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| 1. Night on the bare mountain (Rimsky-Korsakov version) |
| 2. Hopak from Sorochintsy fair |
| 3. Golitsin's exile from Khovanshchina |
| 4. Night on the bare mountain (Original version) |
| 5. Pictures at an exhibition (orch. Ravel) |
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine is an excellent band, and here they turn in marvellously characterised performances of Pictures at an Exhibition. They play with more spirit than many 'big-name' orchestras-the brass section has a wonderfully deep sound and I very much like the chirpy woodwind.The recording is astonishingly good-don't think because the disc's cheap you have to make any allowances. The final 'picture', The Great Gate of Kiev really packs a punch! An excellent disc regardless of price.
37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine are in competion with virtually every great orchestra in the world in these pieces, but don't let any unfamiliarity with the artists put you off. These are cracking performances; Pictures at an Exhibition receives the finest I've heard on disc.
This is in fact a very fine orchestra, and under Kuchar they deliver performances brimming with character. The brass section is wonderfully deep in 'Catacombae', the woodwinds chirp humourously in the 'Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks' and the whole band skips along in 'Market Place at Limoges'. In fact the whole piece is delivered with a character often lacking in accounts by more famous orchestras. The recording is brilliant-you really don't have to make any allowances for Naxos these days. And the final 'Great Gate of Kiev' will blow your socks off! These performers have this music in their blood, and to top it all they include two versions of 'Night on a Bare Mountain'. (The Rimsky-Korsakov arrangement is the better).
This is in fact a very fine orchestra, and under Kuchar they deliver performances brimming with character. The brass section is wonderfully deep in 'Catacombae', the woodwinds chirp humourously in the 'Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks' and the whole band skips along in 'Market Place at Limoges'. In fact the whole piece is delivered with a character often lacking in accounts by more famous orchestras. The recording is brilliant-you really don't have to make any allowances for Naxos these days. And the final 'Great Gate of Kiev' will blow your socks off! These performers have this music in their blood, and to top it all they include two versions of 'Night on a Bare Mountain'. (The Rimsky-Korsakov arrangement is the better).
All this for a fiver!! BUY!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I read a lot of classical reviews before settling on this version of Pictures at an Exhibition. They were right. This is an excellent version of this piece of music. The sound quality is excellent, the music is emotional and stirring. and at the Naxos price its an absolute bargain. A must buy for any classical collection, even if you have other versions.
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This is a wonderfully powerful, brass-heavy, dramatic collection. Kuchar drives the Ukrainian Orchestra hard, but they rise to the challenge, producing exhilarating accounts of... Read more
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It was lovely to listen to these pieces of music. They are so descriptive of the paintings they must have portrayed.
Published on 3 April 2010 by Ms. Lorraine S. Webb
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Enjoyed listening to this CD, I have not heard the complete Pictures at an Exhibition music before and found the music extremely evocative. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2010
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I bought this cd for one track - Night on Bald Mountian. This one piece of music is so inventive, so impressive, so invigorating, that I would happily pay this amount for a cd... Read more
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