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  1. @Edent

    Pictures at an Exhibition performed live by Emerson, Lake & Palmer was the album that brought me back to classical music at about age 15.

    Written for the #piano, it was famously orchestrated by #Ravel. I've heard it performed once and have several versions on mp3. Perennial favorite! 👍

    At the top level it is Mussorgsky's emotional journey as he walks around an exhibition of artwork by his recently deceased friend Viktor Hartmann. But there are captions for most/all of the works, so it is also a recursive tale with stories within stories. 🙂

    Some of the original art is lost, so the musical renditions are all we have left. 🙁

    #Mussorgsky #ELP #music #RockMusic #ClassicalMusic #Masterpiece!

    youtube.com/watch?v=13q-o1DBxW

  2. Mussorgsky's family name was derived from an ancestor who had had the nickname "Musorga," which meant, appropriately enough, 'Music maker.' On his birthday, ten things you might not know about him.

    topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/

    #BirthAnniversary #Music #Mussorgsky #ClassicalMusic #Composers

  3. Mussorgsky's family name was derived from an ancestor who had had the nickname "Musorga," which meant, appropriately enough, 'Music maker.' On his birthday, ten things you might not know about him.

    topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/

    #BirthAnniversary #Music #Mussorgsky #ClassicalMusic #Composers