Biography
A member of the Russian nationalist group The Five, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) is his piano masterpiece — a suite of character pieces inspired by an exhibition of paintings by his friend Viktor Hartmann. Its innovative harmonic language, modal inflections, and raw power were far ahead of their time; Ravel's famous orchestration (1922) brought it to global attention. Mussorgsky left much of his work unfinished.
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Works (28)
Pictures at an Exhibition
- Promenade – Opening (Pictures at an Exhibition) Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Gnomus (Pictures at an Exhibition, No. 1) Key E♭ minor Difficulty
- Promenade – Before The Old Castle (Pictures at an Exhibition) Key G minor Difficulty
- The Old Castle (Pictures at an Exhibition, No. 2) Key G♯ minor Difficulty
- Promenade – Before Tuileries (Pictures at an Exhibition) Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Tuileries (Pictures at an Exhibition, No. 3) Key B major Difficulty
- Bydlo (Pictures at an Exhibition, No. 4) Key G♯ minor Difficulty
- Promenade – Before Ballet (Pictures at an Exhibition) Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (Pictures at an Exhibition, No. 5) Key F major Difficulty
- Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle (Pictures at an Exhibition, No. 6) Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Promenade – Before Limoges (Pictures at an Exhibition) Key G major Difficulty
- Limoges: The Market (Pictures at an Exhibition, No. 7) Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Catacombae (Pictures at an Exhibition, No. 8) Key B minor Difficulty
- Cum mortuis in lingua mortua (Pictures at an Exhibition) Key B minor Difficulty
- The Hut on Hen's Legs – Baba-Yaga (Pictures at an Exhibition, No. 9) Key C minor Difficulty
- The Great Gate of Kyiv (Pictures at an Exhibition, No. 10) Key E♭ major Difficulty
Character Piece
- Souvenir d'enfance Difficulty
- Intermezzo in modo classico Key B minor Difficulty
- La capricieuse Difficulty
- The Seamstress Difficulty
- Blinis Difficulty
- Album Leaf Difficulty
- Méditation Difficulty
- On the Southern Shore of Crimea: Gurzuf Difficulty
- On the Southern Shore of Crimea: Near Baidar Gates Difficulty
- Une larme (A Tear) Key D minor Difficulty
Scherzo
- Scherzo in B major Key B major Difficulty
- Scherzo in C♯ minor Key C♯ minor Difficulty