Steven Osborne is one of the finest pianists recording today. His recent release of Rachmaninov's Preludes was critically acclaimed as the greatest modern version since Ashkenazy. Now he turns to further cornerstones of the Russian repertoire with this recording of Mussorgsky's Pictures from an Exhibition (a work that has been in Osborne's concert repertoire for many years), coupled with two sets of Prokofiev's miniatures. Mussorgsky's masterpiece is one of the most popular programmatic works of the 19th century as well as a great pianistic challenge. Prokofiev's delightful Sarcasms and Visions fugitives are performed with Osborne's subtle, yet brilliant use of color, exploring moods ranging from the mystical to the grotesque.
1 Pictures from An Exhibition Promenade 1 Modest Musorgsky [1'17]
2 Pictures from An Exhibition No 1 Gnomus Modest Musorgsky [2'48]
3 Pictures from An Exhibition Promenade 2 Modest Musorgsky [0'51]
4 Pictures from An Exhibition No 2 the Old Castle (Il Vecchio Castello) Modest Musorgsky [4'37]
5 Pictures from An Exhibition Promenade 3 Modest Musorgsky [0'25]
6 Pictures from An Exhibition No 3 Tuileries. Children Quarrelling After Play Modest Musorgsky [0'58]
7 Pictures from An Exhibition No 4 Bydlo (A Polish Ox-Cart) Modest Musorgsky [3'50]
8 Pictures from An Exhibition Promenade 4 Modest Musorgsky [0'50]
9 Pictures from An Exhibitionno 5 Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Modest Musorgsky [1'10]
10 Pictures from An Exhibition No 6 Two Polish Jews, One Rich, the Other Poor (Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle) Modest Musorgsky [2'21]
11 Pictures from An Exhibition Promenade 5 Modest Musorgsky [1'15]
12 Pictures from An Exhibition No 7 Limoges, the Market Place Modest Musorgsky [1'22]
13 Pictures from An Exhibition No 8A Catacombae. Sepulchrum Romanum Modest Musorgsky [2'45]
14 Pictures from An Exhibition No 8B Con Mortuis in Lingua Mortua Modest Musorgsky [2'12]
15 Pictures from An Exhibition No 9 Baba Yaga (The Hut on Fowls Legs) Modest Musorgsky [3'19]
16 Pictures from An Exhibition No 10 the Great Gate of Kiev Modest Musorgsky [5'47]
17 Sarcasms Op 17 Tempestoso Serge Prokofiev [1'56]
18 Sarcasms Op 17 Allegro Rubatoserge Prokofiev [1'10]
19 Sarcasms Op 17 Allegro Precipitatoserge Prokofiev [1'43]
20 Sarcasms Op 17 Smaniososerge Prokofiev [2'09]
21 Sarcasms Op 17 Precipitosissimoserge Prokofiev [3'37]
22 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Lentamente Serge Prokofiev [1'01]
23 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Andante Serge Prokofiev [1'10]
24 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Allegretto Serge Prokofiev [0'47]
25 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Animato Serge Prokofiev [0'58]
26 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Molto Giocoso Serge Prokofiev [0'23]
27 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Con Eleganza Serge Prokofiev [0'24]
28 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Pittoresco Serge Prokofiev [1'47]
29 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Comodo Serge Prokofiev [0'57]
30 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Allegretto Tranquillo Serge Prokofiev [1'04]
31 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Ridicolosamene Serge Prokofiev [0'48]
32 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Con Vivacità Serge Prokofiev [1'08]
33 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Assai Moderato Serge Prokofiev [0'54]
34 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Allegretto Serge Prokofiev [0'29]
35 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Feroce Serge Prokofiev [0'55]
36 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Inquieto Serge Prokofiev [0'51]
37 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Dolente Serge Prokofiev [1'23]
38 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Poetico Serge Prokofiev [0'58]
39 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Con Una Dolce Lentezza Serge Prokofiev [1'08]
40 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Presto Agitatissimo E Molto Accentuato Serge Prokofiev [0'43]
41 Visions Fugitives Op 22 Lento Serge Prokofiev [1'48]
Steven Osborne is one of the finest pianists recording today. His recent release of Rachmaninov's Preludes was critically acclaimed as the greatest modern version since Ashkenazy. Now he turns to further cornerstones of the Russian repertoire with this recording of Mussorgsky's Pictures from an Exhibition (a work that has been in Osborne's concert repertoire for many years), coupled with two sets of Prokofiev's miniatures. Mussorgsky's masterpiece is one of the most popular programmatic works of the 19th century as well as a great pianistic challenge. Prokofiev's delightful Sarcasms and Visions fugitives are performed with Osborne's subtle, yet brilliant use of color, exploring moods ranging from the mystical to the grotesque.
