Modest Mussorgsky:

Pictures at an Exhibition

Russian artist and architect Victor Hartman was a good friend of Modest Mussorgsky. When Hartman died at the age of 39, there was a memorial exhibit of his work. That inspired Mussorgsky to create his own tribute to Hartman -- a composition depicting ten pieces of art from the exhibit. "Pictures at an Exhibition" was originally written for solo piano, but quite a few people have made orchestral versions of the piece. The best-known one is by Maurice Ravel.

Music heard in this episode:

Mussorgsky: Selections from Pictures at an Exhibition
Mussorgsky: Promenade
Mussorgsky: Gnome
Mussorgsky: Old Castle
Mussorgsky: Tuileries
Mussorgsky: Bydlo
Mussorgsky: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
Mussorgsky: Samual Goldenberg and Schmuyle
Mussorgsky: Limoges
Mussorgsky: Catacvombae
Mussorgsky: Conmortuis in Lingua Mortua
Mussorgsky: Hut on Fowl's Legs
Mussorgsky: Great Gate of Kiev

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