Gergely Kovács - Rachmaninoff, Mussorgsky: Preludes & Pictures (2026)

On this upcoming release, Gergely Kovács brings together Rachmaninoff’s Preludes and Mussorgsky’s iconic Pictures at an Exhibition, complemented by Zoltán Kocsis’s inspired transcription of Rachmaninoff’s beloved Vocalise. These works share the rich emotional landscape of late Slavic Romanticism, and Kovács’s interpretations reveal them with clarity, refinement, and disciplined focus—allowing their vivid, pictorial character to truly come alive.

Tracklist
01. Prelude in B-flat major, Op. 23, No. 2
02. Prelude in D major, Op. 23, No. 4
03. Prelude in B-flat minor, Op. 32, No. 2
04. Prelude in E minor, Op. 32, No. 4
05. Prelude in B minor, Op. 32, No. 10
06. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I
07. Pictures at an Exhibition: The Gnome
08. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade II
09. Pictures at an Exhibition: The Old Castle
10. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade III
11. Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries
12. Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydło
13. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade IV
14. Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet of Unhatched Chicks
15. Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
16. Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade V
17. Pictures at an Exhibition: The Market at Limoges (The Great News)
18. Pictures at an Exhibition: Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum)
19. Pictures at an Exhibition: Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
20. Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga)
21. Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev
22. Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14