Modest Mussorgsky:

About Modest Mussorgsky

When he was a kid growing up, Modest Mussorgsky learned Russian fairy tales and folk stories from the family nurse. Those fairy tales put in an appearance in the music he wrote later on. Mussorgsky composed Pictures at an Exhibition in memory of an artist friend of his who died suddenly.

Music heard in this episode:

Mussorgsky: Gopak
Mussorgsky: Scherzo
Mussorgsky: Dance of the Persian Slaves
Mussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain
Mussorgsky: The Flea
Mussorgsky: Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov
Mussorgsky: Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition

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Pictures at an Exhibition
Halloween Music
Music from Russian Operas
The Mighty Handful

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