Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition may have inspired more arrangements than any other piece in the classical canon, but this performance eschews the most famous by Ravel for a more intimate version for String Quintet. Mussorgsky’s aren’t the only images in this programme – Crawford-Seeger’s Wind Quintet paints a compelling image of the ailing composer returning to the thing she most loves, while Arnold’s Guitar Concerto is a tacit portrait of the great jazz guitarists – Django Reinhardt’s influence on the piece is unmistakable.
Berkeley Ensemble & Sinfonia Smith Square
Pictures at an Exhibition with the Berkeley Ensemble
Lunchtime Concert Series
Smith Square Hall
- Repertoire & Programme highlights
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
- Guitar
- Laura Snowden
- Duration
- 55 minutes
- No interval
- Price
Full programme
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Malcolm Arnold
Guitar Concerto
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Ruth Crawford Seeger
Wind Quintet
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Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition