Mussorgsky / Orchestre Philharmonique Du Pictures At An Exhibition / Scheherazade CD

For this second collaboration with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine and Zig-Zag Territoires, two major Russian works were chosen. Both make the orchestra sound sumptuous with the complicity of that fantastic colorist and orchestrator Maurice Ravel, and the skill of a composer nicknamed 'the magician of the orchestra.' Emmanuel Krivine excels in these demanding works that necessitate as much commitment as perspicacity from the conductor, at the service of scores magnifying the fantastic musical instrument that is the modern symphony orchestra.

1. Promenade 2. The Gnome 3. Promenade 4. The Old Castle 5. Promenade 6. Tuileries 7. Bydlo 8. Promenade 9. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks 10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 11. The Market Place at Limoges 12. Catacombae: Sepulchrum Romanum 13. The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga) 14. The Great Gate of Kiev 15. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship 16. The Kalendar Prince 17. The Young Prince and the Young Princess 18. Festival at Baghdad - the Sea - the Ship Breaks Against a Cliff Surmounted By a Bronze Horseman