Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina

1. Khovanshchina, opera in 5 acts, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov Orchestrated by Niccolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
with Boris Christoff , Irene Companez , Herbert Handt , Dimitri Lopatto , Andrea Mineo , Mario Petri , Mirto Picchi , Amedeo Berdini , Giorgio Conello , Giampiero Malaspina , Jolanda Mancini
Conducted by Artur Rodzinski

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina,Modest Mussorgsky,Artur Rodzinski,Amedeo Berdini,Andrea Mineo,Boris Christoff,Dimitri Lopatto,Giampiero Malaspina,Giorgio Conello,Herbert Handt,Irene Companez,Jolanda Mancini,Mario Petri,Mirto Picchi,Video Arts Int'l,Chamber Music & Recitals,Classical,Opera,Opera/Operetta,Russian Romantic Opera

Average customer rating: A good gift for novice

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Album Description

Music can be both calming and relaxing, or invigorating and passionate...this phenomenal 20-CD set is definitely the latter. This amazing collection brings together for the first time the most passionate music of all time, from Ravel's Bolero, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Wagner's Magic Fire Music to Ravel's La Valse, Orff 's Carmina Burana and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. This is a must have collection for every passionate music lover.

Customer Reviews:

A good gift for novice.......2007-05-12

This was a good gift for somebody learning about Classical music in Japan.

Average customer rating: Fantastic Famous Overtures Spectacular Excellent The best Overture Album !

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Tracks:

1. Light Cavalry - Suppe
2. Ruslan and Lyudmila - Glinka
3. La Traviata - Prelude, Act I - Verdi
4. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - Prelude, ACt I - Wagner
5. Les Francs-Juges - Berlioz
6. Le nozze di Figaro - Mozart
7. Egmont - Beethoven
8. Oberon - Weber
9. Academic Festival Overture - Brahms
10. Pique Dame - Suppe

Tracks:

1. Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna - Suppe
2. Il barbiere di Siviglia - Rossini
3. Prince Igor - Borodin
4. Carmen - Prelude, Act I - Bizet
5. Der fliegende Hollander - Wagner
6. Leonore No 3 - Beethoven
7. Hansel und Gretel - Humperdinck
8. Khovanshchina - Mussorgsky
9. Poet and Peasant - Suppe

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2006-06-30

First of all anything with Sir Solti's name on is worth purchasing. Solti has such a way with interpreting music! If you like overtures this CD is for you. It has the best overtures here in one collection. With orchestras like chicago, london, and the vienna you cannot argue with the performances. There are a few "weaker" ensembles, but when compared with the other ensembles there are few that will not sound weak. Again any work Solti has done is worth purchasing!

Famous Overtures.......2005-08-16

Did not like the way these musical pieces were "interpretted".
Did not like the tempo and in one piece one of the instruments played a portion which I would say they played a flat instead of a natural note. This is based on hearing the same pieces played by someone else, it's just my opinion.

Spectacular.......2003-09-25

Not only does it include some of the most famous overtures, but they are played in such an exciting style, full of life and passion. The Suppe overtures are superior and the Wagner overtures are wonderful as well. There is not a bad point to this recording - highly recommended!

Excellent.......2002-06-11

This is an excellent collection of overtures, especially of Von Suppe's overtures. Solti truly brings out life in these pieces.

The best Overture Album !.......2000-02-28

If you like overtures, here is the album. Never have these been performed so musically and with such excitement. The orchestras involved vary in their abilities, yet the Chicago, Vienna, and London Symphony perfom with style. Solti loves this music and it shows.

Average customer rating: Refreshing new interpretations....... Terrifying photograph It's about time... Great CD Dolora is amazing!

Dolora Zajick - The Art of the Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Marina Domashenko - Mezzo-soprano opera arias Just for the Record: The Golden Voice The Spectacular Voice of Marilyn Horne: Rossini / Horne Obsessions (Wagner & Strauss: Arias and Scenes) Olga Borodina - Arias ASIN: B00004U9ZV Release Date: 2000-07-25

Tracks:

1. Prastite Vy, Xalmy
2. Sily Patainyye
3. Acerba Volutta
4. Ah! Quel Giorno Ognor Rammento
5. Voi Lo Sapete
6. Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix
7. O Don Fatale
8. Condotta Ell'era In Ceppi
9. Divinites Du Styx
10. J'ai Perdu Mon Eurydice
11. La Luce Langue
12. Una Macchia E Qui Tuttora

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Dolora Zajick is a real rarity--a true dramatic mezzo-soprano. Her voice, live and on disc, is huge and lush and absolutely even from the deepest chest tones all the way up to the high B natural. With a sound so ample, she's occasionally unsubtle, but on this recital CD, she sings Dalila's music with great gentleness and allure, while portraying Azucena (in Trovatore), Eboli (in Don Carlo) and the Princess (in Adriana Lecouvreur) with vigor, generous tone, and the correct rage. She also sings the Sleepwalking Scene from Verdi's Macbeth, rising to the high D-flat at its close softly--as Verdi wrote it and almost no soprano (let alone mezzo) can sing it. Zajick manages the coloratura from Arbace's aria in Rossini's Semiramide well enough, but it's clearly not her cup of tea. This is a thrilling recital; listening to it is like viewing a geyser--very, very impressive indeed. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Refreshing new interpretations..............2005-11-20

.........of many of the old war-horses and some rarities. I first heard Miss Zajick as Eboli in "Don Carlo" at the MET. Not since Simionato and Cossotto have I heard an Eboli of such magnitude and ease. Of course she recorded "O don fatale" here as well and how brilliantly! The Russian pieces as well as the aria by Cilea are little gems in the tiara that is this recording! Semiramide and Alceste prove that not only does she have the BOOM but also the florid abilities to sing Bel Canto. (In "Norma" she outshone Eaglen in the role of Adalgisa) The Verdi-pieces are well known and well done and Orfeo's lament left me yearning for a full recording! A long awaited recital that doesn't disappoint!

Terrifying photograph.......2005-06-20

Oh, but the instrument. So opulent. Zajick sings with reckless abandon when appropriate (and often when blatantly not so.) Immaculate diction, chest tones defying mortality, hair splitting, tooth rattling, apartment complex shaking high notes. Oh. But Christ that cover shot. I mean the hair and the camera angle and that obscene chair one must have purloined from my paternal grandmother's old farm in Richmond, Indiana...just a travesty. The voice though...heldenbariton? Coloratura soprano? Who the hell knows. A wholly compelling recital.

It's about time..........2005-04-06

Dolora is one of my idols being a dramatic mezzo myself. I find there just aren't many true dramatic mezzo's worth listening to but Dolora is the real deal, a true power house. I also feel she is ignored by the recording industry. I would love to hear more from her.

Great CD.......2004-07-29

Dolora's voice is viserally thrilling to listen too. Sometimes I think she's a soprano, and sometimes she's a Mezzo. Anyways, a great CD.. Amongst Mezzo land, she has be best high notes in the business.

Dolora is amazing!.......2004-05-25

This CD is awesome! Dolora has an incredible vocal ability! I am a high school student, and several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to actually sing on stage with her at my high school in Orem, Utah. I was blown away by the power of her voice; it made me feel insignificant. She was very kind and encouraging, and offered good advice even though I must have sounded terrible next to her.

Anyhow, I recommend this CD to anyone who has a love for music.

Average customer rating: My favorite system demo CD This recording is definately worth having.

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition No 1-10; Night on the Bare Mountain; Khovanshchina - Prelude / Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Holst: The Planets Respighi: Pini di Roma/Feste Romane/Fontane di Roma Great Recordings Of The Century - Brahms: Violin Sonatas nos 1 - 3 / Perlman, Ashkenazy Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1/Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 ASIN: B0000041RI Release Date: 1990-10-25

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1. Khovanshchina - Prelude
2. Night on the Bare Mountain
3. Russian Easter Festival Overture
4. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade - Gnomus
5. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade - Il vecchio castello
6. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade - Tuileries
7. Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo - Promenade
8. Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques
9. Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle
10. Pictures at an Exhibition: Limoges: le marche
11. Pictures at an Exhibition: Catacombae - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
12. Pictures at an Exhibition: La Cabane sur des pattes de poule
13. Pictures at an Exhibition: La grande porte de Kiev

Customer Reviews:

My favorite system demo CD.......2007-06-05

Regarding the music, engineering, performance and musicality as written by the other reviewer, I can only agree.

My two cents: Have been an audiophile since the '60s, had several hundred LPs (vinyl), have several hundred CDs now, and THIS ONE is my favorite demo.

I have an absolutely unforgiving system, crystalline clarity (they are electrostats)... the soundstage is THERE, absolute breadth and depth, but, even more importantly, the "air" around the instruments, you are hearing the performance in time AND space, this really leaps the ditch between experiencing great sound REPRODUCTION and a sense of actually being in the hall (with great seats about 12 rows back in the orchestra section).

The transients are breathtaking, the bite on the english horn, the crystal clarity of the triangle...

A SUPERB feat of composition (Mussorgsky), orchestration (Ravel), performance (Dutoit and the MSO) and engineering (London/Decca). Every one has outdone themselves, and it's all on this superb CD,

This recording is definately worth having........2001-07-12

This particular performance of the orchestral version of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition..." is the finest performance of this work I have heard. It seems Dutoit and the MSO have collaborated again with the best Engineers on the planet for this recording. In typical Dutoit fashion, he cleverly combines precision, attitude and emotion, resulting in what I think is a genuine representation of this work.

Dutoit seems to understand and communicate Mussorgsky's perspective on the human experience, which so many other performances seem to miss all too often. This will become obvious to you when you hear "The Great Gate of Kiev" at a rediculous level on your stereo, and are involuntarily moved to tears. It's both accessible and meaningful music, and should be spinning up in your CD player right now!

FYI - "Pictures at an Exhibition..." is a series of musical interpretations, inspired by a memorial exhibition of drawings by Mussorgsky's close friend, Victor Hartmann.

Average customer rating: A Great Picture of Atlanta Virtuoso to the Extreme! The Great Gate of Kiev plus the great sound of the ASO!!!

Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Introduction to Khovanshchina Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Holst: The Planets Sheherazade / Russian Easter Overture ASIN: B000003CY8 Release Date: 1991-09-13

Tracks:

1. Night On Bald Mountain (Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
2. Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. Ravel)
3. Introduction To Khovanshchina (Dawn On The Moscow River)

Customer Reviews:

A Great Picture of Atlanta.......2007-01-09

So far, I have only listened to the Pictures at an Exhibition (PaaE) tracks which is the whole reason I bought this CD. This may not be the most popular recording of PaaE, but it's the Atlanta Symphony Orchesra's (ASO) only available version on CD to my knowledge. Playing tuba in the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra ('82-'83) gave me a completely new perspective on the ASO and how a professional orchestra works. I still think the best seats in the house at the Atlanta Symphony Hall are downstairs in their Green Room or Green Lobby, as the case may be. I own both a recording of The Planets by Gustav Holst performed by Charles Dutoit, and Montréal Symphony Orchestra (1987), where Mars sounds like a ballet and another recording by Sir Adrian Boult, The New Philharmonia Orchestra, and The Ambrosian Singers which I can't find on CD. The ASO recording is "far and away" the best recording of the three followed closely by the Sir Adrian Boult offering in my honest opinion (IMHO).

Virtuoso to the Extreme!.......2004-03-06

Mussorgsky's revolutionary music comes brilliantly alive in what has to be the most intense recording of PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION available. The orchestrated version is performed with feeling and energy rarely heard. The final two movements especially evoke terror and grandeur with an outstanding wind section and the best timpani performance I have ever heard. A triumph of a recording of the music of a great but misunderstood genius.

The Great Gate of Kiev plus the great sound of the ASO!!!.......2002-10-09

This is a great recording with the ASO demonstrating it's maximum amount of horsepower in the "Pictures"!! It's totally a bombastic performance!!! I remember playing this (The Great Gate) in my high school band some 42 years ago--that's when I fell in love with this work (however, I wasn't familiar with the complete composition). I was very impressed with the woodwinds and brass in the orchestra. From beginning to end, this work is in top form! I've heard Jansons/Oslo Philharmonic, Leaper/RPO, Schwarz/Seattle Symphony, Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra, Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic and others but this is the best (to me) HANDS DOWN!! The "Night on Bald Mountain is equally satisfying and so is the "Khovonshchina". Another winner here for Levi and the ASO!

Average customer rating: Exceptional sound and knowing interpretation Pictures, as a Revelation

Mussorgsky-Stokowski: Pictures at an Exhibiton [Hybrid SACD] Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis [Hybrid SACD] Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Debussy: La mer [Hybrid SACD] Stravinsky: The Firebird; Petrushka [Hybrid SACD] Spain (RMST) Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna ASIN: B000AMMSG2 Release Date: 2005-09-20

Customer Reviews:

Exceptional sound and knowing interpretation.......2006-03-01

Jose Serebrier assisted Stokowski in their days with the American Symphony Orchestra, the memory and motivation for the coductor to record his mentor's version of "Pictures At An Exhibition" in up to date 21st century sound, coupled with a number of other Stoki specialties.

Aside from the more Russian sounding "Pictures", what I enjoyed most here were "Night on Bald Mountain", the "Khovanshchina" conglomeration and the symphonic synthesis on "Boris Godunov". This adds up to about 40 minutes of exciting Russian music delivered with gusto in great sound.

The Bournemouth Symphony hardly play like understated Englishmen in this recording, which will tear a hole in your speaker or knock some dishes off the shelves if you aren't careful with your volume or subwoofer controls when you first play this thing.

This 5.0 SACD is the real thing right from the first few notes of "Night On Bald Mountain" that begin the program. On my 5.1 surround sound system it about knocked down the walls of my house. It brings new definition to the term "demonstration recording"!

Not long ago I wrote a review of Stoki's last remaining CD of his version of "Pictures At An Exhibition" in his own orchestration and scoring. Stoki dropped two of the French paintings and made everything else sound Russian by emphasizing low strings and deemphasizing brilliant brass. Serebrier carried the memory of his mentor's work forward in this recroding, which is destined to wind up on some "best sounding CD of the year" lists.

Pictures, as a Revelation.......2005-11-12

This recording of "Pictures at an Exhibition" came on the radio today as I was waking up. I had not heard the Stokowski orchestration before (is it true that the principal clarinet of the Philadelphia Orchestra was his ghost orchestrator?) and it was a revelation. The tried-and-true Ravel instrumentation will never be replaced, but this is a "Pictures" from a distinctly different corner of the hall, and a welcome departure. Serebrier and Bournemouth perform with exemplary precision and freshness, digging in where Stokowski's excesses can withstand some enthusiastic wrangling. If you love this Mussorgsky and want to hear it with new ears, here's your chance.

Average customer rating: A huge disapointment The true Russian spirit.....

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Tracks:

1. Tsar Saltan: Flight Of The Bumblebee
2. Khovanshchina: Dawn Over The River Moscow
3. The Seasons, Op. 67: Autumn
4. Symphony No. 4: Meadowland, Or Cavalry Of The Steppes
5. None But The Lonely Heart, Op. 6, No. 6 - Tchaikovsky
6. Nocturne
7. Symphony No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 17 'Little Russian': IV. Finale (Coda: Presto) - Tchaikovsky
8. Two Guitars (Russian Gypsy Folksong)
9. Overture To The Tsar's Bride
10. Overture to Rusian und Ludmyla
11. Dark Eyes
12. The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance - Gliere
13. The Snow Maiden: Dance Of The Tumblers
14. Gayne Ballet: Sabre Dance
15. Caucasian Sketches, Op. 10: Procession Of The Sardar
16. Prince Igor: Polovstian Dance No. 2
17. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Great Gate Of Kiev
18. Tsar Sultan Suite, Op. 57: Farewell Of The Tsar
19. The Nutcracker Suite: Trepak - Tchaikovsky
20. Sorochinksy Fair: Gopak
21. 1812 Overture, Op.49: Finale - Tchaikovsky

Customer Reviews:

A huge disapointment.......2004-12-01

Yes, this disc has some stunning music...about 2 minutes per selection of it. Sometimes a little more, but this is just a movement or so of each. I was thrilled to find Andrew Davis' version of The Polovstian Dances and found only a short choral section of it. It is a useful survey if you are a fledgeling listener to Russian classical music, but other than that, it is pretty useless for listening.

The true Russian spirit............2000-06-18

This CD has a wonderful combination of the best tunes Russia has to offer (under 10 minutes of course!). Folk tunes like Two Guitars and Dark Eyes add to the Russian spirit. Also a nice war-like tune by an unfamilar man by the name of Knipper. This is his only work that made it to the world of classical music. Many other works done nicely by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and many others who don't end with 'sky'. Very nice way to introduce you to the Russians. Buy it even if you know about the Russian works. There are a few 'one hitters' on this CD.

Average customer rating: A gem from Abbado's past Abbado's early recording of Mussorgsky Mussorgsky's incredible early choral works Buy it for the original 'Night' Infinitely surperior version of "Night on Bald Mountain"

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Tracks:

1. Khovanshchina: Galitsin's Journey
2. Joshua
3. Salammbo: Chorus Of Priestesses
4. Scherzo
5. Destruction Of Sennacherib
6. Night On Bald Mountain
7. Oedipus In Athens
8. Khovanshchina: Prelude
9. Triumphal March

Customer Reviews:

A gem from Abbado's past.......2005-09-04

I think Abbado has evolved into our greatest living conductor, but it was a long road. In the beginning he sowed exceptional promise, but there were years when he turned out careful, well-balanced, uninspiring performances. This isn't one of them, unlike his tchaikovsky with the CSO. He had chemistry with the LSO, and this colleciton of "unknown" Mussorgsky is dramatic and committed from first to last.

Everyone has already pointed that out, but if you have reservations about a conductor who is sometimes demeaned as "a-bored-o" I wanted to alleviate your fears.

Abbado's early recording of Mussorgsky.......2005-08-23

The recording was made before Abbado became the ultimate interpreter of Mussorgsky, but one can see why he became so.

The analog to digital remastering is fine.

The orchestra playing is colourful.

The main reason to purchase it, though, is the repertoire:
Mussorgsky's first version of Night on the Bare Mountain, and the composer's choral works.
All are wonderfully expressed.

I see that Abbado recorded a newer cd of similar content.
Perhaps you should check it out too.

Mussorgsky's incredible early choral works.......2003-09-29

Yes, the original version of "Night on Bald Mountain" performed on this CD is much better than the Rimsky version. It's ferocious and almost terrifying at times. But it is Abbado's recordings of Mussorgsky's early choral works that make this CD such a gem. I have never been able to understand why these brilliant works have not achieved wider currency. Outside of Abbado, very few conductors have recorded these pieces (a Valeri Polyansky CD on Chandos Records has a couple of them and Abbado recorded all of them again for Deutsche Grammophon a few years ago but this CD is sadly not available in the U.S.).

If you are captivated--as I am--by the choral pieces from Boris Godunov and Khovanshchina, then you will surely enjoy Mussorgsky's early choral works. The choral pieces on this CD, though written by a young Mussorgsky, are no less inspired than those from his later operas. "Joshua" and the "Chorus of Priestesses" are from Mussorgsky's first opera Salammbo, which he left unfinished after completing only one act (Salammbo was recorded about 20 years ago in Italy for CBS Records but this recording has unfortunately never been transferred to CD). "The Destruction of Sennacherib" and "Oedipus in Athens" are independent choral pieces, both of which are quite striking and contain moments of great depth. To be sure, there is little of Mussorgsky's more 'advanced' harmony in these pieces, of the sort employed in the song-cycle Sunless, for instance. But it scarcely matters! These pieces stand on their own. The "Destruction Of Sennacherib" contains a central section that is supposed to depict the Angel of Death, which in my view is one of the most arresting and haunting passages in all of Russian--or Western--choral music.

I should also note that the Prelude and Galitsin's Journey from Khovanshchina live up to the quality of Abbado's live recording of the complete Khovanshchina on Deutsche Grammophon. (I have to agree with the other reviewer that Abbado is the greatest conductor of Mussorgsky.) I would frankly recommend all of Abbado's Mussorgsky recordings, but especially his Khovanshchina. If you don't want to get the entire opera, try the Sony CD with Abbado conducting the Berlin Philharmonic, which contains some further excerpts from Khovanshchina not included on the CD under review here. Anatoly Kotcherga's singing on Shaklovity's aria is profoundly moving.

Buy it for the original 'Night'.......2000-06-15

If you've heard Mussorgsky's 'Night on Bald Mountain' before chances are that it was the Rimsky-Korsakov version, which is much more familiar to the world (the introduction is used in countless commercials, movies, TV shows etc. and it was used in a truncated form in Disney's original Fantasia). While Rimsky's version is wonderful and I enjoy it very much, the original surpasses it in both originality and excitement. This piece was radically ahead of its time, so it's no wonder Rimsky toned it down when he re-orchestrated it and rewrote certain parts- he, like most people of the time, probably didn't understand it. Rimsky managed to retain the spookiness of the piece, but what his version lacks is the original's percussive nature and outright savagery. The conclusion of the original is much more exciting than Rimsky's 'morning breaking with church bells'- it represents the orgy of the pagan spirits and witches with much more vividness, and has more of a climax. If you have a recording of the Rimsky version I suggest this strongly, and if you have neither version I suggest it even more.

Besides 'Night' this recording features a very good selection of other Mussorgsky works (most of which are Rimsky versions, though). The 'Chorus of the People in the Temple' from 'Oedipus in Athens' is one of my favorites. Abbado, as usual, is marvelous as are the LSO and Chorus. I'd recommend this CD for the original 'Night' if nothing else.

Infinitely surperior version of "Night on Bald Mountain".......2000-05-24

A superb disc throughout, yet the original version of "Night on Bald Mountain" is what sets it apart. After listening to this rarity I was shocked at the liberties Rimsky-Korsakov took in rewriting it to the more "listener friendly" version most of us are so familiar with. They're two completely different pieces; the original sounding almost as if it could be from the 20th century, while the altered piece retaining a definite romantic sound. I would venture to say that, in its original form, it may well have been inspiration for Stravinsky's "The Rite Of Spring".

The other works are certainly worth a listening as well. Unfortunately, however, most of them are Rimsky-Korsakov versions. It would have been preferable to have all original pieces, but I'll take what I can get.

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Tracks:

1. La Traviata - Prelude, Act I - Giuseppe Verdi
2. Falstaff - Sul fil dun soffio etesio (Nanettas Aria) - Giuseppe Verdi
3. Andrea Cher - O pastorelle, addio - Umberto Giordano
4. Manon - En fermant les yeux - Jules Massenet
5. Les Peurs de Perles - Zurga, quant tous deux Au fond du temple saint - Georges Bizet
6. Adriana Lecouvreur - Ecco! Respiro appena Io son lumile ancella - Francesco Cilea
7. Cosan tutte - Soave sia il vento - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. La Boh - Smi chiamano Mim Giacomo Puccini
9. Don Giovanni - Dalla sua pace - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
10. Tannher - Wie TodesahnungO du mein holder Abendstern - Richard Wagner
11. Guilliaume Tell - Quel jour serein le ciel prge - Gioachino Rossini
12. Orfeo ed Euridice - Che farnza Euridice? - Christoph Willibald Gluck
13. Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo - Pietro Mascagni
14. Norma - Casta Diva Vincenzo Bellini
15. Lelisir damore - Una furtiva lagrima - Gaetano Donizetti
16. Turandot - Signore, ascolta - Giacomo Puccini
17. Don Giovanni - Deh, vieni alla finestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18. Lakm Viens, MallikaDis (Flower Duet) - Leo Delibes

Tracks:

1. Introduction to Khovanshchina - Modest Mussorgsky
2. Rusalka - Song to the Moon - AntonDvorak
3. Porgy and Bess - Summertime - George Gershwin
4. Les Contes dHoffmann - Belle nuit, it damour (Barcarolle)
5. Xerxes - Ombra, mai fu - George Frideric Handel
6. Le Nozze di Figaro - Porgi amor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7. Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro - Giacomo Puccini
8. La Traviata - Di Provenza il mar - Giuseppe Verdi
9. Nabucco - Va, pensiero - Giuseppe Verdi
10. Le Nozze di Figaro - Voi che sapete - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
11. Die Zauberfl- Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd sch Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
12. Orfeo ed Euridice - Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Christoph Willibald Gluck
13. Don Giovanni - Il mio tesoro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. Samson et Dalila - Mon cur souvre a voix - Camille Saint-Sa
15. La Wally - Ebben?Ne andrntana - Alfredo Catalani
16. Les Peurs de Perles - Je crois entendre encore - Georges Bizet
17. Le Nozze di Figaro - Deh vieni, non tardar Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18. Madama Butterfly - Humming Chorus - Giacomo Puccini

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Tracks:

1. Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op. 46: Morning
2. Carmen: Ent'Acte (Prelude To Act III)
3. Morning Song, Op. 15, No. 1: Morning Song
4. L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: II-Minuetto
5. Two Pieces For Small Orchestra: On Hearing The First Cuckoo Of Spring
6. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
7. L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: III - Menuet
8. The Fountains Of Rome: The Fountain Of Valle Giulia At Dawn
9. Serenade For Strings In E Minor, Op. 20: I - Allegro Piacevole
10. Lyric Suite, Op. (54): III - Noturno
11. Les Sylphides: Nocturne, Op. 32, No. 2
12. Daphnis Et Chloe Suite No.2: Daybreak
13. Jeux D'enfants: IV - Duo (Petit Mari, Petit Femme)
14. Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: III - Allegretto
15. Les Sylphides: Prelude, Op. 28, No. 7
16. Khovanshchina: Dawn On The Moskva

Track Listings:

1. Nielsen: Symphony No3; Symphony No6
2. OPERETTA EVERGREENS : Strauss & Lehár
3. Orchestral Suites 1 & 2
4. Organ Music From St Elisabeth Church
5. Pablo: Segunda lectura; Metáforas No1
6. Palestrina: Stabat Mater
7. Playing Tribute: A Nod to the Paris & the Hollywood Saxophone Quartets
8. Portrait Of The Artist
9. Première Oboe Works: Harry Sargous Plays Bolcom, Singer, Cowell, Bassett
10. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

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Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Box set]

Pretty/Groovy [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]

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Rob Parton's Jazztech Big Band

Retro

M'era Luna [Import]

Space Invaders [Enhanced] [Import]

Jesus Lives

Arturo Sandoval & the Latin Jazz Orchestra