Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Other Piano Works François Dumont

• Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881): Pictures at an Exhibition:
• 1Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I01:19
• 2Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Gnomus02:44
• 3Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade II00:46
• 4Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Old Castle03:41
• 5Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade III00:25
• 6Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants après jeux)01:02
• 7Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydło02:51
• 8Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade IV00:42
• 9Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells01:07
• 10Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle02:12
• 11Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade V01:22
• 12Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. The Marketplace at Limoges01:23
• 13Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIa. Catacombæ (Sepulcrum romanum)02:20
• 14Pictures at an Exhibition: VIIIb. Con mortuis in lingua mortua01:54
• 15Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yagá)03:07
• 16Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev04:40
• Pictures from Crimea:
• 17Pictures from Crimea: No. 1, On the Southern Shore of the Crimea04:02
• 18Pictures from Crimea: No. 2, Near the Southern Shore of the Crimea03:10
• Modest Mussorgsky:
• 19Une larme03:06
• 20Souvenir d'enfance03:19
• From Memories of Childhood:
• 21From Memories of Childhood: No. 1, Nanny and I01:32
• Modest Mussorgsky:
• 22In the Village04:03
• Sorochyntsi Fair:
• 23Sorochyntsi Fair: Fair Scene (Version for Piano)03:56
• Modest Mussorgsky:
• 24Meditation (Album Leaf)03:57
• Sorochyntsi Fair:
• 25Sorochyntsi Fair: Hopak (Version for Piano)01:46
• Modest Mussorgsky:
• 26Porte-enseigne (Polka)02:21
• 27Rêverie (On a Theme by V. Loginov)03:57
• Total Runtime01:06:44

Info for Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Other Piano Works

When the Russian designer and architect Viktor Hartmann died unexpectedly of an aneurysm in 1873, Mussorgsky fell into a state of profound depression. The two artists had grown close. A memorial exhibition was quickly planned, and over four hundred of Hartmann’s works were displayed. Some of the paintings and sketches exhibited were the source of inspiration for Mussorgsky as he set out to compose “Pictures at an Exhibition,” a suite of brief movements penned in June 1874 – three months after the exposition took place. Seemingly depicting the viewer wandering through the gallery, moving from one painting to the next, the piece has become one of the giants of the piano repertoire, and has been orchestrated by a number of composers, including the splendid version by Maurice Ravel. “Pictures at an Exhibition” is one of François Dumont’s warhorses. In the present album, alongside the celebrated suite, the French pianist offers a selection of rarely heard piano works by Mussorgsky. They hail from two very different periods – his early years, and the very last year of the composer’s life. They offer a glimpse into Mussorgsky’s pianistic skills, and are heavily influenced by Russian folklore and traditions. François Dumont’s career was launched by his success in major international piano competitions, including one of the top prizes in the 2010 Chopin Competition in Warsaw. He has performed in some of the major concert halls around the world.

Francois Dumont, piano

François Dumont
Von Monat zu Monat setzt sich François Dumont als einer der heutigen meist talentierten Klavierspieler durch. Preisträger (5ter Platz) des Chopinwettbewerbs 2010 in Warschau, zu dessen Jury Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire und Adam Harasiewicz gehörten, wurde der junge französische Pianist auch 2011 in der Kategorie 'Révélation instrumentale 'bei den' Victoires de la musique classique' nominiert.

1985 in Lyon geboren wurde er mit 14 Jahren in die Pariser Musikhochschule (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris) aufgenommen, wo er mit Bruno Rigutto und dessen Assistenten arbeitete. Seine weitere Ausbildung machte er dann bei Fou T’Song, Menahem Pressler, Murray Perahia oder noch Dmitri Bashkirov im Rahmen der Serie Klavier**** (Paris) oder der Internationalen Akademie Como (Italien).

Nach dem Gewinn des Wettbewerbs Jean Françaix zeichnet er 2008 in La Chaux-de-fonds sämtliche Mozartsonaten für Anima Records auf. Von der Kritik gelobt fällt diese Gesamtaufnahme durch die Schönheit ihrer Phrasierungen, ihre Innerlichkeit, ihre strahlende Heiterkeit, sowie ihren prächtigen Wohlklang auf. Dieses Chopinalbum ist seine zweite Plattenproduktion und seine erste Mitarbeit mit Artalinna.

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