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Stravinsky: Petrushka - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

11/6/2015, 30 Tracks, 1:09:57

Featuring

  • Mariss Jansons
  • Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
  • Igor Stravinsky
  • Modest Mussorgsky

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Composition History

Maurice Ravel's 1922 orchestration of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" transformed the piano work, adding orchestral color and dynamic range.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Stravinsky consciously incorporated existing melodies, including folk songs and a popular tune, into "Petrushka" to achieve an impression of immediacy and realism.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" uses a recurring 'Promenade' theme, which changes in style and tone each time, to unify the work and represent the observer's mood.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

In "Petrushka," Stravinsky combined melodies that remained in their own keys, creating bitonality rather than harmonious adaptation.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a tribute to his friend, the artist Viktor Hartmann, who died suddenly in 1873.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Mariss Jansons, the conductor on this album, was a laureate of the Karajan Competition in Berlin in 1971 and has conducted leading orchestras worldwide.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Stravinsky's "Petrushka" was originally conceived as a concert piece for orchestra with a prominent piano part, before evolving into a ballet.

Source: Booklet

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