"Pictures From Exhibition" best recording?


This is one of my favorite piano pieces by Musorgski that I want to inquire about best recordings available(vinyl, red-book CD or HDCD)
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I can't help you directly, but have you tried the Penguin Guide ? I have always found it to be a very helpful guide, whether you're looking for performance quality, recording quality, or both.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/014051497X/qid=1005937946/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_12_1/104-3521912-0475126

I hope I'm not stating the obvious ... I haven't heard as much mention of this book in the US as I used to back in the UK, so I'm not sure how well it is known/regarded in the US.
I'm not sure there are any great recordings of the piano version of the Mussorgski piece, but there are quite a few of the Ravel orchestration of it. Look for the Solti performances, as well as the famous Karajan ones. They're all very well recorded.
My favorite is Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain; Pictures at an Exhibition, Maazel (conductor), Telarc (recording Co.)
Watch out for the volume….
Don