Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain & Songs and Dances of Death by Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Jennie Tourel - Uhune

ALBUM

"St. John's Night on Bare Mountain" is an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov of an intermezzo from Mussorgsky's incomplete opera, 'Sorochintsy Fair.' An orchestral showcase, this work is given a feverish performance by Bernstein in this classic 1965 performance. 'Songs and Dances of Death' is a harrowing work for voice and piano that never relinquishes the specter of death. Intended for a low voice, this riveting performance features the mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel accompanied by Bernstein at the piano.

The main work on this CD is Mussorgsky's monumental 'Pictures at an Exhibition,' originally a solo piano work inspired by an 1874 memorial exhibition of paintings by the composer's friend Victor Hartmann, who died in 1873. However, Maurice Ravel's orchestration of 1922 is the version that is best known today. While many of the paintings are now lost, we can hear between the renditions of the "Promenade" (meant to suggest the composer strolling around the gallery) a variety of moods that the composer used to evoke the content of the paintings. Or as Mussorgsky wrote shortly after the work was completed, "My spiritual reflection appears in the interludes. So far I believe it to be successful."

17. Songs and Dances of Death: No. 3, Trepak

by Leonard Bernstein

Mezzo-soprano: Jennie Tourel; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Bernstein
Jennie Tourel; Performer
Piano: Leonard Bernstein; Performer
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Lyricist: Arseny Golenishchev-kutuzov; Composer
Producer: Producer Not Documented On Available Sources; Production

7. Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

1. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

2. Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

3. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade II

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

4. Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il vecchio castello

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

5. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade III

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

6. Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants après jeux)

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

8. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade IV

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

9. Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

10. Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

11. Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

12. Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yagá)

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

13. Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges, le marché (La grande nouvelle)

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

14. Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIb. Con mortuis in lingua mortua

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

15. Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIa. Catacombæ (Sepulcrum romanum)

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Arranger: Maurice Ravel; Composer
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

16. Night on Bald Mountain

by Leonard Bernstein

Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic; Ensemble
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Orchestration: Nikolai Rimsky-korsakov; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein; Conductor
Producer: John Mcclure; Production

18. Songs and Dances of Death: No. 1, Lullaby

by Leonard Bernstein

Mezzo-soprano: Jennie Tourel; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Bernstein
Jennie Tourel; Performer
Piano: Leonard Bernstein; Performer
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Lyricist: Arseny Golenishchev-kutuzov; Composer
Producer: Producer Not Documented On Available Sources; Production

19. Songs and Dances of Death: No. 2, Serenade

by Leonard Bernstein

Mezzo-soprano: Jennie Tourel; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Bernstein
Jennie Tourel; Performer
Piano: Leonard Bernstein; Performer
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Lyricist: Arseny Golenishchev-kutuzov; Composer
Producer: Producer Not Documented On Available Sources; Production

20. Songs and Dances of Death: No. 4, The Field Marshal

by Leonard Bernstein

Mezzo-soprano: Jennie Tourel; Performer
Primary Artist: Leonard Bernstein; Main Performer
Performer: Leonard Bernstein
Jennie Tourel; Performer
Piano: Leonard Bernstein; Performer
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky; Composer
Lyricist: Arseny Golenishchev-kutuzov; Composer
Producer: Producer Not Documented On Available Sources; Production

Technical Specifications

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ALBUM

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Duration

1 hour, 6 minutes and 57 seconds

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Genres

Classical, Orchestral, 20th, 21st Century, Romantic, Orchestra, Conductor

Label

Sony Classical

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

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Release Date

Dec 31, 1997

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74646069325