Strawinsky:Petrushka

• Quadri di una esposizione (1922) (orch. RAVEL)
• Petrouchka (1947 version)
• Mariss Jansons cond. Stravinsky & MussorgskyQuadri di una esposizione (1922) (orch. RAVEL)Petrouchka (1947 version)
• Mariss Jansons cond. Stravinsky & MussorgskyQuadri di una esposizione (1922) (orch. RAVEL)Petrouchka (1947 version)
• Mariss Jansons cond. Stravinsky & MussorgskyQuadri di una esposizione (1922) (orch. RAVEL)Petrouchka (1947 version)

Product Description Two well-known masterpieces of Russian music complement each other perfectly on the latest CD of Mariss Jansons and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Firstly, Stravinsky's ballet music "Petrushka" in its 1947 version which, with its smaller orchestra and more prominent piano part (played by Lukas Maria Kuen), is more of an instrumental work, or "a kind of concert piece"; and secondly, Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition." Originally written in 1874 as a piano cycle, it can be heard here in the colourful, universal and engaging orchestral version of 1922 by Maurice Ravel, which made it world-famous. Review His concept of both works is admirable; he is a master at characterising music sharply, bringing out the myriad colours and contrasts that exist in these two great scores. In the Bavarian RSO he has the ideal instrument to achieve this, for they are now a truly world-class orchestra, strong in all sections, and with an unshakably secure ensemble in even the most demanding music. So these are satisfying and absorbing performances --MusicWeb, Dec'15