Pictures at an Exhibition

Album by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky & Vladimir Sverdlov

Pictures at an Exhibition is a suite for solo piano by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky, composed in 1874. The work comprises a sequence of character pieces inspired by a series of artworks, notable for vivid musical imagery, stark contrasts of mood and inventive piano textures, and it occupies a central place in Mussorgsky's output while later gaining prominence through orchestral arrangements that extended its reach in concert repertoire.
First released: 2011

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Promenade
    1:07
  2. 2.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Gnomus
    2:25
  3. 3.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Promenade
    0:35
  4. 4.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Il vecchio castello
    4:43
  5. 5.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Promenade
    0:24
  6. 6.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Tuileries
    1:02
  7. 7.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Bydlo
    2:20
  8. 8.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Promenade
    0:40
  9. 9.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Ballet des petits poussins dans leur coques
    1:09
  10. 10.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle
    2:15
  11. 11.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Promenade
    1:05
  12. 12.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Limoges, le marche
    1:13
  13. 13.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Catacombae, sepulchrum romanum, con mortuis in lingua mortua
    1:56
  14. 14.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- Andante non troppo con lamento
    1:53
  15. 15.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- La cabane de Baba-Yaga sur des pattes de poule
    3:11
  16. 16.
    Pictures at an Exhibition- La Grande Porte de Kiev
    4:26
  17. 17.
    Islamey, Oriental Fantasy
    8:54
  18. 18.
    Nocturne No.1 in B flat minor
    5:37
  19. 19.
    Jewel, vivo
    1:39
  20. 20.
    Electro, allegro vivace
    2:16
  21. 21.
    The Pain, lento assai
    2:21
  22. 22.
    Burlesque
    2:47

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