Although not professionally trained as a composer, Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was crucial in developing a distinctly Russian musical style.
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
Boris Godunov, opera (Rimsky-Korsakov edition) 1896 02:53:53 Opera
Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov 1886 10:57 Orchestral
Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & piano, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov 1875 15:18 Vocal Music
Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano 1874 32:30 Keyboard
Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea, for voice & piano or orchestra, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov 1879 03:14 Vocal Music
Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel 1874 27:06 Orchestral
Gopak (Hopak), song for voice & piano 1866 02:56 Vocal Music
Sunless (Bez solntsa; 6), song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra) 1874 10:25 Vocal Music
The Nursery (Detskaya; 7), song cycle for voice & piano, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov 1868 11:30 Vocal Music
Khovanshchina, opera in 5 acts, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov 1872 01:52:37 Opera
St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain (Ivanova noch' na Lisoy gore), symphonic poem for orchestra 1867 11:06 Orchestral
Dawn on the Moscow River, prelude for orchestra (from Khovanshchina), edited by Rimsky-Korsakov 1882 05:32 Orchestral
Boris Godunov, opera 1868 01:23:36 Opera
Dance of the Persian Slaves, for orchestra (from the opera Khovantschina), edited by Rmsky-Korsakov 1886 06:44 Orchestral
Boris Godunov, opera (1869 version) 1868 02:28:53 Opera
Sleza (A Tear), for piano 1880 03:40 Keyboard
Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrations other than Ravel's 1896 31:15 Orchestral
Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Stokowski 1938 10:24 Orchestral
The Classicist (Klassik), a "musical pamphlet" for voice & piano 1867 03:10 Vocal Music
Scherzo, for piano in B flat major 1858 04:10 Keyboard
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Modest Mussorgsky
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Modest Mussorgsky - Artist Details

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Modest Moussorgsky
Modest Musorgsky
Modest Mussorgski
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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