Modest Mussorgsky

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Biography

Name:	Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Birth Date:	March 9, 1839
Death Date:	March 16, 1881
Place of Birth:	Pskov, Russia
Place of Death:	St. Petersburg, Russia
Nationality:	Russian
Gender:	Male
Occupations:	composer

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Biography of Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) is generally acclaimed the finest of the group of Russian composers known as the Mighty Five. Without Modest Mussorgsky the notion of the Russian 19th century as one of musical realism would be unsupportable. In...

Quotations

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Modest Mussorgsky Quotes
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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ( 1839-03-21 N.S. / 1839-03-09 O.S. – 1881-03-28 N.S. / 1881-03-16 O.S.) was a Russian composer who, along with the other members of the Five , created a Russian nationalist form of classical music. Sourced My music must...

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Encyclopedia and Summary Information

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Modest Mussorgsky Information
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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский, Modest Petrovič Musorgskij, French: Modeste Moussorgsky) (March 9/21, 1839 – March 16/28, 1881), one of the Russian composers known as the Five, was...

News and Journals

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The Washington Post

A Not-So-Modest Mussorgsky Transcription
04/05/2000: 290 words, approx. 1 pages

The Washington premiere of Emile Naoumoff's transcription of "Pictures at an Exhibition," a two-piano work based on Mussorgsky's classic, proved to be the weakest link in an otherwise rewarding program Monday at Lisner Auditorium, a recital by Malinee Peris and Tzvetan Konstantinov. "Pictures"...

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Opera News

MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov
05/01/2008: 767 words, approx. 3 pages

MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov Lukomska, Baniewicz, Kinasz, Toczyska; Talvela, Gedda, Paprocki, Hiolski, Mroz, Haugland; Polish Radio Chorus of Krakow, Boys Chorus from Krakow Philharmonic Chorus, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Semkow. Transliterated text and translation online. EMl 5 09178 2 The mighty form...

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AP News

Mussorgsky piece in full gloom in Vienna
5/28/2007: 453 words, approx. 2 pages

A piece of advice to those planning to see the Vienna State Opera's new production of "Boris Godunov": Get ready for a depressing night.And that's not because the performance is bad. On the contrary, Monday's premiere was outstanding in staging and musicality.Still, there are few...

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