Paul Lewis - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Schumann: Fantasie Op.17 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 64:40 minutes | 926 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Compiled from two distinct recording sessions, 2010 and 2014, this rather anomalous pairing of Schumann and Mussorgsky by British virtuoso Paul Lewis offers some exquisite sonorities in the course of his traversal of two monuments of the Romantic repertory.
The pairing of the piano version of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition with Schumann's Fantasie, Op. 17, here is a little odd. The supplied notes by Roman Hinke point to an explanation involving the two works being less programmatic than they first seemed; Schumann discarded descriptive titles for his work, and Mussorgsky's little pieces, Hinke contends, are less closely tied to the paintings by Viktor Hartmann referred to in the work's title than generally thought. It's questionable whether this really holds up: Mussorgsky's framing movements really evoke a great gate at Kiev. But leave this concept aside and it's a satisfying performance of, especially, the Mussorgsky. Part of the reason Pictures at an Exhibition is so much more often heard in Ravel's orchestration is that it's a pretty unconventional piano work, sort of irregularly hewn out of musical stone. In its own time, even in Russia, it must have seemed all the more unconventional, and Lewis gets this radical quality even as he delivers a rather precise performance. In his hands the work feels more modern than Romantic, and one feels that he contributes something to the musical dialogue surrounding this work that even casual classical music listeners know, yet that remains imperfectly understood. The Teldex Studio sound from Harmonia Mundi perfectly complements the music's edgy quality.
Tracklist:
01 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. I. The gnome
02 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. II. The old castle
03 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. III. The Tuileries Gardens (Children quarrelling after playing)
04 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - IV. Bydlo.
05 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. V. Ballet of the unhatched chicks
06 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - VI. "Samuel" Goldenberg und "Schmüyle".
07 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. VII. The marketplace in Limoges
08 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - VIII. The catacombs
09 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - With the dead in a dead language (Promenade). IX.The hut on fowl's legs (Baba Yaga)
10 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - X. The great gate of Kiev
11 - Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 - I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
12 - Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 - II. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch
13 - Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 - III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
Analyzed: Paul Lewis / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Schumann: Fantasie Op. 17
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.30 dB -19.66 dB 3:54 01-Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. I. The gnome
DR14 -12.83 dB -31.62 dB 5:18 02-Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. II. The old castle
DR12 -6.06 dB -23.59 dB 1:27 03-Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. III. The Tuileries Gardens (Children quarrelling after playing)
DR13 -1.55 dB -18.92 dB 3:00 04-Pictures at an Exhibition - IV. Bydlo.
DR14 -6.57 dB -25.42 dB 1:49 05-Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. V. Ballet of the unhatched chicks
DR14 -1.48 dB -20.97 dB 2:20 06-Pictures at an Exhibition - VI. "Samuel" Goldenberg und "Schmüyle".
DR11 -2.87 dB -17.31 dB 2:41 07-Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. VII. The marketplace in Limoges
DR16 -0.89 dB -25.27 dB 2:21 08-Pictures at an Exhibition - VIII. The catacombs
DR13 -0.30 dB -18.61 dB 5:20 09-Pictures at an Exhibition - With the dead in a dead language (Promenade). IX.The hut on fowl's legs (Baba Yaga)
DR13 -0.30 dB -17.17 dB 5:35 10-Pictures at an Exhibition - X. The great gate of Kiev
DR15 -0.61 dB -22.18 dB 12:19 11-Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 - I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
DR14 -0.98 dB -19.91 dB 8:11 12-Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 - II. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch
DR17 -3.28 dB -26.71 dB 10:26 13-Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 - III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1641 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.30 dB -19.66 dB 3:54 01-Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. I. The gnome
DR14 -12.83 dB -31.62 dB 5:18 02-Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. II. The old castle
DR12 -6.06 dB -23.59 dB 1:27 03-Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. III. The Tuileries Gardens (Children quarrelling after playing)
DR13 -1.55 dB -18.92 dB 3:00 04-Pictures at an Exhibition - IV. Bydlo.
DR14 -6.57 dB -25.42 dB 1:49 05-Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. V. Ballet of the unhatched chicks
DR14 -1.48 dB -20.97 dB 2:20 06-Pictures at an Exhibition - VI. "Samuel" Goldenberg und "Schmüyle".
DR11 -2.87 dB -17.31 dB 2:41 07-Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade. VII. The marketplace in Limoges
DR16 -0.89 dB -25.27 dB 2:21 08-Pictures at an Exhibition - VIII. The catacombs
DR13 -0.30 dB -18.61 dB 5:20 09-Pictures at an Exhibition - With the dead in a dead language (Promenade). IX.The hut on fowl's legs (Baba Yaga)
DR13 -0.30 dB -17.17 dB 5:35 10-Pictures at an Exhibition - X. The great gate of Kiev
DR15 -0.61 dB -22.18 dB 12:19 11-Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 - I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
DR14 -0.98 dB -19.91 dB 8:11 12-Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 - II. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch
DR17 -3.28 dB -26.71 dB 10:26 13-Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 - III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1641 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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