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[Barbirollians]

I'd like to get the Solo Piano Version of Mussorgsky's "Pictures At An Exhibition". I notice theres a new version just come out of Alice Sara Ott doing this piece, does anyone have that recording and if so whats it like? Does anybody have any recommendation's of the piece I could check out otherwise. I've seen the Ravel & Henry Wood Arrangements of the work and saw Emerson Lake & Palmer do it years ago. Would like to get the solo piano version, but dont know which one to get hold of, Thanks Everyone

In the Times I think Osborne got the thumbs up and Ott the thumbs down .

My favourite is Richter in his 1958 Sofia recital . The problem is he sounds like he is playing in a school hall on the upright . The performance , however, is absolutely stupendous . The recital also includes a performance of Chopin 's Etude Op10 no 3 that moves me to tears whenever I hear it .

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

My favourite is Richter in his 1958 Sofia recital . The problem is he sounds like he is playing in a school hall on the upright . The performance , however, is absolutely stupendous .

[Mahler's3rd]

OK Thanks everyone thats great, sounds like Richter is the one

[Barbirollians]

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/futurereleases.php?composer=&work=&performer=barbirolli&medium=all&label=&cat=

[richardfinegold]

In the Times I think Osborne got the thumbs up and Ott the thumbs down .

My favourite is Richter in his 1958 Sofia recital . The problem is he sounds like he is playing in a school hall on the upright . The performance , however, is absolutely stupendous . The recital also includes a performance of Chopin 's Etude Op10 no 3 that moves me to tears whenever I hear it .

The other problem with that otherwise stupendous recital is that he sounds like he is playing in a T.B. Sanitarium. Even wartime Germans on Furtwangler recordings sounded far less bronchial

[richardfinegold]

The other problem with that otherwise stupendous recital is that he sounds like he is playing in a T.B. Sanitarium. Even wartime Germans on Furtwangler recordings sounded far less bronchial

There is a critic (also a composer) who writes for Fanfare named David Deboors Canfield. He has made a specialty of collecting Piano versions of Pictures. I suggest googling his writing or checking a Fanfare Archive.

[akiralx]

I'd like to get the Solo Piano Version of Mussorgsky's "Pictures At An Exhibition". I notice theres a new version just come out of Alice Sara Ott doing this piece, does anyone have that recording and if so whats it like? Does anybody have any recommendation's of the piece I could check out otherwise.

The Osborne sounded better than the Ott to me - and Ott's performance of the coupled Schubert Sonata D850 is not good, with a very strange non legato handling of the beautiful Con Moto slow movement.

The Richter/Sofia 1958 is indeed very good (but isn't there a contemporaneous recital in better sound?) but if you want a more modern recording Osborne, Kissin and others should be investigated.

[amateur51]

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/fut...ll&label=&cat=

Many thanks for highlighting this release, Barbi -how amazing it will be (I hope) to listen to Barbirolli, Baumann and Gerald English in Britten's Serenade - plus a 'live' Sibelius symphony no 2 and Schubert sympony no 4 - riches indeed

[Jonathan]

I bought these two:

http://www.toccataclassics.com/cddetail.php?CN=TOCC0157

http://www.toccataclassics.com/cddetail.php?CN=TOCC0092

Both are superb!

[Andrew Preview]

Anyone tried the new Schubert D960 recording from Pires? One of my favourite piano sonatas...

[french frank]

Anyone tried the new Schubert D960 recording from Pires? One of my favourite piano sonatas...

And one of my favourite pianists - but I didn't know of it. Promising combination.

[akiralx]

Anyone tried the new Schubert D960 recording from Pires? One of my favourite piano sonatas...

I listened to the opening of the coupled D845 and it sounded awfully lumpy, compared to Brendel, my favourite. Pity as I like this pianist, but not sure I need another D960.

[Petrushka]

Here's another mouth-watering LPO recording of a concert I attended on October 30 1983: http://shop.lpo.org.uk/shop/Recordin...?10215,0,0,0,0

[amateur51]

Here's another mouth-watering LPO recording of a concert I attended on October 30 1983: http://shop.lpo.org.uk/shop/Recordin...?10215,0,0,0,0

Many thanks Petrushka

[pastoralguy]

Anyone tried the new Schubert D960 recording from Pires? One of my favourite piano sonatas...

Yes. I bought it on holiday in Salzburg before it was released here. I've really enjoyed it and a friend who knows a lot more about piano music than me really loved it. Superb recording too.