Michael Korstick - Pictures at an Exhibition '2015

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I
02. Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus
03. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade II
04. Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il vecchio castello
05. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade III
06. Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants après jeux)
07. Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydło
08. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade IV
09. Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks in Their Shells
10. Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
11. Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges, le marché (La grande nouvelle)
12. Pictures At An Exhibition: Viiia. Catacombæ (Sepulcrum Romanum)
13. Pictures At An Exhibition: Viiib. Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua
14. Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yagá)
15. Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev
16. Dumka, Op. 59, TH 145
17. 12 Études d'exécution transcendante, Op. 11: No. 10, Lesghinka
18. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84: I. Andante dolce
19. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84: II. Andante sognando
20. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84: III. Vivace



Michael Korstick ranks among the most important German pianists of our time. His
playing is documented on numerous award-winning CDs which bear witness to the
enormous breadth of his repertoire. The recording now being released by Gramola
features Russian piano music from the 19th and 20th century. The piano cycle
Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky can rightly be viewed as one of
the most well-known works for piano, not least due to the immense number of
later orchestrations (most notably by Maurice Ravel). Following up on the
programmatic nature of musical pictures is the Doumka (Scène rustique russe)
in C minor, Op. 59 by Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky as well as the Caucasian
Lesghinka by Sergej Lyapunow, who alike portray traditional Russian themes and
musical motifs in many of their compositions. Less tangible in extra-musical
content appears the Sonata for piano No. 8 in B flat major Op. 84 by Sergej
Prokofiev, having been composed during the years of World War II from 1939-1944.

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