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Enthusiasm for Leopold Stokowski's idiosyncratic arrangements is uncommon nowadays, and purists may reject this recording simply on spotting his name. Oliver Knussen's peculiar fascination with Stokowski started in childhood, and his position now seems that of a standard-bearer, eager to rehabilitate his idol and his arrangements for posterity. Appreciation of these versions may be difficult for those who like the polished orchestrations by Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov, or who only take Mussorgsky's originals straight. Since Pictures at an Exhibition has been arranged many times, one may approach Stokowski's version with an open mind. However, "Tuileries" and "The Marketplace at Limoges" are missing, due to Stokowski's misapprehension that Ravel had composed them. Aside from these inexcusable cuts, Pictures comes off in a grandiose manner, though often too slow and atmospheric. The moody Symphonic Synthesis on "Boris Godunov" is less likely to raise objections, for the liberties Stokowski takes in the reduction of the opera to a synoptic suite are understandable. The flamboyant Night on Bare Mountain, made famous in Disney's Fantasia, comes off vividly in this recording. Knussen ably leads the Cleveland Orchestra through its harrowing passages, making this nightmarish piece the most enjoyable track on the disc. Deutsche Grammophon's soft recorded sound requires a fairly high volume setting.
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Pictures at an Exhibition - Symphonic transcription by Leopold Stokowski (Modeste Moussorgski)
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Boris Godounov - Symphonic Synthesis by Leopold Stokowski (Modeste Moussorgski)
Modest Mussorgsky, ComposerLyricist - Leopold Stokowski, Adapter - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aleksandr Pushkin, Author, Original Text Author - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, ComposerLyricist - Leopold Stokowski, Adapter - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aleksandr Pushkin, Author, Original Text Author - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, ComposerLyricist - Leopold Stokowski, Adapter - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aleksandr Pushkin, Author, Original Text Author - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, ComposerLyricist - Leopold Stokowski, Adapter - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aleksandr Pushkin, Author, Original Text Author - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, ComposerLyricist - Leopold Stokowski, Adapter - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aleksandr Pushkin, Author, Original Text Author - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Modest Mussorgsky, ComposerLyricist - Leopold Stokowski, Adapter - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aleksandr Pushkin, Author, Original Text Author - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Khovanshchina - Symphonic Transcription (Modeste Moussorgski)
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Leopold Stokowski, Contributor, Transcription - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Une nuit sur le mont chauve (Modeste Moussorgski)
Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Oliver Knussen, Conductor, Unknown, Other, MainArtist - The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Boon, Producer, Executive Producer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wedman, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marian Tryggvason, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
Enthusiasm for Leopold Stokowski's idiosyncratic arrangements is uncommon nowadays, and purists may reject this recording simply on spotting his name. Oliver Knussen's peculiar fascination with Stokowski started in childhood, and his position now seems that of a standard-bearer, eager to rehabilitate his idol and his arrangements for posterity. Appreciation of these versions may be difficult for those who like the polished orchestrations by Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov, or who only take Mussorgsky's originals straight. Since Pictures at an Exhibition has been arranged many times, one may approach Stokowski's version with an open mind. However, "Tuileries" and "The Marketplace at Limoges" are missing, due to Stokowski's misapprehension that Ravel had composed them. Aside from these inexcusable cuts, Pictures comes off in a grandiose manner, though often too slow and atmospheric. The moody Symphonic Synthesis on "Boris Godunov" is less likely to raise objections, for the liberties Stokowski takes in the reduction of the opera to a synoptic suite are understandable. The flamboyant Night on Bare Mountain, made famous in Disney's Fantasia, comes off vividly in this recording. Knussen ably leads the Cleveland Orchestra through its harrowing passages, making this nightmarish piece the most enjoyable track on the disc. Deutsche Grammophon's soft recorded sound requires a fairly high volume setting.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:46
- Main artists: The Cleveland Orchestra Oliver Knussen
- Composer: Modeste Moussorgski
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical Symphonic Music
© 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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