Pictures at an Exhibition Esa-Pekka Salonen 6.wmv

[@jemdyar17]

I still have yet to find a better version of Pictures at an Exhibition. It's a triumph, a masterpiece, and the quality of Salonen's work shows. Well done!

[@robotypist]

Absolutely magnificent ending. Salonen is nothing less than brilliant in his conducting. I used to go to concerts and listen to music but now when Salonen is conducting I watch him. The emotion he puts into his conducting - indescribable!

[@groofay]

Grainy audio and video and all, this still stands up as one of the best Pictures I've ever heard.

[@IvanHernandez-gx4rt]

Stunning performance of Salonen and the superb Philharmonia of London, great Pictures.

[@robotypist]

Watching it again -- the last 50 seconds, you can't help but FEEL the intensity of the music, gloriously conducted by the BEST. He is so connected with the music, that they are ONE.

[@francesca7564]

Merci pour ces 6 vidéos ... Esa Pekka Salonen, est un "transformateur" de la musique !!! Il faut écouter de lui "une nuit sur le mont chauve" , M. Moussorgsky ... Amitiés à tous !!!

[@albavanni2400]

Wonderfull..l see every dsy

[@albavanni2400]

Every DAY

[@RocketMann50]

ugh i love this piece so much!!!!! almost as much as the firebird suite!!!!! it's just so glorious!!!

[@MythicalPanther]

I love it, I've heard it live twice and the end gives me goosebumps!

[@arturolopez-portillo4452]

Fantastic performance!

[@fjs12754]

Outstanding........ I saw him conducting at Avery Fisher, conducting the NY Phil. A program of Ravel and Mussorgsky's "Pictures". It was absolutely breathtaking. Pictures was written for piano originally and it wasn't performed much after it's debut. Mussorgsky's alcoholism led to his demise and Ravel recomposed "Pictures" as an orchestral piece in honor of his friend and fellow Russian. I must say that that was an evening that will be hard to top.

[@Levill91]

Thanks, Ravel

[@DvorarMs]

Thanks, Mussorgsky!!!!!!!!!

[@rieekan243]

I love Salonen, the man is a genius. My only criticism of Salonen is it's sometimes hard to read his cut offs. You've got some staggered cut offs in the brass phrasing (e.g. at 7:29)...takes just a little bit away from the majesty of the brass toward the end. I've performed this piece on a couple of occasions, tenor trombone.

[@1987ulise]

Waw, cameras directed by score; amazing!

[@MegaKluge]

je tam všechno,temno,lyrika,optimismus,finále monument,prostě krásný a když to slyším,hned mi naskakuje Tábor,potažmo Blaník z Mé vlasti.

[@franciscopuente6368]

Pure electricity superb!!!!

[@senrinangler9727]

Wonderful‼

[@rieekan243]

I love Salonen, the man is a genius. My only criticism of Salonen is it's sometimes hard to read his cut offs. You've got some staggered cut offs in the brass phrasing (e.g. at 7:29)...takes just a little bit away from the majesty of the brass toward the end. On the other hand, it may have simply been botched by one of the players. I've performed this piece on a couple of occasions, tenor trombone.

[@123must]

Thank you a lot

[@Gawiel]

I don't know whether this is a good thing or not, but I just want say this is the fastest version of Pictures at an Exhibition I've heard. Celibidache's is the slowest version I've heard. If you are interested in this, you can see them both on youtube and compare them :-)

[@elamontepeluso]

I think this is the first video I've ever seen that has no dislikes. Is easy to understand why...

[@albavanni2400]

❤

[@an4911]

@Gawiel if u think this is the fastest, you haven't heard the texas all state orchestra :) It's not on youtube tho...

[@j.weasel-flink]

this is BY FAR the VERY VERY VERY BEST performance of this piece- but unfortunately I can't find it on CD or in a good HQ version. I am epicly desperate. Was this recorded for publishing? who has informations?

[@Lawdrich]

I'm pretty sure that it was filmed for the BBC Proms 2006. This was a recording from the broadcast on TV. There used to be a slightly better quality copy on YT, but it got nuked long ago.

[@sortylegio]

@CAK11891 In addition, this final is something slow when it could be something more quick, no fast but not so languid like this version of Mr. Salonen. The version of Zubin Mehta is the best for me, but it is incredible that nobody uploaded that version on KZbin. Regards.-

[@Levill91]

It's a beautiful Ravel.

[@violethill]

Wow!

[@Levill91]

@AKAtheProwler Lo sé, pero de todos modos lo que escuchamos en este video es a ravel: si fuese Mussorgsky, sería la pieza de piano y no algo orquestado. Ergo, es un hermoso Ravel.

[@Gawiel]

@puckrock I guess when fjs12754 said 'his fellow Russian' he means Mussorgsky, who is Russian, is Ravel's fellow?

Performance NOT AVAILABLE IN DVD. And I do no WHY IS NOT AVAILABLE.

[@1987ulise]

Where can we find the complete work, please?

[@David-wy6iv]

7:27 amazing

[@zuzanazuzanita]

yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sortylegio]

@CAK11891, yes you are maybe right, but for me, there is nobody like Mr. Zubin Mehta conducting this with his particular arrangements (see the Zubin Mehta Portrait video from 1968 produced by the American Film Foundation). Regards from Argentina. OLIVERIO.-

[@puckrock]

@fjs12754 Ravel was French, not Russian.

[@AKAtheProwler]

@Levill91 a little bit older .. Mussorgsky , Ravel remake later

[@robotypist]

NOBODY delivers as well as E-PS

[@radiofreevillage]

I didn't know John Kerry played tuba.

[@PaulJones-oj4kr]

why does Salonen always take such fast tempi? the glibness? there is never a let up.

[@andreyborisov]

I'm sorry. A lot of it is simply not together. Lots of energy though, sure.

[@PianistTanooki]

I've heard this conductor perform it on other occasions in more appropriate concert halls. The Royal Albert Hall is just too large and spacious for this particular piece. It's a common problem many conductors have with that hall.

[@MrAkihiros]

not sloppy at all.

[@DvorarMs]

Another soulless version, they do not feel Russian music, too bad!