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Pictures at an Exhibition

For someone who studied music in college, I somehow managed to miss Moussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition until now. I admit I’m not a fan of large-scale orchestral works, so I avoided it not knowing that it was originally written for solo piano. I picked up both CD and vinyl copies of the solo piano version and I think it is fabulous. A wonderful mix of simplicity and virtuosity and I can’t recommend it highly enough. I’m definitely tempted to pick up another version.

Plese let me know if you are aware of any outstanding performances of this piece. Thanks 

chayro

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hartf36
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I have a friend who plays guitar that will probably like to fool around with it. A lesson to read carefully. 

I play guitar as well, but never learned to sight read despite knowing the notes, the musical staff, etc.  

I wish your friend ALL the luck in the world with his pages of flyshit.  Even if I COULD sight read, I expect it would drive me BATshit.  

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If you’d like to hear a sonically spectacular version, Jean Guillou transcribed it for organ and it was recorded on the Dorian label.  It will give your subs a workout.  I love it.

+1.  "Gnomus" will tell you just how far your sub(s) REALLY go. 😉

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