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Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) is a tone poem illustrating a memorial exhibition of sketches, designs, and water colours by Victor Hartmann, a late friend of Mussorgsky's. The poem was orchestrated by Maurice Ravel in 1922, and this is the form in which the collection has become famous. For this recording, Russian specialist Jukka-Pekka Saraste created a new performing arrangement that combines the orchestrations of Leo Funtek (1922) and Sergei Gortschakov (1950). The result is a version that is more faithful to the Slavic spirit of the composer's original piano score. In order to impart a measure of continuity to the diverse show, Mussorgsky composed six "Promenades" that separate each movement. These variations on a folk-based theme are designed to reflect specific emotions as the listener moves from one exhibit to the next. As an artist, Hartmann was most proud of "The Great Gate of Kiev", an architectural design represented musically by two Russian melodies, one forceful, the other hymnlike. Mirroring the solemnity of the Russian orthodox tradition, the composer ends the tour in grandiose fashion through clashing symbols and clanging bells. Also included on the disc are other Rimsky- Korsakov arrangements, making this an ideal introduction to Mussorgsky's distinctive version of Russian nationalism and the entire school. --Kevin Mulhall
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