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Modest Musorgsky

Modest Mussorgsky Collection – A Visionary of Russian Music

Step into the world of Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839–1881), a revolutionary composer whose work redefined Russian classical music. As a member of the Mighty Handful, Mussorgsky was dedicated to forging an authentic Russian sound, free from Western European conventions. His compositions are marked by their bold harmonic language, unorthodox structures, and deep psychological insight, making him one of the most forward-thinking composers of the 19th century.

A Unique Musical Voice

Mussorgsky’s works stand apart for their speech-like melodic contours, innovative modal harmonies, and orchestral textures that evoke vivid imagery and deep emotional resonance. His music often draws inspiration from Russian folklore, history, and literature, bringing dramatic realism and expressive intensity to the forefront.

Masterpieces of the Repertoire

Mussorgsky’s contributions to the repertoire remain indispensable, with some of his most celebrated works including:

  • Pictures at an Exhibition – Originally a virtuosic piano suite, later orchestrated by Maurice Ravel, this masterpiece transforms a series of paintings into musical vignettes, each with its own distinct character and color.
  • Night on Bald Mountain – A groundbreaking orchestral tone poem depicting a witches' sabbath, known for its relentless energy, driving rhythms, and darkly atmospheric orchestration.
  • Boris Godunov – One of the most significant Russian operas ever composed, featuring naturalistic declamation, psychologically complex characterizations, and a raw, unfiltered dramatic intensity.
  • Khovanshchina – An unfinished opera depicting political turmoil in 17th-century Russia, later completed by Rimsky-Korsakov and Shostakovich, showcasing Mussorgsky’s masterful use of choral writing and orchestration.
  • Songs and Dances of Death – A profound song cycle that intertwines lyricism with stark harmonic contrasts, reflecting on themes of fate, mortality, and existential struggle.

For Performers, Scholars, and Enthusiasts

Our Modest Mussorgsky Collection features:

  • Definitive recordings by legendary conductors and performers, capturing the depth and intensity of his music.
  • Urtext and critical editions of scores, ideal for conductors, pianists, vocalists, and orchestral musicians.
  • Scholarly texts and analyses, offering in-depth studies on Mussorgsky’s compositional techniques, harmonic innovations, and historical context.
  • Rare and historical editions, preserving the authenticity of Mussorgsky’s original manuscripts and early publications.

Mussorgsky’s Enduring Legacy

Mussorgsky’s music remains a touchstone for expressive freedom, harmonic experimentation, and dramatic realism. His bold approach to tonality and orchestration prefigured many 20th-century developments, influencing composers such as Debussy, Stravinsky, and Shostakovich.

Whether you are an interpreter seeking deeper insight, a scholar studying Russian nationalism in music, or a listener captivated by Mussorgsky’s singular voice, this collection provides unparalleled access to one of classical music’s most uncompromising and visionary composers.

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  • In This Moonlit Night - Lieder by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Taneyev - Dmitri Hvorostovsky / Ivari Ilja - piano / Ondine Audio CD 2013 / ODE 1216-2 In This Moonlit Night - Lieder by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Taneyev - Dmitri Hvorostovsky / Ivari Ilja - piano / Ondine Audio CD 2013 / ODE 1216-2
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    In This Moonlit Night - Lieder by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Taneyev - Dmitri Hvorostovsky / Ivari Ilja - piano / Ondine Audio CD 2013 / ODE 1216-2

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    In This Moonlit Night - Lieder by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Taneyev - Dmitri Hvorostovsky / Ivari Ilja - piano / Ondine Audio CD 2013 / ODE 1216-2 UPC 0761195121627   Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (/tʃaɪˈkɒfski/ chy-KOF-skee; Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч...
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  • Galina Vishnevskaya – M. Mussorgsky, P. Tchaikovsky, S. Prokofiev / Conductor: Igor Markevich, Piano: Mstislav Rostropovich / Мелодия Audio CD 1991 / SUCD 10-00259 Galina Vishnevskaya – M. Mussorgsky, P. Tchaikovsky, S. Prokofiev / Conductor: Igor Markevich, Piano: Mstislav Rostropovich / Мелодия Audio CD 1991 / SUCD 10-00259
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    Galina Vishnevskaya – M. Mussorgsky, P. Tchaikovsky, S. Prokofiev / Conductor: Igor Markevich, Piano: Mstislav Rostropovich / Мелодия Audio CD 1991 / SUCD 10-00259

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    Galina Vishnevskaya – M. Mussorgsky, P. Tchaikovsky, S. Prokofiev / Conductor: Igor Markevich, Piano: Mstislav Rostropovich / Мелодия Audio CD 1991 UPC 5999010407310 SUCD 10-00259  Made in the U.S.S.R. / C.C.C.P.   Galina...
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  • Boris Christoff – The Mighty Boris / Glinka, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Cui, Balakirev, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Gounod, Verdi, Boito / EMI Classics 11x Audio CD, Box Set 2013 Mono, Stereo / 5099968293727 Boris Christoff – The Mighty Boris / Glinka, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Cui, Balakirev, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Gounod, Verdi, Boito / EMI Classics 11x Audio CD, Box Set 2013 Mono, Stereo / 5099968293727
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    Boris Christoff – The Mighty Boris / Glinka, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Cui, Balakirev, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Gounod, Verdi, Boito / EMI Classics 11x Audio CD, Box Set 2013 Mono, Stereo / 5099968293727

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    Boris Christoff – The Mighty Boris / Glinka, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Cui, Balakirev, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Gounod, Verdi, Boito / EMI Classics 11x Audio CD, Box Set 2013 Mono, Stereo UPC 5099968293727   Boris...
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  • Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester / Modest Mussorgskij: Bilder einer Ausstellung, Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste Op.44, Johannes Brahms: Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5 G-Moll, Sergei Prokofiev / Musicom Audio CD 2001 / MC 0108 Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester / Modest Mussorgskij: Bilder einer Ausstellung, Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste Op.44, Johannes Brahms: Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5 G-Moll, Sergei Prokofiev / Musicom Audio CD 2001 / MC 0108
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    Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester / Modest Mussorgskij: Bilder einer Ausstellung, Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste Op.44, Johannes Brahms: Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5 G-Moll, Sergei Prokofiev / Musicom Audio CD 2001 / MC 0108

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    Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester / Modest Mussorgskij: Bilder einer Ausstellung, Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste Op.44, Johannes Brahms: Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5 G-Moll, Sergei Prokofiev / Musicom Audio CD 2001  MC 0108   Gustav Mahler...
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  • Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank / Featuring: Dashboard, Fire It Up, We've Got Everything & Missed The Boat / Epic Audio CD 2007 / 88697083992 Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank / Featuring: Dashboard, Fire It Up, We've Got Everything & Missed The Boat / Epic Audio CD 2007 / 88697083992
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    Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank / Featuring: Dashboard, Fire It Up, We've Got Everything & Missed The Boat / Epic Audio CD 2007 / 88697083992

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    Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank / Featuring: Dashboard, Fire It Up, We've Got Everything & Missed The Boat / Epic Audio CD 2007 / 88697083992 UPC 886970839921   We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is the fifth...
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  • Highlights From Famous Operas - CD 6 - Mussorgsky, Borodin, Glinka, Rachmaninov, Verdi, Tchaikovsky / Brilliant Classics Audio CD 1994 / 280740 Highlights From Famous Operas - CD 6 - Mussorgsky, Borodin, Glinka, Rachmaninov, Verdi, Tchaikovsky / Brilliant Classics Audio CD 1994 / 280740
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    Highlights From Famous Operas - CD 6 - Mussorgsky, Borodin, Glinka, Rachmaninov, Verdi, Tchaikovsky / Brilliant Classics Audio CD 1994 / 280740

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    Highlights From Famous Operas - CD 6 - Mussorgsky, Borodin, Glinka, Rachmaninov, Verdi, Tchaikovsky / Brilliant Classics Audio CD 1994 / 280740 UPC 5028421807409   Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: Модест Петрович Мусоргский, tr...
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  • Highlights From Famous Operas - CD 5 - Verdi, Monteverdi, Gluck, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Saint-Saens, Mussorgsky / Brilliant Classics Audio CD 1994 / 280739 Highlights From Famous Operas - CD 5 - Verdi, Monteverdi, Gluck, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Saint-Saens, Mussorgsky / Brilliant Classics Audio CD 1994 / 280739
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    Highlights From Famous Operas - CD 5 - Verdi, Monteverdi, Gluck, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Saint-Saens, Mussorgsky / Brilliant Classics Audio CD 1994 / 280739

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    Highlights From Famous Operas - CD 5 - Verdi, Monteverdi, Gluck, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Saint-Saens, Mussorgsky / Brilliant Classics Audio CD 1994 / 280739 UPC 5028421807393   Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi]; 9...
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  • Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Bilder einer Ausstellung, Tableaux d'une exposition, Night On The Bald Mountain, Eine Nacht auf dem Kahlen Berge / Sennacherib, Salammbo / Deutsche Grammophon Audio CD 1994 Stereo / 445 238-2 Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Bilder einer Ausstellung, Tableaux d'une exposition, Night On The Bald Mountain, Eine Nacht auf dem Kahlen Berge / Sennacherib, Salammbo / Deutsche Grammophon Audio CD 1994 Stereo / 445 238-2
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    Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Bilder einer Ausstellung, Tableaux d'une exposition, Night On The Bald Mountain, Eine Nacht auf dem Kahlen Berge / Sennacherib, Salammbo / Deutsche Grammophon Audio CD 1994 Stereo / 445 238-2

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    Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Bilder einer Ausstellung, Tableaux d'une exposition, Night On The Bald Mountain, Eine Nacht auf dem Kahlen Berge / Sennacherib, Salammbo / Deutsche Grammophon Audio CD 1994 Stereo / 445 238-2 UPC...
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  • Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, Boris Christoff / Chorus of the National Opera of Sofia, André Cluytens / His Master's Voice 3x LP 1987 Stereo / 29 1302 3 Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, Boris Christoff / Chorus of the National Opera of Sofia, André Cluytens / His Master's Voice 3x LP 1987 Stereo / 29 1302 3
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    Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, Boris Christoff / Chorus of the National Opera of Sofia, André Cluytens / His Master's Voice 3x LP 1987 Stereo / 29 1302 3

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    Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, Boris Christoff / Chorus of the National Opera of Sofia, André Cluytens / His Master's Voice 3x LP 1987 Stereo 29 1302 3       Label: His Master's Voice – 29 1302 3 Format: 3 x Vinyl,...
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  • Russian Masterpieces - Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Mussorgsky, Khachaturian / Autograph Audio CD 1997 / MAC CD 929 Russian Masterpieces - Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Mussorgsky, Khachaturian / Autograph Audio CD 1997 / MAC CD 929
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    Russian Masterpieces - Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Mussorgsky, Khachaturian / Autograph Audio CD 1997 / MAC CD 929

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    Russian Masterpieces - Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Mussorgsky, Khachaturian / Autograph Audio CD 1997 / MAC CD 929 UPC 5026389592924   Label: Autograph - MAC CD 929 Format: CD, Album Country: UK Released:...
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  • From The Hebrides To Rome With Lamberto Gardelli / Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Respighi / Hungaroton Classic Audio CD 1990 Stereo / HRC 168 From The Hebrides To Rome With Lamberto Gardelli / Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Respighi / Hungaroton Classic Audio CD 1990 Stereo / HRC 168
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    From The Hebrides To Rome With Lamberto Gardelli / Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Respighi

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    From The Hebrides To Rome With Lamberto Gardelli / Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Respighi / Hungaroton Classic Audio CD 1990 Stereo / HRC 168 UPC 5991810016822  Total Playtime 61:02  Made in Hungary   Label: Hungaroton Classic...
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  • Mussorgsky – Boris Godunov / Nicolai Ghiaurov, Stefka Mineva, Michail Svetlev, Boris Martinovich, Josef Frank, Nicola Ghiuselev, Mincho Popov / Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia Festival Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov ‎/ Sony Classical 3x ‎Audio CD 1991 / S3K 45763 Mussorgsky – Boris Godunov / Nicolai Ghiaurov, Stefka Mineva, Michail Svetlev, Boris Martinovich, Josef Frank, Nicola Ghiuselev, Mincho Popov / Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia Festival Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov ‎/ Sony Classical 3x ‎Audio CD 1991 / S3K 45763
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    Mussorgsky – Boris Godunov / Nicolai Ghiaurov, Stefka Mineva, Michail Svetlev, Boris Martinovich, Josef Frank, Nicola Ghiuselev / Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia Festival Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov ‎/ Sony Classical 3x ‎Audio CD 1991 / S3K 45763

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    Mussorgsky – Boris Godunov / Nicolai Ghiaurov, Stefka Mineva, Michail Svetlev, Boris Martinovich, Josef Frank, Nicola Ghiuselev, Mincho Popov / Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia Festival Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov ‎/ Sony Classical 3x...
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