Mussorgsky: Russian Extravaganza (The Classic Composers – Late Romantic 19)

~ Release by Modest Mussorgsky (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1St John’s Night on the Bare Mountain
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
composer:
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
publisher:
Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski
11:14
2Khovanshchina: Dawn over the Moscow River
choir vocals:
Bulgarischer Nationalchor "Svetoslav Obretenov" (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Atanas Margaritov (bulgarian conductor)
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Prelude: Dawn Over the River Moscow (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1882)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (in 1880)
librettist:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer)
orchestration of:
Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River"
5:14
3Khovanshchina: Prince Khovanshchina and Chorus “Bol soj idet”
bass vocals:
Dimiter Petkov (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Bulgarischer Nationalchor "Svetoslav Obretenov" (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
tenor vocals:
Milen Paounov (tenor)
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Atanas Margaritov (bulgarian conductor)
partial recording of:
Хованщина (Khovanshchina)
composer and librettist:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
6:41
4Khovanshchina: Chorus of Streltsi “Podnimajsja, molodey”
baritone vocals:
Stoyan Popov (operatic baritone)
choir vocals:
Bulgarischer Nationalchor "Svetoslav Obretenov" (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Atanas Margaritov (bulgarian conductor)
partial recording of:
Хованщина (Khovanshchina)
composer and librettist:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
2:24
5Khovanshchina: Dance of the Persian Slaves
choir vocals:
Bulgarischer Nationalchor "Svetoslav Obretenov" (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Atanas Margaritov (bulgarian conductor)
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Act IV, Scene I. Dance of the Persian Slave Girls
composer and librettist:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer)
part of:
Хованщина: Действие 4
6:48
6Boris Godunov: Act II. Boris’s Monologue “Uf tyazelo”
bass vocals:
Anatoli Kotscherga (Anatoly Kocherga, bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Warsaw National Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Satanowski
recording of:
Boris Godunov: Act II. Monologue "I have Attained Supreme Power" (Boris)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
part of:
Борис Годунов: Act II (1872 version)
3:20
7Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade, The Gnome
piano:
Dénes Várjon (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 1 “Gnomus” (original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
4:08
8Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade, The Old Castle
piano:
Dénes Várjon (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
5:26
9Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade, Tuileries Gardens
piano:
Dénes Várjon (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 3 “Tuileries” (Dispute d’enfants après jeux) (Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries (Children Quarreling at Play), original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
1:32
10Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo
piano:
Dénes Várjon (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4 “Bydło” (original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
2:39
11Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade, Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
piano:
Dénes Várjon (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 5 “Балетъ невылупившихся птенцовъ” [Balet nevylupivshikhsya ptentsov] (original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
2:03
12Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
piano:
Dénes Várjon (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 6 “Samuel” Goldenberg und “Schmuÿle” (Pictures at an Exhibition: Samual Goldenberg and Schmuÿle, original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
2:16
13Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade, The Marketplace at Limoges
piano:
Dénes Várjon (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 7 “Limoges”, le marché (La grande nouvelle) (original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
2:37
14Pictures at an Exhibition: Catacombs and Among the Dead in a Dead Language
piano:
Dénes Várjon (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 8 “Catacombæ” (Sepulcrum romanum) and “Cum mortuis in lingua mortua” (original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
4:00
15Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut on Fowl’s Legs, Baba Yaga
piano:
Dénes Várjon (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
3:28
16Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev
piano:
Dénes Várjon (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
5:16

Credits

Release

part of:The Classic Composers (International Masters Publishers, UK/Europe edition, Cat# GBP…) (number: Late Romantic 19) (order: 43)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/25827628 [info]

Release group

part of:The Classic Composers (order: 56)