Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (1874): Piano: Instrumental Work

Description Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition (Piano Version) Mussorgsky's well-loved Pictures At An Exhibition in it's original piano-suite form. Includes black-and-white pictures of the original drawings from Victor Hartmann's exhibition, which inspired the suite. Songlist Ballet Of The Chickens In Their Shells Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle The Catacombs The Gnome The Great Gate Of Kiev The Hut On A Fowl's Legs The Market Place In Limoges The Old Castle The Ox Cart Tuileries

Though the first published version of this piece appeared in 1886 it was not until Maurice Ravel created an Orchestral version of Pictures From An Exhibition in 1922 that the world awoke to the magnificence of the work. Originally created to honour a deceased artist friend of Mussorgsky’s by creating musical impressions of his art works at an exhibition the work also represents the composer’s version of Russian national music a cause to which Mussorgsky was dedicated.The music includes translations of the composer’s own comments on each movement in descriptions of the pictures. The Promenade is now frequently used as a processional at weddings.

Per Piano-An exhibition of pictures by the painter Viktor Hartmann inspired Mussorgsky in 1874 to write ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ a cycle of pieces now regarded as the most significant piano work of this Russian master.

The 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.

- Scholarly-critical Urtext edition based on all the sources
- Detailed foreword (Ger/Eng) and suggestions on performance practice
- Clear musical layout

Christoph Flamm,
an internationally renowned specialist of Russian music of the 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. / Classique / Partition / Agrafé /

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.

Par MUSSORGSKY MODEST. The death in 1873 of Mussorgsky's friend Victor Hartmann was the stimulus for the initial creation of what was to become one of the most vividly colourful works in the orchestral repertoire. However, Mussorgsky's original piano version of Pictures At An Exhibition was not even published until 5 years after his death, and remained almost unknown until Ravel's masterful orchestration of it in 1922. From then on it has become favourite in the orchestral repertoire. This is the piano version of Mussorgsky’s famous work./ Répertoire / Piano