MussorgskyHorowitz Pictures at an Exhibition 1951

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April 23, 1951: Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York (Live) • Pictures at an Exhibition is a suite of ten pieces, composed for piano by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. When Hartmann died in St. Petersburg in 1873 at the age of 41, the composer was crushed. In January 1874, the Russian Academy of Arts organized an exhibition of Hartmann's work. Mussorgsky attended the show, where he sadffdfw the varied images that became the basis for Pictures of an Exhibition. On June 2, Mussorgsky began work on Pictures, a musical impression of ten of Hartmann's paintings (plus five promenades ) for piano, and finished the work soon. Now the suite is his most famous piano composition and has become a showpiece for virtuoso pianists. • Horowitz made a new version of his own, pointing to the lack of pianism of the piece, for several performances in 1947-1949 and 1951 season. Certainly the composer wasn't an expert on piano and many of the non-pianistic parts are what makes the piece tricky. Horowitz's changes aren't necessarily the only answer, but certainly he created amazing results based on his independent understanding of the piece. • 00:00 Promenade • 01:24 Gnomus [The Gnome] • 03:45 Promenade • 04:34 Il vecchio castello [The Old Castle] • 08:23 Promenade • 08:53 Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants après jeux) [Tuileries (Children's Quarrel after Games)] • 10:01 Bydło [Cattle] • 12:35 Promenade • 13:19 Балет невылупившихся птенцов [Ballet of Unhatched Chicks] • 14:31 Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle [ Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle ] • 16:48 Limoges. Le marché (La grande nouvelle) [Limoges. The Market (The Great News)] • 18:06 Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum) [Catacombs (Roman Tomb)] • 19:23 Con mortuis in lingua mortua [With the Dead in a Dead Language] • 21:48 Избушка на курьих ножках (Баба-Яга) [The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba Yaga)] • 25:04 Богатырские ворота (В стольном городе во Киеве) [The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev)]

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