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The Great Gate of Kiev
Pictures at an Exhibition
This week's Pipedreams program takes on the challenge of evoking vivid visual images - and with our ears we'll view a procession in an ancient cathedral, a thunderstorm in the countryside, colorful landscapes in southern France, and an art show at a gallery. Along with works by Mulet, Ermand Bonnal, Eugene Reuchsel, and Lefebure-Wely, we'll enjoy a complete performance of Mussorgsky's famous keyboard impressions of paintings by his friend Victor Hartmann - visions of children playing near the Tuileries, the Market at Limoges, the Catacombs, the Ballet of the chicks in their shells and the Great Gate of Kiev. Nine soloists paint the town with organic colors. For more on Pictures at an Exhibition, read Paintings in Sound, by Michael Barone.
Program Broadcast dates:
- August 28, 2000
Links and Resources
Music played in the program
MULET: Procession, fr Byzantine Sketches -Paul Derrett (1955 Walker/Church of Notre Dame de France, Leicester Square, London) Priory 2CD-242 (Organ Literature Foundation [OLF]; 781-848-1388; organlitfnd@juno.com)
BONNAL: Landais Landscape/Paysage Landais -Jean-Pierre Lecaudey (1923 Adema/St. Bavo Cathedral, Haarlem, Holland) Pavane CD-7357
EUGENE REUCHSEL: 3 Pieces, fr Promenades en Provence (Voiles multicolores au port de Toulon; Tambourinaires sur la place des Vieux Salins; Nuages ensoleillés sur le Cap Negre) -Thomas Daniel Schlee (1867 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Joseph's Church, Marseille) Sonpact CD-98022 (QI) LEFEBURE-WELY: Pastorale Scene (with thunderstorm) -Irmtraud Krüger (1859 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Hippolyte Church, Poligny) Pan CD-510050 (OLF) MUSSORGSKY (transcribed): Pictures at an Exhibition -we present the complete suite of what were originally piano pieces, drawing upon ten different complete recordings of the piece on ten different instruments. Promenade I & Gnomus -Jean Guillou (1988 Kleuker-Steinmeyer/Tonhalle, Zurich) Dorian CD-90117
Promenade II & Ancient Castle -Oskar Gottlieb Blarr (1965 Rieger/Neanderkirche, Düsseldorf) Koch/Schwann CD-11050 (KI) Promenade III & Tuileries -Arthur Wills (1974 Harrison/Ely Cathedral) Helios CD-88017
Bydlo/Ox Cart -Günther Kaunzinger (1980 Rieger/Hochschule für Musik, Würzburg) Novalis CD-150152 (OLF) Promenade IV & Ballet of the Chicks -Frank Volke (1971 Beckerath/St. Andreas Church, Düsseldorf) Motette CD-12501 (OHS)
Goldberg & Schmuyle & Promenade V -Andrzej Chorosinski (1996 Sauer Stadthalle am Johannisberg, Wuppertal) MD&G CD-320 0818 (OLF) The Market at Limoges -William Trafka (1971 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Barthlolmew Church, NYC) Pro Organo CD-7084 (800-336-2224 or www.zarex.com)
Catacombs & Promenade VI -Keith John (1988 Kleuker-Steinmeyer/Tonhalle, Zurich) Priory CD-262 (OLF)
Baba Yaga/The Hut on Fowl's Legs -Ron McKean (1993 Rosales/First Presbyterian Church, Oakland, CA) RM Discs CD-981 (510-444-3555)
The Great Gate of Kiev -Keith Chapman (Wanamaker organ/Lord & Taylor Store, Philadelphia, PA) http://www.wanamakerorgan.com Vantage 2CD- 69694001
Filler - Great Gate of Kiev (reprise) -Jean Guillou (Dorian CD-90117)