Mussorgsky: Naxos Musical Journeys

Pictures At An Exhibition

From majestic castles and lush gardens to mysterious hidden underground passageways and bustling markets, these are some indelible images evoked in Mussorgsky's famed "Pictures at an Exhibition."

This volume of the NAXOS MUSICAL JOURNEY takes you on a tour of St. Petersburg's opulent castles; through Yalta's delightful fairy-tale garden; to a colorful marketplace filled with exotic birds.A train ride propels you through the haunting Russian landscape. Explore the eerie underground caves at Odessa that echo with stories of adventure and intrigue.Experience the intimacy of great Russian art and the glorious expanse of the Moscow nightscape.Mussorgsky's "Pictures" comes to life for an experience as timeless as the music itself.

An added bonus! Famed Russian composer Borodin's "In The Steppes Of Central Asia" and "Polovetsian Dances" (from "Prince Igor") accompany images of the great Red Sand Desert and Bukhara's grand display of architecture.

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
1. Promenade
2. Gnomus
3. Promenade
4. The Old Castle
5. Promenade
6. The Tuileries
7. Bydlo (The Ox-Cart)
8. Promenade
9. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells
10. Samuel Goldenberg and schmuyle
11. Limoges, The Market Place
12. Catacombs
13. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
14. The Hut on Fowl?s Legs
15. The Great Gate of Kiev

Borodin
16. In the Steppes of Central Asia
17. Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)