Great Russian Composers: Modest Mussorgsky
- Video
- 2004
- 25m
Modest Mussorgsky was the most original and influential of the 19th century Russian nationalist composers. His songs, among the finest of the 19th century, reflect his desire to reproduce th... Read allModest Mussorgsky was the most original and influential of the 19th century Russian nationalist composers. His songs, among the finest of the 19th century, reflect his desire to reproduce the rhythms of Russian speech. So also does his masterpiece, the opera Boris Godunov (1868).... Read allModest Mussorgsky was the most original and influential of the 19th century Russian nationalist composers. His songs, among the finest of the 19th century, reflect his desire to reproduce the rhythms of Russian speech. So also does his masterpiece, the opera Boris Godunov (1868). Mussorgsky's other major works include the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition (1874), ... Read all