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Night on Bald Mountain - Classical music (which version is best?)

PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:40 pm
by Warrior 4 Jesus
I don't enjoy much classical music (besides movie soundtracks) but I really love this piece. I'm wondering which version of Night on Bald Mountain to buy (made more famous by Disney's Fantasia).


- Borodin -Symphony NO.2 -Polovtsian Dances -Mussorgsky
Night On Bald Mountain

(9 mins, 56 secs)


or


- Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition;
Night On Bald Mountain [Expanded Edition]

(11 mins, 2 secs)

Does anyone know if there is any significant difference between the two?
And which one is better?

Thanks!

PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:54 pm
by ShiroiHikari
Uh...are these the same song? I've heard both Pictures At An Exhibition and Polovtsian Dances, and they're pretty different from each other...I'm confused.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:32 am
by Warrior 4 Jesus
I thought they were. I've tried samples of either here: (top two results)

http://www.jbhifimusic.com.au/search.aspx?Search=night+on+bald+mountain&SearchType=Track

And they sound very similar.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:48 pm
by fairyprincess90
i love night on bald mountain too!!!! do you know all about how like the "story" of it all is about demons? its pretty insane! i've played twice! i have played the piccolo part and the flute part and i've only played the - Borodin -Symphony NO.2 -Polovtsian Dances -Mussorgsky
Night On Bald Mountain version of it.
sorry i couldnt help but i wanted to put in my opinion of how i love this piece!