Mussorgsky Concert - London Symphony Orchestra - Claudio Abbado (RFH, 1981)

0:00:00 Mussorgsky Triumphal March ’The Capture of Kars’ 0:04:33 Mussorgsky Scherzo in B Flat Major 0:08:07 Mussorgsky Intermezzo in Modo Classico 0:14:11 Mussorgsky Night on the Bare Mountain (original version) 0:26:20 Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death 0:46:26 Mussorgsky Four pieces for Chorus: ’The Destruction of Sennacherib; Salammbo; Oedipus; Joshua’ These performances are taken from an all Mussorgsky concert given by the LSO conducted by Claudio Abbado on 31 March 1981 in the Royal Festival Hall, London. Unfortunately I was unable to record the final work performed - Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel). Fortunately a recording of it exists from the very same concert on the “LSO live recordings“ channel (@lsoliverecordings3882) a channel which I can thoroughly recommend. I also have a tape with the LSO/Abbado and chorus playing what I think is a choral version of the Night on the bare Mountain and with soloist Stephen Ro