A gem of a masterpiece by the composer of the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky.
A masterpiece beloved not only as a classic in its own right, but also as music that colors memorable scenes in television, commercials, and film: Pictures at an Exhibition.
Its composer, Modest Mussorgsky, was born in 1839 in Pskov Governorate of the Russian Empire and, as one of the “Mighty Handful” representing the Russian nationalist school, brought numerous masterpieces into the world.
In this article, we have carefully selected a collection of Mussorgsky’s finest piano works.
We will introduce them along with the background of their composition and the characteristics of each piece.
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| 1east | Suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky dai… |
| 2east | In the VillageModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The group of composers representing Russia’s national school, “The Ro… |
| 3east | reverieModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Known as a member of the Russian nationalist musical group “The Five,” … |
| 4east | On the Southern Coast of Crimea, No. 2: “Baidary”Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The great master of the Russian nationalist school, Modest Mussorg… |
| 5east | tear(s)Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Composed by Modest Mussorgsky in his later years... |
| 6east | Meditation Pieces — An Album’s SpellingModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | One of the composers representing the Russian national school… |
| 7east | Gopak (from the opera The Fair at Sorochyntsi)Mussorgsky=Rachmaninoff |  play_arrow | The Russian composer known as the author of “Pictures at an Exhibition”… |
| 8east | Scherzo in C-sharp minorModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky... |
| 9east | Sonata for Piano Four HandsModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky... |
| 10east | Symphonic Poem ‘Night on Bald Mountain’Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Modest..., a composer representing Russia’s nationalist school |
| 11east | On the southern coast of Crimea, No. 1: Gurzuf — Ayu-DagModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Modest, a composer representing the Russian nationalist school... |
| 12east | Intermezzo in the classical styleModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | One of the members of the Russian composers' group known as the Five... |
| 13east | Impromptu PassionatoModest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | One of the founders of Russian nationalist music, and... |
| 14east | Spinning Woman (Scherzino)Modest Mussorgsky |  play_arrow | Spinning Woman (Scherzino) is Russia’s... |