1839–1881 · Russian

Mussorgsky, Modest

The raw, visionary genius of Russian music whose Pictures at an Exhibition and Boris Godunov sacrificed polish for dramatic truth.

Piano Piece (3)

PicturesExh
Pictures at an Exhibition (piano)1874
Impromptupassione
Impromptu passione
ScherzoinCsharpminor
Scherzo in C-sharp minor

Orchestral Work (64)

PicturesOrch
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)1922
IntermezzoOrch
Intermezzo in modo classicoB minor1861
ScherzoB
Scherzo in B-flat majorB-flat major1858
AhYouDrunkenSot
Ah, You Drunken Sot
TheAngelCriedOut
The Angel Cried Out
BlowWindsWildWinds
Blow Winds, Wild Winds
ButIfICouldMeetYouAgain
But If I Could Meet You Again
LaCapricieuse
La Capricieuse
TheCaptureofKars
The Capture of Kars
TheClassicist
The Classicist
DarlingSavishna
Darling Savishna
DearestOhWhyareYourEyesSometimes
Dearest, Oh Why are Your Eyes Sometimes So Cold?
Desire
Desire
EremushkasLullaby
Eremushka's Lullaby
TheFeast
The Feast
Forgotten
Forgotten
FromMyTears
From My Tears
AGardenBloomsbytheDon
A Garden Blooms by the Don
GatheringMushrooms
Gathering Mushrooms
TheGoat
The Goat
HeyIsSpinningaYoungMansJob
Hey, Is Spinning a Young Man's Job?
Hopak
Hopak
IHaveManyPalacesandGardens
I Have Many Palaces and Gardens
IntheVillage
In the Village
ItScattersandBreaks
It Scatters and Breaks
Joshua
Joshua
TheJoyousHour
The Joyous Hour
Kalistrat
Kalistrat
EinKinderscherz
Ein Kinderscherz
KingSaul
King Saul
TheLeavesRustledSadly
The Leaves Rustled Sadly
TheMagpie
The Magpie
TheMarriage
The Marriage
Meditation
Meditation
MemoriesofChildhood
Memories of Childhood
TheMisunderstoodOne
The Misunderstood One
Night
Night
OntheDnieper
On the Dnieper
TheOrphan
The Orphan
TheOutcast
The Outcast
PicturesfromCrimea
Pictures from Crimea
Prayer
Prayer
Pride
Pride
TheRagamuffin
The Ragamuffin
Rayok
Rayok
Reverie
Reverie
Salammb
Salammbô
TheSeamstress
The Seamstress
TheSeminarist
The Seminarist
SoftlytheSpiritFlewUptoHeaven
Softly the Spirit Flew Up to Heaven
SonataforPiano4Hands
Sonata for Piano 4 Hands
SorochinskyFair
Sorochinsky Fair
Souvenirdenfance
Souvenir d'enfance
TellMeWhy
Tell Me Why
ThouLongingofMyHeart
Thou Longing of My Heart
Unelarme
Une larme
UnliketheThunderTroubleStruck
Unlike the Thunder, Trouble Struck
TheVision
The Vision
TheWanderer
The Wanderer
WhatareWordsofLovetoYou
What are Words of Love to You?
WithoutSun
Without Sun
CompleteCollectedWorks
Complete Collected Works
AusgewhlteWerke
Ausgewählte Werke
none 2Klavierstcke
2 Klavierstücke

Tone Poem (1)

NightBaldMtn
Night on Bald Mountain1867

Opera (3)

BorisPiano
Boris Godunov (opera)1868–72
KhovanshchinaOp
Khovanshchina (opera, compl. Rimsky-Korsakov)1872–80
SorochintsiOp
The Fair at Sorochyntsi (opera, unfinished)1874–80

Song Cycle (3)

SongsDances
Songs and Dances of Death (song cycle)1875–77
NurseryS
The Nursery (song cycle)1868–72
SunlessS
Sunless (song cycle)1874

Song (9)

SandorPimpV
Songs and Dances (misc.)1857–80
ChildsSong
Child's Song
CradleSong
Cradle Song
EveningSong
Evening Song
HebrewSong
Hebrew Song
LiederfreineSingstimmeundKlavier
Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier
MephistophelessSonginAuerbachsCe
Mephistopheles's Song in Auerbach's Cellar
OldMansSong
Old Man’s Song
RusticSong
Rustic Song

March (1)

TriumphMarch
Triumphal March 'The Capture of Kars'1880

Piano Work (1)

Gopak
Gopak (piano)1866

Choral Work (1)

DestrSennach
The Destruction of Sennacherib1867