Title: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky: Pictures at An Exhibition / Songs and Dances of Death / Nursery
Year: 2012
Genre: Classical
Conductor: Peter Breiner
Artist: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Description:

Originally written as a set of piano pieces, Mussorgsky’s splendid Pictures at an Exhibition translate the artistry of the composer’s friend Victor Hartmann into unforgettable music. Mussorgsky’s remarkable song cycles contrast encounters with death against the often uneasy world of children in The Nursery. Peter Breiner’s new orchestrations create a Pictures at an Exhibition for our times, achieving contemporary sounds through unusual instrumental combinations, right up to a spectacular Great Gate of Kiev performed by 104 musicians.

Tracklist:

Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra)
01. Promenade 00:02:06
02. I. Gnomus 00:03:25
03. Promenade 00:01:17
04. II. Il vecchio castello (The Old Castle) 00:04:36
05. Promenade 00:00:38
06. III. Tuileries 00:01:03
07. IV. Bydlo 00:03:34
08. Promenade 00:01:02
09. V. Bellet de poussins dans leurs coques (Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells) 00:01:17
10. VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 00:02:44
11. Promenade 00:01:47
12. VII. Limoges, le marche (Limoges, the Market) 00:01:42
13. VIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum) - 00:02:17
14. VIII. Cum mortuis in lingua morta (With the Dead in the Language of the Dead) 00:02:14
15. IX. La cabane sur des pattes de poule (The Hut on Fowl's Legs) 00:03:40
16. X. La grande porte de Kiev (The Great Gate of Kiev) 00:07:14
Pesni i plyaski smerti (Songs and Dances of Death) (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra)
17. No. 1. Kolibel'naya (Lullaby) 00:03:41
18. No. 2. Serenada (Serenade) 00:04:27
19. No. 3. Trepak 00:05:05
20. No. 4. Polkovodets (The Field - Marshal) 00:05:27
Detskaya (The Nursery) (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra)
21. No. 1. S nyaney (With Nurse) 00:03:35
22. No. 2. V uglu (In the Corner) 00:01:47
23. No. 3. Zhuk (The Beetle) 00:03:45
24. No. 4. S kukloy (With the Doll) 00:01:41
25. No. 5. Na son gryadushchiy (Going to Sleep) 00:02:08
26. No. 6. Kot Matros (The Cat Sailor) 00:02:24
27. No. 7. Poyekhal na palochke (On the Hobbyhorse) 00:03:49

Issued: USA | Naxos
Duration: 1:18:28

Audio Formats
DTS-HD MA 5.1 (96 kHz / 6439 kbps / 24-bit)
LPCM 2.0 (96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit)