editor of this concert video. I remember this edit for euroarts in Darmstadt with best emotions. I fell in love to this concert immediately.
Roughly when did the performance occur? It looks older, but the audience members are dressed as though it's at least after German reunification.
@@RobJaskula video editing was in october 1993 (in Darmstadt / Germany). So concert should have been in summer/autumn 1993.
@@3D-PHASE ah hah! Thank you for the reply.
Here´s a little secret, but pshhhh. I remember a very difficult part where we had cut in a piece from another day. Look at 29:50. The woman, who is sitting left to Masur all the time suddenly disappears and a man takes her seat. But just for this one shot. Pshhhhh... 🙂
crying I met Daniel Wayen when I was a chil in France and he played for us anytime I fell in love with this piece so early in my teens on a Easter Satrurday looking a the distresses of warbin Kiev now thia is a painful admitable moment of reflection for me amazing music after all those years was inside of me Thank you its a bittersweet Easter be all abundantjy blessed
Ależ piękne, pełne znakomicie poprowadzonych kontrastów wykonanie. POLECAM!
What a beautiful performance, full of brilliantly drawn contrasts. I RECOMMEND!
I recommend watching various famous pictures in various art gallery while listening to this wonderful performance
Das ist die mit Abstand beste Aufnahme dieses Musikstückes. Ich bin stolz, dass sie ausgerechnet vom Orchester meiner Heimatstadt aufgenommen wurde
Russian writer? ❤🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺✌️🤩🤠
@@kevintewey1157 ?? That person is obviously German.
Ja und er kommt aus Leipzig.
Замечательная оркестровка Сергея Петровича Горчакова. В ней настоящий дух этого гениального произведения Модеста Мусоргского!
I was spending Christmas by myself, travelling on Easter Island as a backpacker when I saw a cave carved into black stone by the seashore. Mussorgsky was my instinctual choice.
I've stayed laying down on a rock looking at the walls of the cave: there were very simple paintings representing men in red. The Pacific Ocean was hitting the stones nearby and the place was magnificent. Without looking at the watch, just feeling and enjoying life. The place was strange: beautiful and morbid. I could feel it. Later on, I've learned the stone where I was laying for probably a couple of hours while listening to this music, was a sacrifice stone where a ritual was made once a year killing very young men.
In particular the music I can hear now at 12:00 minutes was especially suited for the black cave, with the bright green of the ocean and a dark grey sky. I will never forget that perfect moment of peace and fulfilment. Life can be wonderful if we never give up searching for these experiences.
Wow
.I love this music because it is mysterious, hunting, evocative and beautiful.
It makes dream what stories were hidden in the old castle.
This reads like poetry. Im happy to have read this and to know of your deep experience :)
Thank you for sharing such a moment
Great story, almost magical realism
This has to be the best rendition of this masterpiece i have ever heard. The first Promenade is very much on the speedy side, but the strings give it a level of elegance i have not heard in this piece before. And god, the trumpets calling out in their crystal clear fashion at 32:05 is chilling. Not to mention the brilliant way 33:04 and the building up towards it is played almost staccato. Absolutely brilliant.
Could not agree more, the orchestration, orchestral and conducting performances were simply superb, possibly unmatched.
Спасибо за волшебное исполнение. 👏 браво
Gracias a mi hermano, que tenia mucho oido y era fan de Emerson Lake & Palmer, yo, de adolescente, empecé a apreciar la música de Mussorsky. Gracias broder :-)
Kurt Masur was a master. We lost him far too soon.
When I think of Mussorgsky'states the life , which was never rewarded and he died in poverty , I can't stop shedding tears ,
This Mussorgsky's masterpiece , exquisitely arranged by the genius Ravel , is comfortable to the mind and the ear
This masterpiece will transcend time , race , nation and space , and will continue living forever
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
Alcohol can stop anyone, even Mussorgsky.
Unfortunately ...
@@ventuks
Thank you
Good luck!
Agreed. May his name and work last until the end of time.
From Texas - Land of the Lone Star
@@pensandshakers
Thankyou
I hope you are well
The number of the infected people is increasing in Japan , especially Tokyo
Be on the alert for Covid19
From
A corner of Tokyo where is very hot and humid
@@shin-i-chikozima Darling, if you turn off CNN, it's an idyllic day in America. I hope you do all right over there.
Love the venue theatre in the round. This is beatiful indeed.
Kurt Masur, un genio para interpretar a Moussorgsky. Wow!... Extraordinario !!
The soprano sax during 17:06 Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle is incredible. Wonderfully played, and beautiful to hear a saxophone in an orchestra!
It reminds me a bit of the Soviet Union, the harsh, brutalist tones almost strike fear into me
Two jews
@@kohntarkosz8983 and? What would you like to say with it?
in 1971 I heard this work by Emerson, Lake & Palmer for the first time. Then I thought I have to listen to the classic version and since then it is my favorite classic work and Mr. Masur knows how to do it with the fantastic Gewandhausorchester! It makes me smile and cry!
I also heard it first by ELP. As an 18 year old long haired hard rock fan, it was my introduction to classical. I boarded with composer Richard Yardumian (Armenian Suite) and his family a few years later, and that sealed the deal.
Beautiful full sounds that are insides of the composers' being...what a pleasure...TY
Brilliant thanks for sharing this magnificent piece of work with us 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
..impecable, sublime, emocionante ...solo agradecer 🙏
Bydio, ballet, Sammy & Schmuyle.. it's all perfect. Now I'm to return to Yamashita Kazuhito dojo
Very well conducted . I also like Masur's unassuming attitude . Thank you for sharing .
You get a like for uploading a great version of my all-time favorite and you get a "Sub" for putting the commercials at the bookends and not interrupting the way the great artist intended it!
Gnomus, it gets me every time.
Eleven szines harmonikus.Pontos,kimért és kiméletlen fenomén karnagy. Esztéta
Megérintett.
Ezért szeretem a műveket. Akik lelket, testet visznek.
Tű pontos
Un immenso ringraziamento a Ravel che ha trasformato questa meraviglia concepita per piano da Mussorgsky in una fantastica sinfonia per orchestra.
I remember learning this music when I was in school. One of my favorite pieces to learn.
I first heard this music after a visit to an art exhibition with my school about 1982 AGED 10. When we got back to class they had a slide show of the artwork with this music playing. This was my introduction to culture so to speak. Last night went to see performance of this at the royal festival hall london. COMPLETLEY AMAZING. First classical concert will not be last.
I needed to learn the names of these songs for my school exam and this video helped me a ton! Thank you so much!
Excelente versión !!! Increibles pianissimos. !!! Excelente interpretación de cada número !
Completamente de acuerdo, además es una versión exquisita de esta gran composición.
@@jesusladislaoanazcorenteri2078 - Así es, por lo tanto y con perdón, no dejemos de mencionar a Ravel.
I did not know this orchestration. What a great performance by Kurt Maur and Gewandhaus Orchestra!
FABULOUS.....helps to somewhat keep what sanity I have left in this HORRIBLE DAY & AGE we've all been suffering through since 2016!!!
THE BEST!!!! Trata-se da melhor orquestração, embora deva muito a Ravel. Belíssima interpretação! Imperdível!!! Bravo!!!!!
Oh, eine ganz selten gelungene Wiedergabe! Wundervoll! Danke!
This masterpiece was often played during our music lessons by two excellent teachers I will never forget: Mr Gresser and Mr Bergmann from Grabbe-Gymnasium in Detmold Germany. Thanks to their teachings I had access to classical music and learned to appreciate it.
Wow, have played this so many times, but never this version...very interesting
One of the best orchestration that I have heard. it is a wonderful mix of fluidity with contrast. Thank you for this upload
I’ve heard this so many times it takes a new version like this to hear it anew. Bravo.
Ik it’s so good
26:21 God, I wish Ravel added those accents in his orchestration. It would've been absolute FIRE.
A Masterpiece for me !!! Bravo !!!
Meine Hochachtung Herr Masur
The ending has always made me tear up if done right. This did it
Hearing the Great Gate of Kiev at present is a little more emotional.
What a wonderful performance!
This is my favorite recording of this piece!!!
Wow...great music I heard for the first time👏👏👏👏
One of the finest dedication that I ever Heard, Sorry 💢💢🌹😃😃💔💔💖😅
I miss you, Masur. Your regente are magistral , extraordinária.
Yes. I am also. He was genius.
wonderful music wonderful orchestra
Best performance Ive heard
Kurt Masur ALL IN THE WORLD !!!!
Great conductor Kurt Masur, grat orchestra. I love this version of "Pictures at an Exhibitiom". By listening this interpretation I could imagen each piture of the exhibitiom. Thanks.
Thankypu Ed.
Omg
Brings back such great souvenirs and memories
Filled with love
Beautiful rendition with beautifully timed dynamics and great recording
The ending is really fun to play. We played in the school orchestra, with all the fun peaces. Bydlo is also a nice piece.
SPECTACULAR
AND WOW
Hermoso!! Director, orquesta, los pianissimos de la percusión, 🎶qué difícil !! 🌷
Kasarmimme edessä suuri portti on! Finnish military march. Long Live Free and Independent Finland.
A great orchestral arrangement.
For those who are wondering, Tuileries is at 11:00 or so.
Amazing
bydlo always so majestic
Kurt Masur died not too long ago; Dec 19, 2020. His conducting was always special. He applies the wisdoms of the great conductors from Arturo Toscanini, Fritz Reiner, George Szell. Georg Solti, Herbert Von Karajan, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Charles Munch and Gustavo Dudamel among other greats not to forget Eugene Ormandy; all of them combined and comes out to Maestro Kurt Masur......May you rest in Peace in Heaven.
Kurt Masur died in 2015!!!!!
How many orchestrations can Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition stand? Apparently a lot. It's like listening to a multiverse.
If you call up the Wiki entry on Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition you'll find a section listing about 30 orchestrations of this piano work. In addition to Ravel and Stokowski, the two most recorded versions, there are others by Sir Henry Wood, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vaclav Smetacek, Lawrence Leonard, Lucien Cailliet and Leo Funtek, as well as the Gorchakov version heard here. All these and several others have had at least one recording each. In addition, Leonard Slatkin has devised more than one 'compendium' version in which each Promenade and Picture is orchestrated by a different arranger. These Slatkin versions have also been recorded. Indeed, I wonder if Mussorgsky's piano work has had more orchestrations than any other keyboard piece?
The differentia lay in which conductor is leading the orchestra -----"his interpretation" if you will. Also, the sound produced by any given orchestra.
Until someone else with an octave and a half handspan comes along, we have to make do with Maurice Ravel’s orchestral interpretation
How can you improve on Ravel? I say, leave it alone. If most people are sitting there "listening" while comparing it to Ravel all the while, what's the point??
It's like rearranging Beethoven's 5th.
As for the first promenade, must have been a really bad exhibit if the guy was rushing through it that quickly!
@@tomschlueter7034 *leaves exhibition immediately*
First time listening to this, or so I thought! It’s what Cathedral Pictures by Animusic is based off of!
love this version --- very well done
So inspirational .
Magnificent
One of the best orchestrations
great of all
Wery good it's cool.excelent.perfect music
Magnificent version. Love it.
Bravo! - Bravissimo! - acoustically as well as visually -
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According to the Wiki entry on "Pictures at an Exhibition" this arrangement by Gortchakov is one of about 30 orchestrations of this work. The most well-known is of course Ravel's, but it was also transcribed by Leopold Stokowski, Sir Henry Wood, Mikhail Tushmalov, Leo Funtek, Walter Goehr, Lawrence Leonard, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vaclav Smetacek, and numerous others. In fact, it has become the most orchestrated piano piece of all time and I expect there'll be more to come!
After listening to this, I realise why Ravel has been regarded as a master of orchestration.
It's not Ravel's - Orchestration: Sergei Petrovitch Gortchakov - and it's equally as good, just different
This isn't Ravels, but Ravel's is much better
You didn't know he was being sarcastic about this orchestration. I agree, Ravel's one is much better
I agree, but I do like this one very much. It's closer to the original, and it sounds more Russian. I saw Masur and the LGO at Carnegie Hall many years ago do this, and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't Ravel. Something different!
I agree to a certain extent. There are a lot of parts that Ravel definitely orchestrated better, like having the brass lead the theme in "Gate of Kiev." Much richer arrangement. But I can't complain here. Honestly I'm digging this version of "Bydlo" better than Ravel's. It just has a darker quality to it that kinda intrigues me, you know. But to each their own.
Wonderful! Celestial! Thank you!
I just listened to the ELP version of this. Interesting to compare/contrast. The ELP version is really not inferior, just vastly different.
Clean and beautiful music
Átéltem,Köszönöm .Grandiózus .