Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Songs & Dances of Death

On this CD:

1. Khovanshchina, opera in 5 acts, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov Marfa's Song
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Lina Mkrtchyan, Evgeni Talisman

2. Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & piano, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Lina Mkrtchyan, Evgeni Talisman

3. Cast Off Russia for mezzo-soprano & piano
Composed by Georgy Vasilevich Sviridov
Performed by Lina Mkrtchyan, Evgeni Talisman

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Songs & Dances of Death, Music, Modest Mussorgsky, Georgy Vasilevich Sviridov, Evgeni Talisman, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, Classical, Classical Music, Opera, Orchestral & Symphonic, Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard, Russian Romantic Opera, Vocal
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Khovanschina Prelude; Songs and Dances of Death
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    ASIN: B0001TSWNM
    Release Date: 2004-04-20
    Panorama: Modest Mussorgsky
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A Mussorgsky feast beyond praise
    • A STRONG REBUTTLE to the "bad" reviews.
    • Review for Richter's "Pictures" Only
    • A bad whooping cough in 1958 in Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Giant performance!
    		 Panorama: Modest Mussorgsky

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    ASIN: B00004W3IV
    Release Date: 2000-09-26

    Tracks:

    1. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
    2. Pictures At An Exhibition: Gnomus
    3. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
    4. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Old Castle
    5. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
    6. Pictures At An Exhibition: Tuileries
    7. Pictures At An Exhibition: Bydlo
    8. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
    9. Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Unhatched Chicks
    10. Pictures At An Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle
    11. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Market At Limoges
    12. Pictures At An Exhibition: Catacombs: The Roman Tomb
    13. Pictures At An Exhibition: With The Dead In A Dead Language
    14. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Hut On Chicken's Legs
    15. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Great Gate Of Kiev
    16. Night On Bald Mountain
    17. Songs And Dances Of Death: 1. Lullaby
    18. Songs And Dances Of Death: 2. Serenade
    19. Songs And Dances Of Death: 3. Trepak
    20. Songs And Dances Of Death: 4. The Field Marshal
    21. Khovanshchina - Highlights: Prelude: Dawn Over The River Moscow
    22. Khovanshchina - Highlights: Dances Of The Persian Slave Girls

    Tracks:

    1. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
    2. Pictures At An Exhibition: Gnomus
    3. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
    4. Pictures At An Exhibition: Il vecchio castello - Promenade
    5. Pictures At An Exhibition: Tuileries
    6. Pictures At An Exhibition: Bydlo
    7. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
    8. Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet des petits poussins dans leurs coques
    9. Pictures At An Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle
    10. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
    11. Pictures At An Exhibition: Limoges: Le Marche
    12. Pictures At An Exhibition: Catacombae: Sepulchrum Romanum - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
    13. Pictures At An Exhibition: La Cabane sur des pattes de poule
    14. Pictures At An Exhibition: La Grande Porte de Kiev
    15. 6 Songs: Lullaby
    16. 6 Songs: The Magpie
    17. 6 Songs: Night
    18. 6 Songs: Where Art Thou, Little Star?
    19. 6 Songs: The Ragamuffin
    20. 6 Songs: On The Dnieper
    21. Boris Godunov - Highlights: Shuisky: 'Long Live Our Tsar Boris Feodorovich!' (Prologue)
    22. Boris Godunov - Highlights: Boris Godunov: 'My Soul Is Sad! (Prologue)
    23. Boris Godunov - Highlights: Boris Godunov: 'I Stand Supreme In Power'
    24. Boris Godunov - Highlights: Boris Godunov: 'Farewell, My Son, I Am Dying'
    25. Boris Godunov - Highlights: Boris Godunov: 'Hark! 'Tis The Knell Of Death!'

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Mussorgsky feast beyond praise.......2006-06-11

    It was incredibly generous of DG to throw toegther these great performances--one of them legenday--in a bargain two-fer. The legendary performance, of course, is Richter's 1958 Pictures at an Exhibition performed in concert. The rights are owned by Philips, but I don't know if their latest remastering has been used here. The complaints about dreadful sonics are justified: the piano is far away and tinny, the Sofia audience coughs continuously--some of them are lucky to have left with their lungs intact--and there is a noisy exhaust fan in the foreground. It's a testimony to Richter's incandescent reading that it survives beyond all obstacles.

    Another high point is the orchestral reading of Pictures under Giulini with the CSO. This was a famous recording in its day, because Giulini took the thrice-familiar music seriously, a bit slower than usual, adding many individual touches. Maybe his approach becomes ponderous and too serious at times, but it's one of a kind, and the solo winds in the orchestra are a delight.

    Actually, I was most moved by Vishnievskaya's selection of songs, recorded in the Soviet Union with Igor Markevitch adding his superlative accompaniments--this is Mussorgsky singing of the highest order. But so is Fassbaender's Songs and Dances of Death, despite her lack of Slavic authenticity. Maazel bombs through Night on Bald Mountain with suitable thrills.

    In all, this Panorama two-fer can't be faulted. It's one of the very best in the seeries, and several of the choicest things on it are otherwise out of print.

    5 out of 5 stars A STRONG REBUTTLE to the "bad" reviews........2006-05-19

    155 minutes of music and one reviewer gives these CDs 1 star for couging here and there during 7 minutes of Richter's Pictures recital. Not continually mind you. I DON'T GET IT!
    A reviewer doesn't like vocal music..so 2 stars. I DON'T GET IT! Just because one does not like "classical" vocals, doesn't mean they stink.
    This is over 2 1/2 hours at single CD budget price. Geez...
    Giulini gives a superbly recorded THRILLING performance of Pictures that, in my humble opinion, is second only to Reiner's. Also with the CSO 15 years earlier.
    This 34+ minutes alone is worth the price of this collection.
    The excerpts from Boris Gudonov are considered one of the best performances in the catalog (Karajan/VPO). 29 minutes and a good way to determine if you want to purchase the complete opera 3 CD set for over $30+ bucks.
    Markevich/Vishnevskaya is considered to be the definitive version for the "6 songs".
    The Kovanshchina prelude (Dawn on The Moskva River) is one the most heart rending themes in the canon. Simply gorgeous 6 minute piece of music.
    I could go on and on.
    Sure there are a few "gaffs" on these CDs. Maazel brings in Bald Mountain in under 10 minutes. Whew!
    But hey...kudos to the orchestra for being able to play that well, that fast without stumbling over each other. Quite exhilerating acually.
    And Then there is Richter's famous/"infamous" Pictures. Yes the annoying cough and a not so sonic recording. But anyone looking for just this track should already have been aware of this problem. "Classisists" have been talking about this problem for 50+ years. Obviously it can't be fixed. But still several coughs in 30+ minutes just makes it sound as live a performance as it is.
    So let's recap...155 minutes of music with maybe parts of 15 minutes of minor problems for DISCOUNT bucks. Pretty good math I'd say. Equals 5 STARS where I come from.
    Overall, this is an excellent CD for those who want Mussorgsky's major orchestral output in one package at a bargain price.
    Top conductors, top orchestras, great performances and, except for Richter's Pictures, GREAT SONICS.
    If you want a truly magnificent solo piano Pictures try Pletnev's on Virgin Classics. It will blow you away. And you get the bonus of his own piano transcription of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty which is even better.
    ENJOY!

    2 out of 5 stars Review for Richter's "Pictures" Only.......2006-04-24

    I was thrilled to find that Deutsche Grammophon has reissued Sviatoslav Richter's famous Sophia performance of "Pictures." I have owned it on tape, but have until now not had it on CD. I was surprised by previous reviews of this edition, since I thought that the explosive coughing had been toned down substantially. My tape broke years ago, so maybe my memory is off. But the re-engineering of this performace has been one of the most needed "retrofits" in the entire classical catalogue. The sound quality of this edition is certainly much better than the old Polydor record.

    I also will refrain from entering the "Is it the greatest Pictures ever?"-debate. It is my favorite. One sometimes hears critics dismiss the piano--thus Mussorgsky's--version as monochromatic. But Richter presents a much more percussive version than most others, which may be why some people don't care for it. (My dad played this piece with a more Romantic reading.) It's a matter of taste: I have never cared for the Ravel version, probably because the percussive aspect doesn't translate into orchestration.

    I almost never write music reviews, since I'd hate to convince people to plunk down good money on a CD that conforms to my taste but not theirs. BUT, if you have enjoyed this performace in the past . . .

    I give five stars to Richter recital, which amazes me still. I agree that his deliberate "clunkers" are distracting. But having listened to this performance for almost twenty years, it is the "correct" playing of Pictures that now jars me. If you love this performance, as I clearly do, you'll be happy to have this CD. Just don't Google the Hartmann pictures which inspired Mussorgsky. It's disillusioning, but they aren't very good!

    1 out of 5 stars A bad whooping cough in 1958 in Sofia, Bulgaria.......2006-04-17

    I was listening to the magnificient percussion and
    overall sound of this double release, from 2000, #469 169-2,
    when throughout the 1st CD, which opens up with the Mussorgsky
    number PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION, there's an irritating
    musician in the room, exhibiting signs of a bad whooping cough,
    thereby totally destroying the 20 minutes or so recording!

    There are many soft passages throughout the number, and
    it is just incredible that DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON allowed the
    bad caugh distractions and irritations (cough! cough! cough!)
    to stay on the tape!


    Unbelievable! It's so bad, I thought about unloading this
    art work, at a second hand music store for a buck and a half,
    although I surely paid more than $20 for this double CD release
    a few years ago.


    I don't care much for the vocal pieces, either.

    Aside from that, the remainder of the release is very strong,
    so ...I can't bring myself to unload it....yet, anyway.

    5 out of 5 stars Giant performance!.......2005-06-03

    Carlo Maria Giulini has been to my mind one of the most aristocratic, intelligent, wisdom and remarkable conductors in the last Century. Born in 1914, Giulini owns that special touch of genius that has been proved in several ocassions.
    There are several works in the Symphonic repertoire whose meaning depends in last instance of your personal world's approach. The list wold be extremely long but briefly I would name five classic works: The Eroica, The First of Mahler, The Ninth of Bruckner, The fourth of Nielsen and this work.
    What do you demand from this work? Fireworks, nostalgic approach, musical musculature,effectism or tonal poolish?
    Besides a great amount of recorded versions, there is however, a relatively small number of succesful performances from the early forties with Arturo Toscanini, Guido Cantelli and Igor Markevitch in the fifties, Dorati in the sixties and then Markevitch again and Giulini in the seventies.
    Giulini gives this work a remarkable stature, enriching the score with sumptuous details and rubatos, smart accents, inflexions, color sense and above all a noblesse spirit that personally I haven't listened in any other previous version.
    Go for this golden treasure recording. But do not expect great fireworks exercises. Giulini never searched the gallery' s applause. He was a honest and original master by himself: his personal landmark.
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      Tracks:

      1. Invitation To The Dance - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      2. Giselle, Act I: No.7-Allegro Marcato - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      3. Giselle, Act I: Var A-Allegro - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      4. Giselle, Act I: Gallop - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      5. Giselle, Act I: Waltz - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      6. Giselle, Act I: Alla Loure - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      7. Giselle, Act I: Andante - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      8. Giselle, Act II: No.12-Andantino Non Troppo - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      9. Giselle, Act II: Allegro Non Troppo - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      10. Giselle, Act II: Intermezzo - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      11. Giselle, Act II: (Transition) - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      12. Giselle, Act II: Andante - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      13. Faust: Allegretto - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      14. Faust: Adagio - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      15. Faust: Allegretto - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      16. Faust: Moderato Maestoso - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      17. Faust: Moderato Con Moto - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      18. Faust: Allegretto - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      19. Faust: Allegro Vivo - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      20. Lakme (Airs): Moderato - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      21. Lakme (Airs): Terana. Andante - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      22. Lakme (Airs):Rektah. Allegro Vivo - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      23. Lakme (Airs): Persian. Allegretto/Andante - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      24. Lakme (Airs): Coda. Allegretto Marcato - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      25. La Gioconda-Dance Of The Hours - CSR SO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard

      Tracks:

      1. Coppelia: Ballet Ste: Slav Theme & Vars - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      2. Coppelia: Ballet Ste: Festival Of The Clocks & Dance Of The Hours - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      3. Coppelia: Ballet Ste: Notturno - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      4. Coppelia: Ballet Ste: Music Of The Automata & Waltz - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      5. Coppelia: Ballet Ste: Czardas - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      6. Coppelia: Ballet Ste: Prld: The Huntresses - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      7. Coppelia: Ballet Ste: Intermezzo & Slow Waltz - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      8. Coppelia: Ballet Ste: Pizzicato - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      9. Coppelia: Ballet Ste: Cortege De Bacchus - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      10. La Source: Ballet Ste (Sash Dance): I. Allegro - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      11. La Source: Ballet Ste (Sash Dance): II. Andante - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      12. La Source: Ballet Ste (Sash Dance): III. Var - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      13. La Source: Ballet Ste (Sash Dance): Circassian Dance - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      14. Le Roi S'amuse: Airs: Gaillarde - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      15. Le Roi S'amuse: Airs: Pavane - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      16. Le Roi S'amuse: Airs: Scene De Bouquet - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      17. Le Roi S'amuse: Airs: Lesquercarde - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      18. Le Roi S'amuse: Airs: Madrigal - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      19. Le Roi S'amuse: Airs: Passepied - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      20. Le Roi S'amuse: Airs: Final - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard
      21. Kassya: Trepak - Slovak RSO (Bratislava)/Ondrej Lenard

      Tracks:

      1. Orpheus In The Underworld: Can-Can - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      2. Faust: Ballet Music: Allegretto - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      3. Faust: Ballet Music: Allegretto - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      4. Faust: Ballet Music: Moderato Con Moto - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      5. Faust: Ballet Music: Allegretto - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      6. The Bartered Bride: Dances: Polka - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      7. The Bartered Bride: Dances: Furiant - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      8. Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarole - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      9. Samson And Delilah: Bacchanale - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      10. Fair At Sorochintsy: Gopak - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      11. La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      12. Eugene Onegin: Dances: Polonaise - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      13. The Bartered Bride: Dances: Waltz - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      14. Khovanshchina: Dance Of The Persian - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      15. La Vida Breve: Interlude And Dance - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...
      16. Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances - Keith Clark/Stephen Gunzenhauser/Kenneth Jean/Ondrej Lenard/Barry Wordsworth/Adrian Leaper...

      Tracks:

      1. Blitzzug-Marsch - Harald Huemer/Reinhold Rung/Gerald Grunbacher/Heinz Hromada
      2. Kleine Wiener Walzer - Harald Huemer/Reinhold Rung/Gerald Grunbacher/Heinz Hromada
      3. Veilchen-Polka - Harald Huemer/Reinhold Rung/Gerald Grunbacher/Heinz Hromada
      4. Im Kahlenbergerdorfl - Harald Huemer/Reinhold Rung/Gerald Grunbacher/Heinz Hromada
      5. Frisch Gewagt - Harald Huemer/Reinhold Rung/Gerald Grunbacher/Heinz Hromada
      6. Der Weana Is'all'weil Leger, Lied - Harald Huemer/Reinhold Rung/Gerald Grunbacher/Heinz Hromada
      7. Nussdorfer-Marsch - Harald Huemer/Reinhold Rung/Gerald Grunbacher/Heinz Hromada
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      Russian Music and Revolution
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        ASIN: B00000J2QM
        Release Date: 1999-05-25

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        1. Khovanshchina: Dawn On The Moskva River - Cleveland Orchestra
        2. Prince Igor: Polovstian Dance No. 2 - Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
        3. The Statue Of Tsarskoye Selo - Cesar Cui
        4. Under The Mysterious Mask - Jennie Tourel
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        6. Le Coq d'Or: Bridal Procession And Lamentable Death Of King Dodon - Philadelphia Orchestra
        7. Mlada: Procession Of The Nobles - Philadelphia Orchestra
        8. Caucasian Sketches For Orchestra: Procession Of The Sadar - Philadelphia Orchestra
        9. The Seasons For Orchestra: Autumn - Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra
        10. Legend For Orchestra: The Enchanted Lake - Cleveland Orchestra
        11. Prelude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 - Phillippe Entremont
        12. Pathetique: Adagio Lamentoso From Symphony No. 6 In B Minor Op. 74 - National Symphony Orchestra
        13. Sleeping Beauty: Waltz - Philadelphia Orchestra
        14. Pilovaya Dama: Midnight Draws Near - Stefka Evstatieva
        15. Op. 4: Fireworks - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
        16. Sonata For Piano No. 1 In F Minor Op.1 - Yefim Bronfman
        17. Classical: Gavotta: Non Troppo Allegro - New York Philharmonic
        18. Classical: Finale: Molto Vivace - New York Philharmonic
        Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15; Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • If only....
        • The tragedy and triumph of Shostakovich
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        		 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15; Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death

        Manufacturer: Decca
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        ASIN: B00000DLUH
        Release Date: 1999-05-11

        Tracks:

        1. 'Khovanshchina' Prelude
        2. Songs And Dances Of Death: I Kalybel'naja - Lullaby
        3. Songs And Dances Of Death: II Serenada - Serenade
        4. Songs And Dances Of Death: III Trepak
        5. Songs And Dances Of Death: IV Palkavodets - The Field Marshal
        6. Symphony No. 15 In A Major, Op. 141: I Allegretto - Dmitri Shostakovich
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        9. Symphony No. 15 In A Major, Op. 141: IV Adagio-Allegretto-Adagio-Allegretto - Georg Solti

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars If only...........2002-08-26

        If only Sir Georg had performed the Shostakovich orchestration of the "Kovanshchina" prelude instead of the Rhimsky-Korsakov version, for a more complete Shostakovich album. I would have given this 6 stars instead of 5.

        I do enjoy albums that offer a program, as opposed to a symphony followed by this or that odd piece. This is an example of such an album. Abaddo's Berlin Phil. recording of Brahms 4th Symphony is another. The album opens with the Haydn Variations, followed by "Naenie" a choral work not often performed, then concludes with the symphony.

        4 out of 5 stars The tragedy and triumph of Shostakovich.......2001-07-18

        This is an album mostly about death: It was one of Solti's last and shows him very grim-faced on the cover. Given Shostakovich's perennial obsession with death, I'm sure he would have considered that very fitting. Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death is beautifully performed, and the liner notes give not only the original (transliterated) Russian text of the songs, but also their corresponding English translations.

        According to Shostakovich's memoirs (Testimony), the Fifteenth deals with many of the same motifs which appear in the late stories of Chekhov, one of Shostakovich's most beloved authors: that life is sadly bittersweet and filled with the strange and unexpected. It is an enigmatic work, and tragic in the same way as Chekhov's story "Rothschild's Violin" is tragic, in a strange, ironic sense. There is no trace of self-pity, just a bittersweet Russian irony that makes you wonder about the stangeness of life. The clock ticking at the beginning and end of the work serve to remind the listener that life is short and so best to keep the hand-wringing to a minimum: you will be dead before long anyway.

        I like the spin Solti put on this symphony. I especially like the emphatic stress put on that dissonant chord that occurs toward the end of the fourth movement, where Shostakovich seems to be saying "Stop!!". The final percussion ending is also beautifully performed.

        4 out of 5 stars Great Symphony/Great Performance.......2000-02-29

        Solti was an extrovert conductor, and this performance of the 15th Symphony may miss some of the subtleties and ambiguities that pervade this music (my personal favorite in that regard is the Sanderling/Cleveland performance on Erato). That said, this is gripping music making. Solti knows about drama, and the 15th is intensely dramatic. The percussion-haunted ending, recalling Shostakovich's "Leningrad" Symphony is one of the most chilling things you will ever hear. I might add that I attended one of the CSO concerts from which this recording was taken, and it was *electrifying*. It's not exactly Solti's natural idiom, but his bold, unsentimental view of these death-haunted works (note the "Songs and Dances of Death" too!) is not only successful, it's also a testimonial to his own steadfastness in the face of death (he died at the age of 85 only 5-6 months after these concerts). If you only want one 15th, this might not be the one to get: but if you have a couple, I think you'll find this a powerful and moving view of one of the great symphonies of the 20th century. Hail and farewell, Sir Georg!
        Mussorgsky-Pictures at an Exhibition/Songs & Dances of Death
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        		 Mussorgsky-Pictures at an Exhibition/Songs & Dances of Death
        Mussorgsky , Irina Arkhipova , Evgeni Svetlanov , and USSR Symphony Orchestra
        Manufacturer: Moscow Studio
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        ASIN: B0001MDQ1C
        Release Date: 2004-04-06

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        1. Promenade
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        4. II. The Old Castle
        5. Promenade
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        16. Serenade
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        20. Triumphal March

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars I grew up with this recording.......2006-05-10

        My family had a cassette of Evgeny Svetlanov's wonderful rendering of Mussorgsky's organic "Pictures at an Exhibition" when I was very young, and we would listen to this countless times. We believed that this would be the only recording of that piece that we would listen to. Now that this piece is on CD (courtesy of Moscow Studio Archives) I'm very glad that I can hear a better sound for this. This is an ultimate (and under-appreciated) performance that holds true to the composer's intended atmospheres. To me, no other conductor comes close to Svetlanov (especially Carlo Maria Guilini; he takes it way too slow) and no other orchestra can bring out such passion and power. The only other orchestra that comes close is the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (with Yuri Temirkanov).

        Along with "Songs & Dances of Death," "The Capture of Kars," and a selection from "Khovanshchina," this should be a great buy for all Mussorgsky fans. A+
        Mussorgsky: Songs & Dances of Death; Sviridov: Russia Adrift
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          Manufacturer: Opus 111
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          Release Date: 1999-06-08
          Mussorgsky: La Khovanchtchina
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            Release Date: 1998-12-01
            Abbado Edition [Box Set]
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            4 out of 5 stars All Under One Roof: The Ultimate Abbado Sampler.......2006-01-30

            This 25-CD set is intended to commemorate the then-25-year-long working relationship between Deutsche Grammophon and Claudio Abbado. The preface to each of the CD booklets is the same for all 25 CDs: a letter from Dr. Andreas Holschneider, president of DG, to Claudio. It's a Dear Claudio letter that explains the impetus behind, and structure of, this celebratory issue, and what it's intended to document: a history going back to 1967. Holschneider's biggest problem was a simple one: out of over 150 recordings Abbado had completed, less than one-sixth could appear in this box set.

            Of course, monster box sets are now in vogue: 171 CDs for the Complete Mozart Edition on Brilliant Classics; also 171 CDs for the Hanssler Complete Bach Edition. DG therefore COULD have offered the whole thing had they been so inclined, but the market for a 25-CD set wasn't that large to begin with. Remember that there is a LOT of music on 25 CDs. It may be dwarfed by the Bach and Mozart monster boxes (not to mention the Complete Beethoven Edition by DG itself, which runs to 87 CDs), but it is commensurate in size to the complete works of several major composers: William Walton in a 23-CD boxset, Prokofiev in a 24-CD boxset, and Bartok in a 29-CD boxset.

            So, aside from made-over packaging and CD booklets with an integrated "look," what does this quasi-vanity project give us that we don't get from the original releases? Re-mastering isn't explicitly credited anywhere in this set, and a comparison of several CDs in this box set with the original releases doesn't yield any noticeable differences to my ear. One might have hoped that earlier analog cuts might have been better de-hissed and cleaned up, for example, but such processing is not evident. So, we must treat this for what is: a rare, out-of-print collection of The Best of Abbado's First 25 Years. It functions something like DG's Complete Beethoven Edition, which is also out-of-print -- namely, it becomes something that gains collector status with time.

            There is variety aplenty in this boxset (which Holschneider intended to achieve). Enough Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, and Schubert to please less adventurous ears, but some Berg and Stravinsky to push the envelope a bit. Quite a few orchestras are heard here: Chicago, London Symphony, Vienna Phil, Berlin, Boston, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, etc. Some are live performances (e.g., the Eroica with the Vienna Philharmonic). There is a mix of analog and digital recordings, pretty much determined by recording date. But as a "sampler," you get nothing complete in any mini-genre. Why program the Brahms 2nd symphony, but not the 1st or 4th? Why program 2 CDs of Mozart piano concertos, but not a single Mozart symphony? We get symphonies 3,5,6, and 7 of Beethoven's, but no 9th. Why didn't DG configure this set to include all 9 Beethoven symponies and all 4 Brahms symponies, plus Mozart's symphonies 35-41? Wouldn't the appeal of this collection have quadrupled knowing you were getting some sequences of major works without gaping holes?

            Well, the simple reason this didn't happen is because DG President Andreas Holschneider has a Ph.D., and knows better than folks like us on how to market Abbado and program a box set. On the other hand, this box set isn't in print anymore. Maybe that Ph.D. didn't come in all that handy after all.

            The performances are 5 stars, the recordings would have been awarded 5 stars IF we were living in the year the recording was done. But nowadays, we have a right to expect better sound in the re-mastering process. What has been programmed is played with intensity and integrity, and always with a deft hand, but the program contents leave something to be desired (as noted above). If the intent is to leave you "wanting more," I suppose this sampler achieves that. This principle obviously works in the case of "opera highlights" from Carmen and Aida. But others might simpy be annoyed at the "set list."

            If you simply like Claudio's work (as do I), grab this set. You'll find Claudio at his best here, insofar as his first quarter-century with DG is concerned. On the other hand, he's doing some amazing stuff the last several years, with an exceptionally strong, new Mahler cycle coming into view album by album.

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            8. Schumann: Works for Violin and Piano
            9. Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 "From my Life" & Quartet No. 2 in D minor; "From the Homeland" two duos for violin and piano
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            Truth [Import] [Original recording remastered]

            Vineyard [CD-single]

            Tawarana [Import]

            The Spirit of Florence

            Tones for Joan's Bones [Import] [Original recording remastered]

            Super Heroes del Pop

            We've Got the Power

            Galway at the Movies

            Volume 3: Further in Time