Steven Osborne - Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition; Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives & Sarcasms (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 1
02. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus
03. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 2
04. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il castello vecchio "The Old Castle"
05. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 3
06. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries
07. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo "The Oxcart"
08. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 4
09. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells
10. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
11. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 5
12. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. The Market at Limoges
13. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIa. Catacombae "Sepulcrum romanum"
14. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIb. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
15. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs "Baba-Yaga"
16. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gates of Kyiv
17. Prokofiev: Sarcasms, Op. 17: I. Tempestoso
18. Prokofiev: Sarcasms, Op. 17: II. Allegro rubato
19. Prokofiev: Sarcasms, Op. 17: III. Allegro precipitato
20. Prokofiev: Sarcasms, Op. 17: IV. Smanioso
21. Prokofiev: Sarcasms, Op. 17: V. Precipitosissimo
22. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: I. Lentamente
23. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: II. Andante
24. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: III. Allegretto
25. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: IV. Animato
26. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: V. Molto giocoso
27. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: VI. Con eleganza
28. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: VII. Pittoresco
29. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: VIII. Commodo
30. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: IX. Allegretto tranquillo
31. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: X. Ridicolosamente
32. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XI. Con vivacità
33. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XII. Assai moderato
34. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XIII. Allegretto
35. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XIV. Feroce
36. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XV. Inquieto
37. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XVI. Dolente
38. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XVII. Poetico
39. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XVIII. Con una dolce lentezza
40. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XIX. Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato
41. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XX. Lento



Steven Osborne has become one of the most valuable pianists recording today. His recent complete Rachmaninov Preludes release was critically acclaimed as the greatest modern version since Ashkenazy. Now he turns to further cornerstones of the Russian repertoire in this recording of Musorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition (a work which has been in Osborne’s concert repertoire for many years), and two sets of Prokofiev’s miniatures.

Musorgsky’s masterpiece is one of the most popular programmatic works of the 19th century. Yet it is also a great pianistic challenge, with the spectacular textures of the climactic movement ‘The Great Gate of Kiev’ requiring the highest technical accomplishments.

David Fanning writes of Prokofiev’s Visions fugitives: ‘Prokofiev supplies snapshots of his most characteristic moods—sometimes grotesque, sometimes incantatory and mystical, sometimes simply poetic, sometimes aggressively assertive, sometimes so delicately poised as to allow the performer and the listener to make up their own minds.’ Osborne’s subtle, yet brilliant use of colour and characterization makes him the ideal performer of this set. Sarcasms—as befits the title—is an experimental, provocative work, performed by Osborne with biting humour.

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