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Modest Mussorgsky

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Noun1.Modest Mussorgsky - Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)Modest Mussorgsky - Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)


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Modest Mussorgsky (1839-81) Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, written as a memorial to an artist friend, is best known for the orchestration by Ravel, but the piano original has immense power, especially in the hands of Mikhail Pletnev.
The New Hampshire Philharmonic will hold a family concert 'Drawn to Music,' presenting 'Pictures at an Exhibition' by Russian master Modest Mussorgsky, Feb 17 at the Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, and Feb.
None of the "Mighty Five" (Mily Balakirev, Cesar Cui, Alexander Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) was a trained musician.
 
 
 
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