Mussorgski - Pictures at an Exhibition & Night on Bald Mountain

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  • Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
    Igor Markevitch, conductor

    Modest P. Musorgsky (1839–1881) wrote Pictures at an Exhibition for piano in 1874, inspired by an exhibition that was arranged to commemorate the painter and architect Viktor Hartmann, who had been a close friend of Musorgsky for several years. Musorgsky was devastated when the painter suddenly died of a heart condition in the summer of 1873. “Such grief!” he wrote in a letter. “Oh unfortunate Russian art! This silly fool, death, mows everything down without even asking whether or not his wretched visit is desired. If only talents could at least grow like mushrooms!” The critic Vladimir Stasov organised an exhibition of Hartmann’s watercolours and drawings, which Musorgsky attended with a heavy heart. The pictures made a profound impression on him and inspired him to write a series of ten pieces, introduced and linked together by the recurring interlude of the Promenade.

    1.Gnomus: this picture shows a gnome who clumsily scampers about on deformed legs.

    2. Il vecchio castello: a troubadour sings his song in front of a mediaeval Italian castle.

    3. Tuileries: children at play squabble on one of the avenues of the Tuileries Garden in Paris.

    4. Bydlo: a ponderous Polish ox cart gradually rattles along on its monotonously rolling wheels.

    5. Ballet of the unhatched chicks: this piece is based on a drawing by Hartmann portraying the hatching of chicks.

    6. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle: this scene depicts a discussion between a poor and a rich Jew.

    7. Market place at Limoges: amidst the whirring activity at the market in Limoges, this piece brings out the chatter and quarrelling of market women.

    8. Catacombae: in this picture Hartmann had portrayed himself exploring the Paris catacombs by lantern light. Musorgsky noted the following in the manuscript: “The creative spirit of the departed Hartmann leads me to the skulls and calls to them, and the skulls start to glow softly from within.”

    9. The Hut of Baba Yaga: a clock designed in the form of a hut on chicken legs, representing the izbushka belonging to the dreaded witch of Russian folklore. Musorgsky incorporates the witch’s frenzied flight in a mortar into his music.

    10. The Great Gate of Kiev: this drawing by Hartmann shows his design for a gateway leading into the city of Kiev. The gateway appears in the grand, ancient Russian style, with a cupola shaped like a Slavonic helmet.

    Wolfgang Börner (original LP sleeve notes, 1974)
    Translation: J & M Berridge

    Repertoire classic stripped of its patina

    Igor Markevitch enjoys a legendary reputation. He was successful both as a conductor of leading orchestras and as a composer and (university) lecturer. His pupils include Daniel Barenboim, Herbert Blomstedt and Wolfgang Sawallisch. In his autobiography Die Musik – mein Leben (music, my life) Barenboim recalls that Igor Markevitch had taught him “a personal, highly individual style of conducting”. In his Salzburg course he was “completely preoccupied with the clarity of the sound, the clarity of the rhythm and the clarity of the gesture”.

    One witness to that period in the orchestra’s history is solo cellist Jürnjakob Timm, a full member of the Gewandhaus orchestra since 1973 and a stand-in even earlier. Looking back he spontaneously recalls Markevitch’s “very good conducting technique” as “an impressive experience”. It was “through sheer ability” (and not as a tyrant of the rostrum) that the conductor had communicated his concepts to the orchestra. His way of working had been a sound compromise between the extremes of rehearsal fetishist and Abenddirigent (a conductor who rises to the occasion in the actual performance). After a thorough rehearsal of the work to be played, “making music with him was highly intensive on the night”.

    Dirk Stöve
    Translation: Janet and Michael Berridge

    Label: Eterna

  • 01 Gnomus:
    02 Il vecchio castello
    03 Tuileries
    04 Bydlo
    05 Ballet of the unhatched chicks
    06 Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
    07 Market place at Limoges
    08 Catacombae
    09 The Hut of Baba Yaga
    10 The Great Gate of Kiev

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  • Claus Müller from audiotapereview.com rated this tape 5/5 in the category Music and 5/5 in the category Sound.
    For the full review, visit https://www.audiotapereview.com/0602024mussorgskipictures

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