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 Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881)
One of five Russian composers known as The Mighty Handful, was an innovator of Russian music. His successes, and indeed many of the works of he and his contemporaries, often drew from mediaeval Russian history, Russian folklore, and other nationalistic themes; this, while often in deliberate defiance of established conventions of Western Music, towards a uniquely Russian musical identity. His major works include the great national opera Boris Godunov, the orchestral tone poem A Night on the Bare 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; in most cases the original scores are now also available. (source Wikipedia.org)List all tracks by this composer |
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