Intrigues of the Darkness [Pure DSD512]

The journey from darkness to light begins with Scriabin’s terrifying “Black Mass” Sonata. The work represents a satanic ritual that is possessed by the specter of the Mephistophelian Liszt. De Falla’s Suite from El Amor brujo conjures a mysterious world, full of magic, rituals and ghost visitations. Ravel described his Gaspard de la nuit as “romantic and of transcendent virtuosity”.

These highly evocative pieces are based on Aloysius Bertrand’s prose poems depicting scenes of a hanged man sighing on the gallows and a devilish dwarf. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition portrays many scenes of darkness but emerges into light with the Great Gate of Kiev, in which triumphant episodes alternate with moments of religious contemplation.

Tracklist
01. Scriabin – Paino sonata no. 9 op. 68 DSD 512fs – 2ch
02. Ravel – Gaspaard de la Nuit – Ondine DSD 512fs – 2ch
03. Ravel – Gaspaard de la Nuit – Le Gibet DSD 512fs – 2ch
04. Ravel – Gaspaard de la Nuit – Scarbo DSD 512fs – 2ch
05. De Falla – El Amor Brujo – Pantomime DSD 512fs – 2ch
06. De Falla – El Amor Brujo – Dance of Terror DSD 512fs – 2ch
07. De Falla – El Amor Brujo – Magical Circle DSD 512fs – 2ch
08. De Falla – El Amor Brujo – Ritual Dance of Fire DSD 512fs – 2ch
09. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade I DSD 512fs – 2ch
10. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Gnomus DSD 512fs – 2ch
11. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade II DSD 512fs – 2ch
12. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Il Vecchio Castello DSD 512fs – 2ch
13. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade III DSD 512fs – 2ch
14. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Tuileries DSD 512fs – 2ch
15. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Bydlo DSD 512fs – 2ch
16. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade IV DSD 512fs – 2ch
17. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks DSD 512fs – 2ch
18. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle DSD 512fs – 2ch
19. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade V DSD 512fs – 2ch
20. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Limoges Le Marche DSD 512 fs 2ch
21. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Catacombae DSD 512fs – 2ch
22. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua DSD 512fs – 2ch
23. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition The hut on Fowl's Legs DSD 512fs – 2ch
24. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition The Great Gate of Kiev DSD 512fs – 2ch