Pictures at an Exhibition

CD album cover 'Pictures at an Exhibition' (GEN 87523) with Harald Oeler

GEN 87523 EAN: 4260036255232

25.5.2007 Special offer
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The precision of the piano and the suction power of the orchestra – the accordion unites both of these. To put it more precisely, the bayan, played by Harald Oeler, unites them in the most beautiful way. And which work shows this more impressively than Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition? Oeler plays these movements in his own, magnificently colourful adaptation. The gnome hisses more angrily than ever and the little chicks flutter and peep their heads off, making it a pure joy for us to hear. Just how broad Oeler’s dynamic spectrum is can be experienced both in the enormous arch-form of the Great Gate of Kiev and in the whirring sound masses and harsh rhythms of Sofia Gubaidulina’s “Et expecto,” the second work on the new GENUIN CD. These are two Russian compositions, two centuries, two styles – an exciting combination, carried along by the drive and long breath of a true virtuoso.

"Oeler’s transcription unites the advantages of the original piano version and Ravel’s orchestral adaptation. On the one hand, the accordion offers a homogeneous sound comparable to that of the piano. On the other hand, it has an astounding range of colours and dynamics which one would not normally expect of this underestimated instrument."
Nordwest-Radio

Harald Oeler Bayan

The precision of the piano and the suction power of the orchestra – the accordion unites both of these. To put it more precisely, the bayan, played by Harald Oeler, unites them in the most beautiful way. And which work shows this more impressively than Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition? Oeler plays these movements in his own, magnificently colourful adaptation. The gnome hisses more angrily than ever and the little chicks flutter and peep their heads off, making it a pure joy for us to hear. Just how broad Oeler’s dynamic spectrum is can be experienced both in the enormous arch-form of the Great Gate of Kiev and in the whirring sound masses and harsh rhythms of Sofia Gubaidulina’s “Et expecto,” the second work on the new GENUIN CD. These are two Russian compositions, two centuries, two styles – an exciting combination, carried along by the drive and long breath of a true virtuoso.

"Oeler’s transcription unites the advantages of the original piano version and Ravel’s orchestral adaptation. On the one hand, the accordion offers a homogeneous sound comparable to that of the piano. On the other hand, it has an astounding range of colours and dynamics which one would not normally expect of this underestimated instrument."
Nordwest-Radio

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Tracklist

  1. Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
    Pictures et an Exhibition
    Promenade
  2. Gnomus
  3. Promenade
  4. The Old Castle
  5. Promenade
  6. The Tuileries Gardens
  7. Bydlo
  8. Promenade
  9. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
  10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
  11. Promenade
  12. Limoges - the Market
  13. Roman Burial Ground - the Catacombs
  14. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
  15. The Hut Fowl's Legs
  16. The Great Gate of Kiev
  17. Sofia Gubaidulina (*1931)
    Et expecto (1985/1986)
    I
  18. II
  19. III
  20. IV
  21. V

The precision of the piano and the suction power of the orchestra – the accordion unites both of these. To put it more precisely, the bayan, played by Harald Oeler, unites them in the most beautiful way. And which work shows this more impressively than Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition? Oeler plays these movements in his own, magnificently colourful adaptation. The gnome hisses more angrily than ever and the little chicks flutter and peep their heads off, making it a pure joy for us to hear. Just how broad Oeler’s dynamic spectrum is can be experienced both in the enormous arch-form of the Great Gate of Kiev and in the whirring sound masses and harsh rhythms of Sofia Gubaidulina’s “Et expecto,” the second work on the new GENUIN CD. These are two Russian compositions, two centuries, two styles – an exciting combination, carried along by the drive and long breath of a true virtuoso.

"Oeler’s transcription unites the advantages of the original piano version and Ravel’s orchestral adaptation. On the one hand, the accordion offers a homogeneous sound comparable to that of the piano. On the other hand, it has an astounding range of colours and dynamics which one would not normally expect of this underestimated instrument."
Nordwest-Radio