What is the highest quality recording out there of Moussorgky's classics for compact disk?
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Pictures at an Exhibition
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7/11/03 at 10:38pm
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The only copy I own is EMI's re-issue with Muti and Philadelphia Orchestra, which is fairly good.
I have not heard it yet, (but based on my other few XRCDs from that era), the JVC re-mastering with Reiner and Chicago SO is probably exceptional.
I have not heard it yet, (but based on my other few XRCDs from that era), the JVC re-mastering with Reiner and Chicago SO is probably exceptional.
I listened to some 20 kbps samples of the EMI disk and wow.......at least at 20 kbps per second it sounds incredible. MUCH better than the Telarc disk sample at 20 kbps on Amazon.com. The telarc version is supposed to be famous but from hearing the 20 kbps samples the EMI takes the cake.
I have a hybrid SACD/CD of the Rite of Spring from Telarc and the 20 kbps sample of the EMI sounds more enthusiastic.
(Note, I did not use my regular headphones for that comparison.)
I have a hybrid SACD/CD of the Rite of Spring from Telarc and the 20 kbps sample of the EMI sounds more enthusiastic.
(Note, I did not use my regular headphones for that comparison.)
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7/12/03 at 9:31am
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Re: Pictures at an Exhibition
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| Originally posted by Czilla9000 What is the highest quality recording out there of Moussorgky's classics for compact disk? |
The key to this work is the closing "gates of Kiev" sequence, it must have a slow noble sustained build up to an overwhelming climax, many conductors cannot pull this off well. Here are the versions I own now:
Reiner/RCA Living Stereo
Sinopoli/DG
Gergiev/Phillips
Dutoit/London
Maazel/Telarc
Kaspszyk/Collins
The Maazel is very popular with reviewers but the Telarc sound is very dated now and not a top contender. Reiner is a great work and RCA sound is still amazing, but I have found even better versions (Solti version is surprising weak unfortunately).
The Sinopoli and Gergiev are two very good recent recordings, but I must give the palm to (surprise) Dutoit/London who carries off the finale better than any other I have heard. The build up and climax are just more powerful and glorious than the rest, and all other movements carried off with great panache.
Also worth seeking out as a filler piece is the "original" version of
"night on bare mountain" which is wilder more passionate than standard version.........must be heard and owned.
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7/12/03 at 10:15am
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| They are pretty much all high sound quality sound, you need to get the best performance.........that is the real question |
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7/20/03 at 6:46am
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Original piano version:
1) Richter (1958 Sofia recital) on Philips
2) Pletnev
Ravel orchestration:
1) Karajan (1966) on DG
2) Reiner on RCA
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DarkAngel wrote, "Also worth seeking out as a filler piece is the original version of "Night on Bare Mountain" ... [It] must be heard and owned."
Try the Abbado (St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain) on RCA. The choral work and opera excerpts are great, too.
1) Richter (1958 Sofia recital) on Philips
2) Pletnev
Ravel orchestration:
1) Karajan (1966) on DG
2) Reiner on RCA
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DarkAngel wrote, "Also worth seeking out as a filler piece is the original version of "Night on Bare Mountain" ... [It] must be heard and owned."
Try the Abbado (St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain) on RCA. The choral work and opera excerpts are great, too.
I was at Best Buy and bought a version on sale for 11.99. Is it Sony Classical with Leonard Bernstein as conductor.
It contains the Ravel version of PAAE and St. Johns Night on the Bare Mountain with orcestration by Rimsky-K.
Is the Rimsky-K version the good version of Night on a BM?
It contains the Ravel version of PAAE and St. Johns Night on the Bare Mountain with orcestration by Rimsky-K.
Is the Rimsky-K version the good version of Night on a BM?
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7/27/03 at 5:18am
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| Originally posted by Odi_et_Amo Original piano version: 1) Richter (1958 Sofia recital) on Philips 2) Pletnev |
But don't let that deter you from getting that performance of a lifetime.
I'll have to sample that Pletnev. If it matches the level of his 2000 Carnegie Hall recital, it should be a dandy.
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7/27/03 at 5:24am
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| Originally posted by Czilla9000 It contains the Ravel version of PAAE and St. Johns Night on the Bare Mountain with orcestration by Rimsky-K. Is the Rimsky-K version the good version of Night on a BM? |
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7/27/03 at 6:54am
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| Originally posted by batlang ...For others not familiar with that Richter performance, be forewarned, the audience set a record for the rate of coughs per unit of time... |

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7/27/03 at 10:23am
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7/27/03 at 6:27pm
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Thanks, KR... I just ordered the Eiji Oue ยท Minnesota Orchestra version!
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7/27/03 at 8:50pm
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A few years back I heard a piano only version (on a local classical station) that just blew me away. I emailed them but didn't get anywhere. I've purchased at least three different versions (Bloch, Horowitz, etc.), but have never found the one I heard that night. It was the most dynamic impactful version I have ever heard. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, drop me a clue 

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7/28/03 at 12:22am
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| Originally posted by HighwayStar A few years back I heard a piano only version (on a local classical station) that just blew me away. ... I've purchased at least three different versions (Bloch, Horowitz, etc.), but have never found the one I heard that night. It was the most dynamic impactful version I have ever heard. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, drop me a clue ![]() |

What album is the "original" Night on a Bare Mountain on? If it has a good version of Picture at an Exhibition that is a plus.
I REALLY am lusting to hear the original. I love the Rimsky-K version but always found it a bit tame.
I REALLY am lusting to hear the original. I love the Rimsky-K version but always found it a bit tame.
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