John Smyth wrote:
>Mussorgsky:
>Pictures at an Exhibition, (orch. Ravel)
>Night on Bald Mountain, original and Rimsky's
>Golitsin's Exile from Khovanchina
>Hopak from Sorochinsky Fair
>Naxos SACD $11.99 USD
>(did you notice? $11.99?)
>
>Wow. I didn't think I could get excited while listening to Pics at an
>Ex ever again, but the National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine turns
>in a vivid performance.
I reviewed the plain-vanilla version at amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008IHVZ/classicalnetA/
The non-SACD version is the usual Amazon price, $6.99 in the US. I've
been very impressed with both Kuchar and his orchestra.
I liked it, too.:-)
Scott Morrison