• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Russian Best

Russian Life & People Digest

  • Home
  • Articles
  • Questions and Answers
    • History and Politics
    • Culture and Science
    • People and Language
    • Lifestyle and Attributes
    • Russian Sports
    • Food and Drinks
    • Traveling Russia
    • Economy and Geography
    • Russian Military
    • Books & Movies
Browse: Home / Culture and Science

what is the best recording of Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky?

Question by Cheryl: what is the best recording of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition?
The Ravel orchestration.

Answers and Views:

Answer by Bhakti
Hi Cheryl– It would be impossible for me to give you the BEST one ever recorded because I simply have not heard them all. However, I am a great fan of “Pictures at an Exhibition” and I can tell you this: while working at CAMI (Columbia Artist Music Management, Inc.–representatives and agents of the finest classical musicians in the world) in New York City, a co-worker of mine suggested Lorin Maazel and The Cleveland Orchestra’s recording which was originally released in 1979 and is now available on TELARC Digital Stereo CD format. This is my favorite recording to date. This is the Moussorgsky-Ravel “Pictures at an Exhibition” and it contains all of the pieces. The running time is 30:17.
This same disc also contains Moussorgsky–Rimsky-Korsakov “Night on Bald Mountain” (10:24).

Read all the answers in the comments.

Add your own answer!

See other posts in Culture and Science

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Popular Posts

Pushkin's Tatiana writing a letter to Onegin

Onegin’s Tatiana Was Only Thirteen?

Russian shashlik

My Favorite Russian Food

Dacha – Home Away From Home

Subway Dog

Subway Dogs of Moscow

Cape Cod on the Rocks

What is a cocktail with vodka and cranberry juice called?

Categories

Recent Comments

  • Pat on What does Nazdrovia actually mean?
  • Ted on Where can i send free SMS messages to Russian mobiles?
  • PutinPow on What does Nazdrovia actually mean?
  • bigdogg on What does Nazdrovia actually mean?
  • HAMISH A McDONALD on What Russia would be like today if Nicholas II had not been executed?

Copyright RussianBest.com © 2025 · About · Privacy Policy · Disclaimer: RussianBest.com is an informational website, and its content does not constitute professional advice of any kind.