Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition + A Night On Bald Mountain & Other Russian Showpieces (2004)
Conductor: Fritz Reiner | Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
SACD rip via PS3 to iso | Classical |  HQ Complete Scans | DST encoding | 3.14 GB
Publisher: RCA Living Stereo | Catalog Number: 61394 | Released:  July 2004

Checksum for iso: 3e39c1c8071ccf0e0b5215f9ab9332bf *Fritz Reiner, conductor - Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exibition.iso

Comparing RCA's new Reiner Mussorgsky Pictures SACD to its previous Living Stereo CD incarnation is similar to the experience of viewing a TV screen after wiping away accumulated dust. Everything appears clearer, with enhanced detail & impact. The noticeably improved stereo separation creates a solid, 3-dimensional effect--even though this is the 2-channel version. [Editor's Note: The 3-channel remastering is equally successful, & even more vibrant overall.] Listen to The Old Castle & hear the precise placement of instrumental groups in the sound picture, especially the percussion, with its crisp cymbals & powerful, punchy bass drum. This is even more the case in The Hut On Fowls Legs, where the strings take on a newly detailed articulation. In the Great Gate Of Kiev you can now hear the fabled Chicago brass sound in its full, unrestrained splendor. The remaining selections are just as impressive sonically. But of course, marveling at the sound quality of these 40-year-old recordings is only a secondary consideration. Reiner's magnificent & still-unequalled performances remain the real reason for acquiring this disc. For newcomers, these new SACD transfers should remove any hesitations regarding sound quality, while veterans will feel an old romance rekindled. 
~Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com

        Contents:

1. Pictures at an exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel) by Modest Mussorgsky
2. Suite for Orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 43: Marche miniature by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
3. A Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
4. Prince Igor: Polovtsian March by Alexander Borodin
5. Marche slave, Op. 31 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6. Colas Breugnon, Op. 24 - Overture by Dmitri Kabalevsky
7. Russlan and Ludmilla - Overture by Mikhail Glinka

Recorded in 1957,1959

Composers:  Modest Mussorgsky,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Alexander Borodin,  Dmitri Kabalevsky,  Mikhail Glinka 


         Tracks:

  1. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade
  2. Pictures at an Exhibition - Gnomus
  3. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade
  4. Pictures at an Exhibition - Il vecchio castello
  5. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade
  6. Pictures at an Exhibition - Tuileries
  7. Pictures at an Exhibition - Bydlo
  8. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade
  9. Pictures at an Exhibition - Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells
10. Pictures at an Exhibition - Samuel Goldenburg and Schmuyle
11. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Marketplace at Limoges
12. Pictures at an Exhibition - Catacombae, sepulchrum romanum
13. Pictures at an Exhibition - Con mortuis in lingua mortua
14. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Hut on Fowl's Legs
15. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Great Gate at Kiev
16. Marche Miniature (from Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43)
17. A Night on Bald Mountain
18. Prince Igor: Polovtsian March
19. Marche Slave
20. Colas Breugnon, Op. 24: Overture
21. Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture

        Time: 1 Hours 11 Mins