Modest Mussorgsky Pictures At An Exhibition - Piano Solo

from 'Pictures at an Exhibition'-The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was self-educated to a large extent but went on to become one of the 'Mighty Five' which also included Balakirev Cui Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov. Today he is considered the innovator of Russian music par excellence. He composed Pictures at an Exhibition in 1874 inspired by ten pictures produced by his then recently deceased friend the Russian architect and artist Victor Hartmann. The French composer Maurice Ravel made an orchestration of Mussorgsky's composition in 1922 which is now more well-known and more performed than the original Piano suite. For his transcription of Pictures at an Exhibition TohruTakahashi made use of the original Piano composition by Mussorgsky. The Great Gate of Kiev issued here separately is probably the best known melody from this classical masterpiece.

a Remebrance of Viktor Harmann-Scholarly-critical Urtext edition based on all the sourcesDetailed foreword (Ger/Eng) and suggestions on performance practiceClear musical layoutThe catalyst for the piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition composed in 1874 was a memorial exhibition held that year for the artist and architect Viktor Hartmann. He was a friend of Mussorgsky who had died in 1873. It is not only Mussorgsky?s most important contribution to the piano repertoire but through its relationship to Hartmann?s pictures and the translation of this idea into a composition the cycle holds a unique place in 19th century piano repertoire.Christoph Flamm an internationally renowned specialist of Russian music ofthe 19th and early 20th centuries has edited this Urtext edition for Bärenreiter. He has re-evaluated the sources and in the process has discovered surprising variant readings of the well-known musical text. The edition will meet the demands of advanced piano students teachers and pianists.

A fantastic arrangement of this piece from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.

from 'Pictures at an Exhibition'-Modest Moussorgski (1839-1881) est considéré comme le grand innovateur de la musique russe. Il a réalisé ses plus grandes créations dans le domaine lyrique mais n?a jamais manqué de composer des oeuvres pour piano dont le célèbre cycle Tableaux d?une Exposition. Dixième et dernier tableau de la suite La grande porte de Kiev est certainement le mouvement le plus connu du public.

Works include 'Scherzo In C Sharp Minor' two movements from 'Memories Of Childhood' and 'Hopak'. Edited by Pavel Lamm.