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Pictures | 
 enlarge | Creators: Bohuslav Martinu, Modest Mussorgsky, Ottorino Respighi, Joann Falletta, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra
Label: Albany Records
Category: Music
Buy New: $76.63
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 399905
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 034061041627
EAN: 0034061041627
ASIN: B00004ZE1X
Release Date: October 24, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | Botticelli Triptych: Spring: Allegro Vivace | | • | Botticelli Triptych: Adoration Of The Magi: Andante Lento | | • | Botticelli Triptych: Birth Of Venus: Allegro Moderato | | • | Frescoes Of Piero Della Francesca: Andante Poco Moderato | | • | Frescoes Of Piero Della Francesca: Adagio | | • | Frescoes Of Piero Della Francesca: Poco Allegro | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Gnomus | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Il Vecchio Castello | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Tuileries | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Bydlo | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Chicks In Their Shells | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Limoges: The Marketplace | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Catacombae: Sepulchrum Romanum | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade: Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: The Hut On Fowl's Legs: Baba Yaga | | • | Pictures At An Exhibition: The Great Gate Of Kiev |
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| Customer Reviews:
"Pictures" From Long Beach November 12, 2005
Erik North (San Gabriel, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I respectfully disagree with the previous reviewer regarding this recording by JoAnn Falletta and the Long Beach Symphony, even though my opinion may be partially based on a certain regional bias. This recording may have a few problems with sound quality; but having actually heard this orchestra in concert, there really isn't very much doubt in my mind that this is one of the best regional orchestras in America, and that this recording is proof of that.
I will, however, review what is on the CD itself, which are works by, respectively, Ottorino Respighi ("Botticelli Triptych'), Bohuslav Martinu ("Frescoes Of Piero Della Francesca") and Modeste Mussorgsky ("Pictures At An Exhibition"--in the memorable orchestral transcription by Maurice Ravel), based on paintings. All three works have great orchestral color to them and require a very solid effort on the part of both conductor and orchestra, which is indeed what Falletta and the Long Beach Symphony (an ensemble that had been under the shadow of the far more prominent Los Angeles Philharmonic, only twenty miles away) give in this recording, despite fairly minor technical flaws. It is a great move on the part of them to place the lesser known works of Respighi and Martinu beside a towering edifice like "Pictures", and create a theme recording, much like their previous "Impressions Of The Sea", which featured works by Debussy and Mendelssohn, among others. The performances themselves are first rate; and even if the L.B.S.O. isn't of the L.A. Philharmonic's caliber, its status as a great regional orchestra is secure here.
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