Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition | Venezuelan Brass Ensemble & Thomas Clamor

Pictures at an Exhibition for brass players: Modest Mussorgsky’s famous piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition is performed here by the Venezuelan Brass Ensemble under the baton of Thomas Clamor. This fascinating arrangement for brass players is by English composer, conductor and trumpeter Elgar Howarth. The performance took place on September 4th, 2007 at the Konzerthaus Berlin. (00:00) Promenade 1 (02:01) The Gnome (04:22) Promenade 2 (05:25) The Old Castle (09:45) Promenade 3 (10:20) The Tuilerie Gardens (11:25) Bydlo (14:13) Promenade 4 (14:56) Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (16:07) Samuel Goldenburg and Schmuyle (18:11) Promenade 5 (19:42) The Weekly Market at Limoges (21:05) Catacombae, sepulchrum romanum (23:05) Con mortuis in lingua mortua (24:51) Baba Yaga (28:23) The Great Gate of Kiev Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) composed “Pictures at an Exhibition” in 1874, and it is considered to be one of his best known piano compositions. The piece is viewed by many as a prime example of program music. As the title suggests, each movement describes a picture Mussorgsky had seen at an exhibition in honor of his friend Viktor Hartman, who had recently passed. Because of the piece’s extraordinary musical richness, many other composers have felt inspired to arrange the piece for orchestral performance and other musical ensembles. As a result, there are countless arrangements, including one adaptation for a full symphony orchestra by Maurice Ravel. The Venezuelan Brass Ensemble was established in 2004, as an off-shoot of the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela (known today as the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela). The group brings together some of the most talented young brass and percussion players in the country to perform an extraordinary repertoire of pieces for massed brass bands. © EuroArts Music International Watch more concerts in your personal concert hall: Subscribe to DW Classical Music: #VenezuelanBrassEnsemble #ModestMussorgsky #KonzerthausBerlin