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Modest Mussorgsky 3: Pictures at an Exhibition
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Oct 17, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
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.
Released:
Oct 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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