Modest Mussorgsky

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (; Russian: Модест Петрович Мусоргский, romanized: Modest Petrovich Musorgsky, IPA: [mɐˈdɛst pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈmusərkskʲɪj] ; 21 March [O.S. 9 March] 1839 – 28 March [O.S. 16 March] 1881) was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five." He was an innovator of Russian music in the Romantic period and strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music. Many of Mussorgsky's works were inspired by Russian history, Russian folklore, and other national themes. Such works include the opera Boris Godunov, the orchestral tone poem Night on Bald Mountain and the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition. For many years, Mussorgsky's works were mainly known in versions revised or completed by other composers. Many of his most important compositions have posthumously come into their own in their original forms, and some of the original scores are now also available.

"077 Contemporary Piano Essentials": Metamorphosis - 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

The Unreleased Recordings (Decca Masters and Radio Tapes 1970-2002) - 2025-11-28T00:00:00.000000Z

"Pavane" - Classical Wonders - 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000000Z

In the Quiet of the Piano - 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Impressions of Orient - 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000000Z

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