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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

10/14/2003, 19 Tracks, 1:03:31

Featuring

  • Theodore Kuchar
  • National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
  • Modest Mussorgsky

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Album & Artwork

The cover image for this album is 'The Interior of the British Institution Gallery' by John Scarlett Davis.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is a tribute to the versatile artist Viktor Hartman.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The album includes two versions of Night on the Bare Mountain: one by Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky's original version.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording was made at the Grand Concert Studio of the National Radio Company of Ukraine in Kiev.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Pictures at an Exhibition represents a varied collection of scenes in music, linked by 'Promenades' for the visitor to the exhibition.

Source: Booklet

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