The GÃ¼rzenich Orchestra Cologne, whose honorary conductor Dmitrij Kitajenko since 2009 has been associated with the conductor in a co-operation of more than 30 years, producing excellent album recordings. With this orchestra, OehmsClassics released the Second Symphony by Jean Sibelius in June 2018, which was named the best recording in the category of symphonic music at the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) in 2019. Now, the album presents Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky, The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh by Rimsky-Korsakov, and The Enchanted Lake by Anatoly Lyadov. The GÃ¼rzenich Orchestra of Cologne is one of Germany's leading orchestras and can look back on a great tradition. Since 1986 the ensemble's home has been at the KÃ¶lner Philharmonie, where it presents about 50 concerts annually, simultaneously giving over 160 performances a year at the Cologne Opera. Since the season 2015/2016 FranÃ§ois-Xavier Roth is new GÃ¼rzenich-Kapellmeister (Chief Conductor) and General Music Director of the City of Cologne.

Tracklist:

Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): Promenade I
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): I. Gnomus
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): Promenade II
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): II. The Old Castle
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): Promenade III
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): III. Tuileries (Dispute D'enfants Après Jeux)
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): IV. Bydło
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): Promenade IV
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): V. Ballet Of The Chickens In Their Shells
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): VI. Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuÿle
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): VII. The Marketplace At Limoges
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): Viiia. Catacombæ (Sepulcrum Romanum)
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): Viiib. Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): IX. The Hut On Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yagá)
Pictures At An Exhibition (Orch. M. Ravel): X. The Great Gate Of Kiev
Suite From "The Legend Of The Invisible City Of Kitezh And The Maiden Fevroniya": I. Prelude - Praise Of Solitude
Suite From "The Legend Of The Invisible City Of Kitezh And The Maiden Fevroniya": II. Wedding Procession - Attack By T
Suite From "The Legend Of The Invisible City Of Kitezh And The Maiden Fevroniya": III. The Battle At Kherzhenets
Suite From "The Legend Of The Invisible City Of Kitezh And The Maiden Fevroniya": IV. The Blessed Death Of The Virgin
The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62

UPC: 4260034864696
Label: Oehms
Release Date: 5.10.19
Format: CD

Mussorgsky / Kitajenko - Bilder Einer Ausstellung (CD)