[SACD-R][OF] Мусоргский - Картинки с выставки / Pictures At An Exhibition, Ночь на лысой горе / A Night On Bald Mountain & Other Russian Showpieces (Fritz Reiner) - 2009 (Classical)

Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition, A Night On Bald Mountain & Other Russian Showpieces
Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Жанр: Classical
Год выпуска диска: 1957, 1959
Год выпуска диска: 2004
Производитель диска: Germany - RCA Living Stereo - 61394
Аудио кодек: DST 2.0, 5.0
Тип рипа: image (ISO)
Битрейт аудио: 2,8224 MHz
Продолжительность: 70:51
Треклист:
1. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade - 1:52
2. Pictures at an Exhibition - Gnomus - 2:34
3. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade - 1:05
4. Pictures at an Exhibition - Il vecchio castello - 4:27
5. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade - 0:35
6. Pictures at an Exhibition - Tuileries - 0:59
7. Pictures at an Exhibition - Bydlo - 3:25
8. Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade - 0:45
9. Pictures at an Exhibition - Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells - 1:12
10. Pictures at an Exhibition - Samuel Goldenburg and Schmuyle - 2:13
11. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Marketplace at Limoges - 1:18
12. Pictures at an Exhibition - Catacombae, sepulchrum romanum - 1:56
13. Pictures at an Exhibition - Con mortuis in lingua mortua - 2:00
14. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Hut on Fowl’s Legs - 3:29
15. Pictures at an Exhibition - The Great Gate at Kiev - 5:15
16. Marche Miniature (from Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43) - 2:06
17. A Night on Bald Mountain - 10:14
18. Prince Igor: Polovtsian March - 4:48
19. Marche Slave - 10:30
20. Colas Breugnon, Op. 24: Overture - 4:48
21. Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture - 5:20
Описание:
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
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При высоком качестве звучания исполнение лично меня не впечатлило... отмечается некая "механистичность"... и это в "потусторонних" образах "Картинок"! DELETE... Хотя м.б. это глубоко субъективное восприятие: мне ближе всего исполнение Сергиу Чилибидаке с МФО (хотя критики бы "раздолбали" его как всегда за несоблюдение темпов, указанных в партитуре), однако - каков результат - это не музыка, это трансцедентальная медитация!!!

RCA Living Stereo - the gold standard for top quality orchestral performance and sound!
Another sonic and musical blockbuster from the unbeatable combo of Reiner and RCA (and Mohr & Layton). Recorded in 1957 at Chicago's Orchestra Hall; the original analog session tapes were used in mastering for LPs and SACDS. Mussorgsky's inspiration for Pictures was the death of his dear friend, the architect and visual artist Victor Hartman. Having died at age 39, Hartman had not yet had the opportunity to realize any of his architectural visions, and Mussorgsky was angered that his friend would have no legacy. The Architects' Society arranged an exhibition of some of Hartman's sketches  some of architecture, others of characters or scenes from everyday life. The tribute was enough to give Mussorgsky ideas for his composition, but not enough to give Hartman any lasting place in history. Today, of all of the sketches that were captured in music, only six can be positively identified.
The piece is known today primarily through the orchestral version created by Maurice Ravel in 1922. In fact, the work had already been orchestrated multiple times, by a variety of lesser names. Some conductors today find that Ravel's version, in spite of its color, sacrifices some of the coarse nature inherent in Mussorgsky's piano original. Furthermore, Ravel worked from Rimsky-Korsakov's edited version of the piano part  the only one available at the time  which changed some notes and rhythms.
None of the orchestrations, however, change the fundamental spirit of the piece. Mussorgsky imagines himself making his way down the hallway that showcased his late friend's work, with his stately procession represented by the Promenade that opens the piece and returns several times. Upon stopping at each image, he reflects on what he sees. Between the early movements, the promenade returns regularly, as Mussorgsky is conscious of moving from one scene to the next. As the work progresses, however, he becomes less aware of the interval between pictures, and more immersed in the continuous psychological experience of moving from one state of mind to the next. By the end, the composer sees himself transformed by the connection with Hartman through his visual expressions of Russian pride and humanity.
"...I'd have to say that the usual stumbling blocks have been sidestepped. Great care has been taken to do the right things, starting with the way the decision to remaster these RCAs was made." - Jonathan Valin, The Absolute Sound.com, June 11, 2013