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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain
from: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0074643672627
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
MPN: 36726
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Studio: Sony
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Mussorgsky's "Pictures"
Although I'm happy to have the music, I'm a little disappointed with the quality of the re-mastered CD. The newer recordings have so much more depth. I'll choose more carefully next time.
Rating: - Nice production of classic sound
I enjoy classical music and this is one of the best produced and directed by the best. Totally great value.
Rating: - Gravestones at an Exhibition
Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic quite miss the mark on this recording. In addition to consistently ponderous tempi, Bernstein's bass and percussion driven sonorities lead to a severe--at times lifeless--interpretation. This piece wants for light and shade, and Bernstein obsesses over the latter without quite capturing the former.
The Promenade gets off to an inauspicious start with decidedly mannered intonation in the brass. Fluttering tone works well in Gershwin, but to my ears ... Read More
Rating:  - Another great Bernstein
I love Bernstein. Both the Mussorgsky's Pictures at Exhibition and A nigth in the Bald Mountain are masterpieces, and so is Ravel's orchestration of the pictures. I think Bernstein's direction excellent, so beautiful as, for instance, that (famous) by Toscanini.
Rating: - Satisfying version of 'Pictures..'; liked album on the whole
I had attended a SF Symphony performance which included "Pictures At An Exhibition" as orchestrated by Ravel. I was pleasantly suprised by how much I liked that piece taken as a whole. I have always thought highly of Bernstein's interpretation, and believed I would hear a nicely played and interpreted version of 'Pictures..' Indeed, the piece is executed as I thought it would. I like Bernstein's interpretation of 'Pictures At An Exhibition', and the album, on the whole, is worth the suggested price. ... Read More
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