{"product_id":"567717","title":"Simon Tedeschi - Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProdigious Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi tackles one of the masterworks of the solo piano repertoire: Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Pictures at an Exhibition was composed as a tribute to one of Mussorgsky's close friends, the painter Victor Hartmann, in the wake of his tragic and untimely death. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eMusical interpretations of the paintings at an exhibition held in Hartmann's memory are interspersed by five Promenades, in which Mussorgsky portrays himself moving from picture to picture. The narrative of the work encompasses richly vivid, imaginative and varied musical depictions of the paintings, from 'Tuileries' - in which we hear children chattering and fighting in a Parisian garden - to a depiction of a crude Polish farm wagon ('Bydlo') to the quicksilver 'Ballet of the Chicks in their Shells.'\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e'When I was asked by ABC to record this work, I could scarcely wait to sink my teeth into it. Like any iconic piece, it traverses the centuries and transfixes us with its pertinence to the struggles, conflicts and fixations we face today.' \\u2013 Simon Tedeschi\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003ePictures at an Exhibition is accompanied on this album by the surprising, delightful and innocent Album for the Young by Tchaikovsky. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eSimon Tedeschi has performed in major concert halls throughout Australia, Europe, North America and Asia, and for world leaders including George W. Bush, Vladimir Putin, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama. His wide-ranging discography includes acclaimed recordings of concertos by Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Mozart, and solo albums Gershwin and Me, Gershwin: Take Two, and Tender Earth. He also played the hands of acclaimed pianist David Helfgott for the Oscar-winning film Shine.\u003cp\u003eMODEST MUSSORGSKY 1839\\u20131881 Pictures At An Exhibition - Promenade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Gnomus (Gnome)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromenade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Il Vecchio Castello (The Old Castle)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Il Vecchio Castello (The Old Castle)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Tuileries: Dispute D\\u2019enfants Apr\\xe8s Jeux (Children Quarrelling After Play)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV. Bydlo (Oxen)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromenade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. Ballet Of The Chicks In Their Shells\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.  VI. Samuel Goldenberg Und Schmuyle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.  Promenade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVII. Limoges: Le March\\xe9 (The Market Place)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVIII. Catacombae: Sepulchrum Romanum (Catacombs: Roman Tombs)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCon Mortuis In Lingua Mortua (With The Dead In A Dead Language)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIX. The Hut On Hen\\u2019s Legs (Baba-Yaga)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eX. Bogatyr Gate (The Great Gate Of Kiev)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePYOTR IL\\u2019YICH TCHAIKOVSKY 1840\\u20131893 -  Album For The Young, Op. 39\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55173205361025,"sku":"567717","price":22.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41aIzHS_ZoL._SL1500.jpg?v=1768134449","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/567717","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}