Great Composers - Mussorgsky on CD

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1. 1 Hörprobe Track 1: Introduktion Introduktion

1. 3 Hörprobe Track 3: Recalling his time spent in Berlin in the 1830s, the Russian literary critic Pavel Annenkov declared: "Every Russian... Recalling his time spent in Berlin in the 1830s, the Russian literary critic Pavel Annenkov declared: "Every Russian...
2. 4 Hörprobe Track 4: Kamarinskaja (Fantasie über 2 russische Volkslieder) Kamarinskaja (Fantasie über 2 russische Volkslieder)
3. 5 Hörprobe Track 5: If Glinka was the fountainhead of Russian music, his offspring - in a musical sense - included Mily Balakirev, César... If Glinka was the fountainhead of Russian music, his offspring - in a musical sense - included Mily Balakirev, César...
4. 6 Hörprobe Track 6: Intermezzo in modo classico (Version 2, 1867) Intermezzo in modo classico (Version 2, 1867)
5. 7 Hörprobe Track 7: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was born on 21 March 1839 into a wealthy, land-owning family in the provincial town of... Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was born on 21 March 1839 into a wealthy, land-owning family in the provincial town of...
6. 8 Hörprobe Track 8: Porte-enseigne ("Ensign") Polka Porte-enseigne ("Ensign") Polka
7. 9 Hörprobe Track 9: After being commissioned an officer in the elite Preobrazhensky Regiment of the Imperial Guards, Mussorgsky met a... After being commissioned an officer in the elite Preobrazhensky Regiment of the Imperial Guards, Mussorgsky met a...
8. 10 Hörprobe Track 10: Scherzo in cis-moll Scherzo in cis-moll
9. 11 Hörprobe Track 11: Another personal crisis appears to have occured a couple of years later, in the summer of 1860, while Mussorgsky was... Another personal crisis appears to have occured a couple of years later, in the summer of 1860, while Mussorgsky was...

1. 13 Hörprobe Track 13: Another extract from Mussorgsky's pictures at an exhibition, this a movement titled catacombs. Another extract from Mussorgsky's pictures at an exhibition, this a movement titled catacombs.
2. 14 Hörprobe Track 14: Der Seminarist Der Seminarist
3. 15 Hörprobe Track 15: The following year, 1867, Mussorgsky finished an orchestral project that he seems to have had in mind for several... The following year, 1867, Mussorgsky finished an orchestral project that he seems to have had in mind for several...
4. 16 Hörprobe Track 16: Eine Nacht auf dem Kahlen Berge (Sinfonische Dichtung) Eine Nacht auf dem Kahlen Berge (Sinfonische Dichtung)
5. 17 Hörprobe Track 17: That Mussorgsky never heard this tone-poem in performance is perhaps not surprising, given the work's immediate... That Mussorgsky never heard this tone-poem in performance is perhaps not surprising, given the work's immediate...

1. 19 Hörprobe Track 19: Despite his bold proclamation of his compositional intentions in Marriage, Mussorgsky would go on to call the opera a... Despite his bold proclamation of his compositional intentions in Marriage, Mussorgsky would go on to call the opera a...

1. 21 Hörprobe Track 21: A final passage from Boris Godunov furnishes another example of a folk-inspired musical style. A final passage from Boris Godunov furnishes another example of a folk-inspired musical style.

1. 23 Hörprobe Track 23: Here at the end of the opera, Mussorgsky paints a sorrowful picture. Here at the end of the opera, Mussorgsky paints a sorrowful picture.

1. 25 Hörprobe Track 25: At the time Mussorgsky was working on Khovanshchina, Boris finally premiered at the Mariinsky. At the time Mussorgsky was working on Khovanshchina, Boris finally premiered at the Mariinsky.

1. 27 Hörprobe Track 27: In between the seemingly happenstance occurrences of Mussorgsky's Promenade theme are movements that function as... In between the seemingly happenstance occurrences of Mussorgsky's Promenade theme are movements that function as...

1. 29 Hörprobe Track 29: Yet, as with Boris Godunov, Pictures at an Exhibition features contrasting styles. Yet, as with Boris Godunov, Pictures at an Exhibition features contrasting styles.

1. 31 Hörprobe Track 31: 1874 was a busy year: besides working on the Pictures suite and Sunless songs, Mussorgsky started another musical... 1874 was a busy year: besides working on the Pictures suite and Sunless songs, Mussorgsky started another musical...

1. 33 Hörprobe Track 33: Mussorgsky started work on his Songs and Dances of Death in the first half of 1875, but the cycle was not finished... Mussorgsky started work on his Songs and Dances of Death in the first half of 1875, but the cycle was not finished...
2. 34 Hörprobe Track 34: Lied des Mephistopheles (Flohlied) Lied des Mephistopheles (Flohlied)
3. 35 Hörprobe Track 35: Following Mussorgsky's dismissal from government service on 13 January 1880, the composer made further appearances as... Following Mussorgsky's dismissal from government service on 13 January 1880, the composer made further appearances as...