Credits:

Evgeny Kissin

Description:

[Best Classical 100] Evgeny Kyshyn's masterful performance of "Pictures at an Exhibition". In "Pictures at an Exhibition," the mastery of expression that thoroughly depicts each painting and the overwhelmingly wide dynamic range from powerful bass to delicate pianissimo are astonishing. The richness of his tone quality makes him the most advanced genius and the legitimate heir of Russian pianism. In addition to the beauty of his sparkling tone, agility, and sharpness in his light running passages, he develops a terrific dynamism that reveals the dark side of the human psyche. The grand yet delicate pianism of Busoni's arrangement of Bach's famous organ work "Toccata, Adagio and Fugue" and the nostalgic sentiment of Glinka's "Hibari" arranged by Balakirev are also superb. This is the first release in the series. ◇Blu-spec CD2 / Year of recording: August 4 & 5, 2001 / Location: SWR Studio, Freiburg

Tracklisting:

1 TOCCATA. ADAGIO & FUGUE IN C MAJOR. BWV 564 PRELUDE / Evgeny Kissin
2 TOCCATA. ADAGIO & FUGUE IN C MAJOR. BWV 564 INTERMEZZO (ADAGIO) / Evgeny Kissin
3 TOCCATA. ADAGIO & FUGUE IN C MAJOR. BWV 564 FUGUE / Evgeny Kissin
4 THE LARK / Evgeny Kissin
5 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION PROMENADE / Evgeny Kissin
6 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION GNOMUS / Evgeny Kissin
7 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION PROMENADE / Evgeny Kissin
8 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION IL VECCHIO CASTELLO / Evgeny Kissin
9 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION PROMENADE / Evgeny Kissin
10 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION TUILERIES / Evgeny Kissin
11 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION BYDLO / Evgeny Kissin
12 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION PROMENADE / Evgeny Kissin
13 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION BALLET OF THE UNHATCHED CHICKS / Evgeny Kissin
14 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION SAMUEL GOLDENBERG & SCHMUYLE / Evgeny Kissin
15 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION PROMENADE / Evgeny Kissin
16 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION LIMOGES. LE MARCHE / Evgeny Kissin
17 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION CATACOMBAE (SEPULCRUM ROMANUM) / Evgeny Kissin
18 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION CON MORTUIS IN LINGUA MORTUA / Evgeny Kissin
19 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION THE HUT ON FOWL'S LEGS (BABA-YAGA) / Evgeny Kissin
20 PICTURES At AN EXHIBITION THE GREAT GATE OF KIEV / Evgeny Kissin