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"Pictures at an Exhibition/Scenes from Russia"

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

This volume of the NAXOS MUSICALE 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 intruque. Experience the intimacy of great Russian art and the glorious expanse of the Mascow 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 "Polovtsian Dances" (from "Prince Igor") accompany images of the great Red Sand Desert and Bukhara's grand display of architecture.

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
(orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Nazareth, conductor

1. Promenade 2:01
2. Gnomus 2:42
3. Promenade 1:16
4. The Old Castle 4:52
5. Promenade 0:46
6. The Tuileries 1:15
7. Bydlo (The Ox-Cart) 3:09
8. Promenade 1:01
9. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells 1:25
10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 2:34
11. Limoges, The Market Place 1:35
12. Catacombs 2:05
13. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua 2:18
14. The Hut on Fowl?s Legs 3:52
15. The Great Gate of Kiev 6:27
BORODIN
16. In the Steppes of Central Asia 8:05
17. Polovtsia Dances (from Prince Igor) 12:42