Pictures at an Exhibition
Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Sofia Gubaidulina - Et expecto
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GEN 87523 EAN: 4260036255232
25.5.2007Special offer11.90 € 9.90 €
The precision of the piano and the suction power of the orchestra – the accordion unites both of these. To put it more precisely, the bayan, played by Harald Oeler, unites them in the most beautiful way. And which work shows this more impressively than Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition? Oeler plays these movements in his own, magnificently colourful adaptation. The gnome hisses more angrily than ever and the little chicks flutter and peep their heads off, making it a pure joy for us to hear. Just how broad Oeler’s dynamic spectrum is can be experienced both in the enormous arch-form of the Great Gate of Kiev and in the whirring sound masses and harsh rhythms of Sofia Gubaidulina’s “Et expecto,” the second work on the new GENUIN CD. These are two Russian compositions, two centuries, two styles – an exciting combination, carried along by the drive and long breath of a true virtuoso.
"Oeler’s transcription unites the advantages of the original piano version and Ravel’s orchestral adaptation. On the one hand, the accordion offers a homogeneous sound comparable to that of the piano. On the other hand, it has an astounding range of colours and dynamics which one would not normally expect of this underestimated instrument."
Nordwest-Radio
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Tracklist
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Pictures et an Exhibition
Promenade - Gnomus
- Promenade
- The Old Castle
- Promenade
- The Tuileries Gardens
- Bydlo
- Promenade
- Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
- Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
- Promenade
- Limoges - the Market
- Roman Burial Ground - the Catacombs
- Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
- The Hut Fowl's Legs
- The Great Gate of Kiev
- Sofia Gubaidulina (*1931)
Et expecto (1985/1986)
I - II
- III
- IV
- V
The precision of the piano and the suction power of the orchestra – the accordion unites both of these. To put it more precisely, the bayan, played by Harald Oeler, unites them in the most beautiful way. And which work shows this more impressively than Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition? Oeler plays these movements in his own, magnificently colourful adaptation. The gnome hisses more angrily than ever and the little chicks flutter and peep their heads off, making it a pure joy for us to hear. Just how broad Oeler’s dynamic spectrum is can be experienced both in the enormous arch-form of the Great Gate of Kiev and in the whirring sound masses and harsh rhythms of Sofia Gubaidulina’s “Et expecto,” the second work on the new GENUIN CD. These are two Russian compositions, two centuries, two styles – an exciting combination, carried along by the drive and long breath of a true virtuoso.
"Oeler’s transcription unites the advantages of the original piano version and Ravel’s orchestral adaptation. On the one hand, the accordion offers a homogeneous sound comparable to that of the piano. On the other hand, it has an astounding range of colours and dynamics which one would not normally expect of this underestimated instrument."
Nordwest-Radio