Mussorgsky - Pitcures At An Exhibition

Elena Kuschnerova

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Piano
• Recital

[winston5610]

It's refreshing to hear this on a piano; it seems that too many composers of more modest (no reference to Mussorgski intended) talents will stretch every nerve to come up with an arrangement for orchestra or rock band or kazoo ensemble that is in every way inferior to the original.

[JoelBWeisberg]

She gets credit for playing the damn thing.

Best ever performance, Barry Douglass @

1986 Tchaikovsky Comp. It was truly an

amazing perf. Watch excerpts on U-tube.

Kissin is also fabulous on this piece. Just

my opinion of course.

[brutius]

I love this video. I am trying to play this now and with I had 1/1000 of this persons talent

[danielito1979]

what a powerful warm sound, its like a ritual, in which she calls angels and demons, and they come

[Bojangulz87]

I think a slower than usual tempo compliments this peice but not this slow. Musically it was pretty good but the last minute spoiled it for me, the gestures were extremley unneccecary and embarassing to watch. Too many musicians detract from the expression of their performance by putting effot into making a 'come face' and not their hands, especially guitarists and pianists.

[csportalcomua]

kissin sucks on this piece. worst perf ever. Barry is good but not the best.

[MrTiagoCCosta]

After listening to Kissin's, it's such a relief. She mostly plays it, doesn't hammer it. It is not a compliment, though. Some chords that need to be emphasized are not. Some delays that must be done, are not. At the delicate part after the strong chords, it fails to carefully create the contrast of ambiance, its remarkable sweetness. Visual presence is not music. At the end I see much movement, but not much interpretation. It deserves rather musical intensity and exaltation. For music's sake.

[pianoaccount23]

@TheJokerNr1 clever.

[TheJokerNr1]

@3:25 it REALLY looks like a penis...