Pictures At An Exhibition = Tableaux D'Une Exposition = Bilder Einer Ausstellung / Night On The Bare Mountain = Une Nuit Sur Le Mont Chauve = Eine Nacht Auf Dem Kahlen Berge

This 1987 recording of Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on the Bare Mountain features Charles Dutoit conducting the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Released on the London Records label, this production emerged during a period of critical acclaim for Dutoit and the Montréal orchestra, who became internationally renowned in the 1980s for their precision and tonal clarity. The works themselves are cornerstones of Russian Romanticism, with Pictures at an Exhibition originally composed for piano by Mussorgsky in 1874 and later famously orchestrated by Maurice Ravel.

The album reflects the high production standards of London Records' classical division, which favored natural acoustic environments and meticulous engineering to showcase the orchestra's versatility. Dutoit’s interpretation is noted for its rhythmic vitality and balanced textures, characteristics that were widely praised by classical music critics at the time. This specific release served as a prominent entry in the label’s catalog, reinforcing the reputation of the Dutoit-Montréal partnership for delivering definitive performances of programmatic symphonic literature.