This LP is part of the second Mercury Living Presence line, which includes a total of five vinyls. Long hailed as the audiophile's label, Mercury Living Presence represents an important milestone in the history of classical recording. Since they were first released, Mercury Living Presence LP records have been collected and coveted and 70 years after the label’s first release: all celebrated for their sheer vividness of sound. Janis's virtuoso recording, originally released on CD in 1994, finally gets its vinyl due. Recorded in Fine Recording Ballroom Studio A, September 25-29, 1961 with three Schoeps M201 microphones.

Tracklist:

1 Mussorgsky: Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo rustico, senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto
2 Mussorgsky: Gnomus. Sempre vivo
3 Mussorgsky: Promenade. Moderato commodo assai e con delicatezza
4 Mussorgsky: The Old Castle
5 Mussorgsky: Promenade. Moderato non tanto, pesamente
6 Mussorgsky: The Tuileries Gardens
7 Mussorgsky: Bydlo. Sempre moderato, pesante
8 Mussorgsky: Promenade. Tranquillo
9 Mussorgsky: Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells
10 Mussorgsky: Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
11 Mussorgsky: The Market-Place at Limoges
12 Mussorgsky: The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum)
13 Mussorgsky: Con mortuis in lingua mortua
14 Mussorgsky: The Hut on Fowl's Legs
15 Mussorgsky: The Great Gate of Kiev
16 Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op. 25 - No. 3 in F
17 Chopin: Waltz No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 34 No. 2
18 Mussorgsky: Promenade I
19 Mussorgsky: Gnomus
20 Mussorgsky: Promenade II
21 Mussorgsky: The Old Castle
22 Mussorgsky: Promenade III
23 Mussorgsky: The Tuileries Gardens
24 Mussorgsky: Bydlo
25 Mussorgsky: Promenade IV
26 Mussorgsky: Ballet Of The Chickens In Their Shells
27 Mussorgsky: Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle
28 Mussorgsky: The Market-Place At Limoges
29 Mussorgsky: The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum)
30 Mussorgsky: Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
31 Mussorgsky: The Hut On Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)
32 Mussorgsky: The Great Gate Of Kiev