Night on the Bare Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov In a July 5, 1867 letter to Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Modest Mussorgsky wrote "(I have) finished St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain, a musical picture with the following program: (1) assembly of the witches, their chatter and gossip; (2) cortege of Satan; (3) unholy gratification of Satan; and (4) witches' sabbath." Mussorgsky proclaims "in form and character my composition is Russian and original. Its tone is hot and chaotic…. St. John's Night is so… read more
Night on the Bare Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov In a July 5, 1867 letter to Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov,… read more
Night on the Bare Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov In a July 5, 1867 letter to Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Modest Mussorgsky wrote "(I hav… read more
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский, Modest Petrovič Musorgskij), also Modeste, Moussorgsky (and see also Модест Петрович Мусоргский) (March 9/21, 1839 – Mar… read more
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский, Modest Petrovič Musorgskij), also Modeste, Moussorgsky (and see also Модест Петрович Мусоргский) (March 9/21, 1839 – March 16/28, 1881), one of five Russian composers… read more