Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition

Sir Georg Solti - Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1980

[@DeProtine]

This was my introduction to classical music seventy years ago! It helped change the life of a Chicago slum kid to one of culture and success.

[@nikolauswilliams3124]

+Phil DeProtine Truly demonstrates the power of great music.

[@incrapper4403]

+Phil DeProtine What do you do that made you successful?

[@DeProtine]

+Inc Rapper Worked my way through college, took engineering, saved my money and, took music appreciation classes after graduation where I met a host of talented successful people..

[@incrapper4403]

+Phil DeProtine Im in college now. Went to a concerto that played these pieces and working on going to medical school saving up and meeting a host of talented successful people as well

[@DeProtine]

+Inc Rapper This is lifetime music (rather then noise of the week). The more you learn of its history, the more you will enjoy it. You keep gaining more appreciation of not only the music but also of the times in which it was was written, the life of the composer and his associates (the Russian Five). Give their music a listen too. Their style of minor key composition with an almost Oriental flavor is forever popular and memorable..

[@adamirfan557]

0:00 Promenade 1:39 Gnomus 4:07 Promenade 5:07 The old castle 9:47 Promenade 10:20 Tuileries 11:18 Bydlo 13:58 Promenade 14:46 Ballet of the unhatched chicks 15:59 Two jews - one rich, the other poor 18:16 The market place, Limoges 19:37 The catacombs 22:04 With the dead in a dead language 23:46 The hut on hen's legs 27:09 The great gate of Kiev Jerry the king lawler theme song....

[@coltinanderson7423]

Thanks😃

[@silentcolors1080]

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[@geilemaggiwurst5881]

Kuss

[@imbeccii]

@@geilemaggiwurst5881 ah ja

[@imbeccii]

@@geilemaggiwurst5881 aha

[@jensuru]

Mussorgsky wrote this over 3 weeks, when all notation was done by hand. What am I doing with my life?

[@williamgriebenow3426]

He only write for piano.... Maurice Ravel is the one that orchestrated the piece.

[@Remro88]

+Jennifer Rummler No not just 3 weeks. He wrote this after the death of a good friend of his who was working on pictures if i am correct. It's a kind of Hommage to him. I am sure he spent more time on it. Anyways happy new year 2016!

[@waterkingdavid]

+William Griebenow Thanks for pointing that out. How amazing it is when one genius's composition is added to by another's. What a pleasure it is to be able to hear. Gratitude.

[@Stuntmandouble08]

+Jennifer Rummler I guess time felt different in these old days back then. no flying, no driving, no commercials, sitcoms, jobs, what so ever

[@pabloabastias]

Mussorgsky couldn't write music. he played incredibly good piano, and he was a master with the improvisation. His friends helped him writing his pieces for him. Then Ravel came and orchestred this. It stills a masterpiece.

[@mitchlg531]

That opening trumpet solo always bring a smile to my face. The tone, resonance, and vibrato is breathtaking

[@aaronjackson7166]

Completely understand. It doesn’t even sound like it can be produced by a human being.

[@zmanrockz6358]

Well technically it wasn’t.

[@AG-hl7bg]

I'm still in my mother's womb and I love this

[@celtiberian]

Just for this to show up first for me: 0:00 Promenade 1:39 Gnomus 4:07 Promenade 5:07 The old castle 9:47 Promenade 10:20 Tuileries 11:18 Bydlo 13:58 Promenade 14:46 Ballet of the unhatched chicks 15:59 Two jews - one rich, the other poor 18:16 The market place, Limoges 19:37 The catacombs 22:04 With the dead in a dead language 23:46 The hut on hen's legs 27:09 The great gate of Kiev

[@jojoUK120]

celtiberian a

[@avnisharma8017]

celtiberian thanks

[@user-eo3ve7bo3h]

thank you very much :)

[@earthofspace1964]

There is a poor jew?

[@f13ry]

My favourite part is Promanade

[@cyrille-gauvinfrancoeur6199]

Don't forget Maurice Ravel who orchestrated this marvelous piece of music ! Mussorgsky piano verion is fantastic but what will it be without Ravel ? :)

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Cyrille-Gauvin Francoeur You are right .

[@brucehutchison3946]

Atta boy, Maurice!

[@LordQueezle]

I actually prefer this over the original piano piece. Don't get me wrong, I love the piano solo, and one day hope to perform part of it at least. But I feel like the whole orchestra better captures the drama and grandeur of the piece. (Especially the Great Gate of Kiev!) My word, I love this arrangement!!

[@elainebmack]

True. With all due respect to the original piano work, Ravel's brilliant orchestral treatment brought out so many more colors and nuances. It also made it more accessible to the public. It is now a standard of the orchestral repertoire, enjoyed by millions for generations.

[@garzareal1]

So grateful to the genious of Ravel

[@2bal830]

I was here because of Emerson, Lake & Palmer... Thanks to them all, especially Keith (RIP).

[@marlhoncruz6552]

I´m too!

[@didamilica3676]

Me too...

[@user-np3mj3bf6f]

I first heard it on a Tangerine Dream album a long time ago.

[@deppurple700]

me too great musicians i play them loudly and proudly to the horror looks on people's faces as i drive on by what im trying to do is find even just one person to ask me who the hell that music is cause they found it interesting. none yet

[@Taronlusin]

I am too

[@dennisbashore5197]

When one listens to original piano version and then the Ravel full orchestral version, it's the same as when Dorothy leaves her home through the front door to step into the colorful Land of Oz. Whutta difference!!!

[@elainebmack]

Interesting perspective and quite a good comparison. Thank you!

[@patcrowe1292]

Ever since I learned the original was just piano I've wanted to hear that

[@debraking3496]

I love how Promenade winds throughout the piece tying it into one lovely "exhibit". I too really enjoyed this. Thank you!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Debra King You are ravishing ！

[@Atheneastro]

He based music on paintings. Very clever. And very inspirational.

[@user-ks5ql7mz9w]

not painting but visual images (his visual images) for me - sometimes I have a feeling that this music can be touched by hand as a canvas painting or sculpture

[@Atheneastro]

My mistake. Still cool, though.

[@pouffywall68]

pretty sure this was written in memory of painter viktor hartmann, so you were right the first time

[@TheSlicktyler]

No, this was inspired by 10 paintings from Hartmann which was one of Mussorgsky's deceased friend

[@dancovington6633]

An exhibition of Hartmann's paintings was put together by several of his friends as a sort of memorial. Mussorgsky wrote the music as a tribute and memorial. Originally it was written for piano. What we are hearing here is an orchestration of Mussorgsky's music. I could be wrong on this last point, but I believe that composer Maurice Ravel was the one who did the adaptation for orchestra.

[@androidvan]

You can tell it's good because most of the comments are in different languages.

[@benjaminmarks8765]

Да

[@doncarnal6917]

Class is international.

[@valdemar9960]

Lmaooooo

[@Mangoat2]

nuqneH 10 DIS ngo' tlhIngan, chay' QaH lo' mughwI' universal DubelmoHchugh jIH

[@karolszymanski1199]

Yup, Greetings from Poland!

[@johnlightholder6798]

The grandeur and melody of the Promenade has always touched me in a very emotional way, but not to diminish the whole of the Pictures of an Exhibition, a superb and powerful, melodic, soft and rhythmic piece from start to finish. Thanks for posting!

[@arilist5987]

I mainly listen to early 90s Barney theme songs, but I'm really enjoying this great piece of music!

[@ronbissell6375]

The Emerson Lake and Palmer version introduced me to classical music when I was 15. Now a big fan. And much older than 15.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Ron Bissell ELP is introducer，not genius . Mussorgsky is great genius

[@user-sl5ge5bp4o]

Worth it

[@jamesleonardis4995]

16:43 that trumpet solo is awesome! Bud Herseth is one of my favorite trumpet players ever.

[@johnnydollard8632]

Same here! Also, hi Cooper, how’s it going?

[@matheusdoriadearaujo3318]

(Sorry my english) Got here by accident and i have to say that this is the most beautiful piece of music i ever heard.

[@csaracho2009]

Look for everything that created Isao Tomita...!

[@Zeta4]

Matheus Doria De Araujo “Sorry my English” is literally the only sentence that isn’t phrased right. If you hadn’t apologized there wouldn’t be anything wrong with your comment lol. Except capitalizing the “I.”

[@sarlador688]

That's pretty good english

[@breckon2684]

Your English is actually quite decent

[@zmanrockz6358]

Why do people apologize for their English before typing out a perfect English sentence?

[@JakeParker]

At age 62 with 59 years either training for or making a living from the music of the masters I just had an 'ahhaa' moment. We're cover bands!

[@usandthemx]

So, you started training at 3 That's funny

[@witchbitchgirl]

usandthemx You never know, some musicians start as soon as they can walk. 😅

[@elainew.5301]

@@usandthemx There are a lot of people who start that early 😂

[@bluepolarbear]

The editing at The Hut on Hen's legs cracked me up. 23:46

[@milktea1994]

Haha, same. It's so dramatic.

[@micahokusa6633]

It's so edgy it could be a table.

[@samudrummer27]

DUN DUN DUNDUNDUN DUN DURUN DUNDUNDURUNDURUN

[@adamnottelling1686]

The clock of doom has struck midnight!

[@CryonicCrusader]

Heh, because of the editing and the sound of the music, The Hut on Hen's Legs always pops into my mind whenever I see the soccer team name Chicken Inn FC :-p (Obscure, I know, but welcome to my brain XD )

[@jarhead9887]

Such powerful and moving music! The closing bells in "The Great Gate of Kiev" nearly bring me to tears!

[@KyleHohn]

Let's just get this over with: [Smug statement about this video criticizing the interpretation or musicians.] [Comparing this video to Kanye West or Justin Beiber and saying how much better and sophisticated we are for listening to it] [11 year old saying they learned this last year] [Old guy writing about how he knew Mussorgsky back in the day.] [Large argument about something that is essentially opinion or preference]

[@shutout951]

Lol the old guy is a new one.

[@mrpankau]

You forgot "Who else listening to this in 2015?!?!".

[@yugoroth1]

Is that old man Methuselah? Mussorgsky died in 1881, so...

[@Dragonsauras66]

You forgot the overused copypasta making fun of those people. Aka your cancerous comment.

[@KyleHohn]

Toby Auker I wrote it myself; so no linguine in these comments.

[@OlgaNovakauskiene]

Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Bravo !! Thank you

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Olga Novakauskiene You are ravishing ！

[@alanfoster6589]

Mussorsky gave us this, Night on Bald Mountain, Khovanshina, Boris Gudunov, and more. One wonders what he might have written had he not died at 42.

[@melissawickersham9912]

Alan Foster Mussorgsky died at a young age? Very sad.

[@randyrhine1656]

This leaves me completely shattered and drained. Spectacular music that is extremely visual.

[@johnries5593]

Bless Ravel for making baritone/euphonium a solo instrument in his arrangement (it happens so seldom in orchestral arrangements of anything).

[@darthtowel1538]

Drum and Bass head here, but absolutely love this piece.

[@evanhammerman616]

One of the best days of my life was when I attended The New York Philharmonic perform this along with a famous children's book illustrator who drew pictures while the music played.

[@matthewlawrence705]

I am choreographing a children's ballet to this based on pictures becoming alive in a gallery..........love this music!!

[@rebeccajohnson11]

Im going to see the Chicago Symphony Orchestra play this in two days!!

[@AnjiViolin09]

How was the concert? What did they play?

[@Shoesberg]

Parle à mon cul, ma tête est malade ...

[@AudreyDurden]

Rebecca Johnson how was the show

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Rebecca Johnson You are ravishing ！

[@MeHomer]

How was it 2 years later?

[@TranquilinoTorresmochas]

Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Superb Masterpiece !!!!!!!

[@jakesterofawesum2994]

The CD of this piece has been stuck inside the car radio for a year. I have probably listened to this about 70+ times. If you played ANY 10 second phrase of this piece, I would instantly recognize Pictures at an Exhibition.

[@spencerlewinson]

+jakesterofawesum same with the Scheherazade and the planets

[@eashw]

+Spencer Lewinson freaking scheherazade i can recognize in like two measures

[@xXROTATORXx]

+theewok629 I can usually recognize pieces by a random chord or random 2 notes in it, but only pieces that I've listened to hundreds of times. Other ones it takes me a couple of measures

[@DucksDeLucks]

So you've ruined the piece for you by being too lazy to get it out of the car radio. I'm that way too. We're both losers.

[@SchwarzeWitwe2]

It doesn't magically morph into the Best of Queen? Lame. ;)

[@alenirsic3500]

I was honored that I played his music 2 weeks ago. Playing as he wrote.

[@katiekilgore6918]

This is one of my all-time favorite classical pieces, and that says a lot. I absolutely love classical music. I'm a trumpeter, so hearing Bud Herseth play that glorious passage in the beginning, as well as the melody in the Great Gate of Kiev, is just short of a religious experience. I'm only 19, so I never got the opportunity to hear him live. I can't express what I would give to have that opportunity now. This music is some of the most beautiful and deeply expressive music I've ever heard. It's only fitting that this recording was made by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Solti. One of the greatest orchestras ever under one of the greatest maestros ever playing one of the best classical pieces ever. It's a match made in heaven.

[@ethhics]

I fucking love Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle

[@cellogirl11rw55]

Katie K It's so encouraging to hear other young people like myself getting this excited about classical music. 😁

[@ethhics]

It is mostly because i did not listen to radio music, but things my dad put on, like classical, jazz, organ music etc cellogirl11RW

[@cellogirl11rw55]

ethics Cool! I got into classical music when I started taking piano lessons and one of my school music teachers recommended a radio station to me.

[@katiekilgore6918]

cellogirl11RW classical music is literally one of my favorite genres to listen to! I love listening to it, and I love it whenever I get an opportunity to play it. I just find it to be very beautiful. :-)

[@crazeechickee11]

Guess whose band is playing this in February...we're so screwed, but we all love this.

[@sab3rm4st3r99]

Well if you all love it you should be okay; I find that if one has true passion for what they do then the enjoyment in doing so makes it easier for them to accomplish their tasks. Also good luck.

[@stevenbaggett3691]

How did it go

[@cocosanel2627]

Ive never heard anything like this composer...out of this world

[@dick12235]

Beautiful pictures, photos, and Paintings: And Wonderful Mussorgsky Music. Thanks for the Treat.

[@mickeydefty9992]

The finale still gives me goose bumps. Totally Uplifting! 🎶🎵

[@nathanharris4105]

Finishing my homework to the great gate of Kiev. I feel as if I've accomplished something important.

[@nathanharris4105]

No, that's usually followed by guilt and feelings of inadequacy.

[@LMTR14]

NOBODY CARES!

[@emorywalker6816]

91 people upvoted.... Someone obviously cares.

[@DisForDave]

You have.

[@klaasbil8459]

LOL

[@kaysellman7717]

My favorite piece of music ever! The great Chicago Symphony with Solti conducting - the best!!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Kay Sellman You are ravishing ！

[@nikolauswilliams3124]

I love how Maurice Ravel deviates from the original piano version of the first piece by putting those whimsical interludes in between the grand intro and the main solemn theme.

[@brownie3454]

such a brilliant orchestrator

[@bohemianvegan]

I remember listening to this at Tanglewood in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I was laying on my back in the grass and looking up at the constellations.

[@lelemenyesnandusszeusz942]

I'm studying matematicsand at the same time I'm listening to this wonderful performance. My attention is totally captured by the music. Thank you. Now I switch it off that I could really learn. :)

[@danielrucker8837]

I have a playlist that I listen to whenever I study with this, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and a few other classical pieces. It is great music to study with!

[@witchbitchgirl]

Classical music really puts me in a bubble and helps me focus when I'm tired or in a noisy environment. :)

[@Ferdoune]

J'aurais aimé dire bravo et merci, à ces deux géants de la musique universelle : Sir Moussorgski et Sir Georg Solti...

[@daniellehwing4667]

Thank you Emerson, Lake and Palmer for bringing me here...

[@seigneurjesuistoipshaw.5359]

i listened to this the other week at the beach with the dog, how fantastic! 0;-]

[@seigneurjesuistoipshaw.5359]

+Adam B'stard the dog wasn't too fussed about it though!

[@noahcaldon21]

I'm doing a project on Mussorgsky in my High School Music comp class. These songs make me want to cry every time I listen to them. Pictures at an Exhibition Suite and Night on Bald Mountain are my favorite compositions by anyone. (Even though Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov came up with the idea of Pictures at an Exhibition.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Noah Caldon You are gentle

[@zsuzsannaszalay4209]

Korszakalkotó, grandiózus, örök, a zene olyan magas fokú kifejezőereje, melyben a kép hanggá, a hang lélekrezdüléssé transzformál a rezonancia mágiájával. Soha nem fog létezni olyan világpolitikai éra, amely valaha is felül tudná írni a halhatatlan, igaz művészet erejét! Ez Musszorgszky egyetemes zeneműve. Hálásan köszönöm, hogy hallhattam és láthattam. Szalay Zsuzsánna

[@weltgeist2604]

Dis is proper metal san it's fucking lit as fuck, makes me want to headbang to dem raw strings.

[@roryazul3000]

this shit is legit-- I was listening to it for school but damn now I'm bumbin this bitch in the coche.

[@jackfletcher1000]

Can't some one get rid of these perverts off the site, that shit does not shock any more

[@roryazul3000]

Jack Fletcher pervers ?!?!?!?!? :Ooooo

[@weltgeist2604]

Jack Fletcher Haha! You think I'm a pervert why? I am appreciating how raw this music is.

[@jackfletcher1000]

Really Sorry Angus, replied to the wrong post, apologies again

[@WilliamScharf]

I haven't listened to this in quite some time. This version is brilliant. Solti and the CSO nail it. The CSO was one of the best orchestras in the world under the direction of Fritz Reiner and with a short pause of about five years, Solti as director continued that success.

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

I absolutely love Mussorgsky's music!

Vielen Dank für dieses Video ! Damit wirkt die Musik einfach perfekt !

[@tommilano2000]

I was very fortunate for playing this masterpiece in my freshman year of high school. going to be a sophomore. I played flute

[@chuckbuckbobuck]

Russian classical composers rock my world!

[@benflint800]

Don't they tho? Funny, they were late to the game. First major Russian classical composer was Glinka. 1804-1857. Compare that with the Germans and the Italians who were writing operas in the 1600s. The Russian Oligarchy did not encourage classical music at first.

[@brownie3454]

they excelled too. so much character in their music

[@brownie3454]

between Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Shostakovich, Russia has probably provided us with the most talented composers

[@juriss.4551]

@@benflint800 Chatting rubbish...partly. There were many composers long before Glinka. Glinka was just kind of 1st world class known russian composer.

[@brownie3454]

@@juriss.4551 i think that's what he meant by first major Russian classical composer

[@alexd.7821]

Logged in specifically to compliment you on uploading one of the best pieces of classical music on KZbin. Mussorgsky + Ravel + Solti + CSO make for a poetic experience. Starts with an invitational stroll, and ends tremendously. The music of the hen's legs is bewitched like its inspiration Baba Yaga. Lots of great movements. Epic!

[@hykleinman3939]

Prof. Walters of Rutgers College introduced me to PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION in 1957 ! He enriched the lives of many students with the joy of CLASSICAL MUSIC. Prof. ....wherever you may be, THANK YOU !

[@WhisperingJohn]

The old ones are the best. Thanks.

[@michaelcoelho3165]

im in 7th grade band and we play this i have a solo at the first 10 measures in the old castle

[@vergil666dante8]

I bet you do. I also bet it sounds like shit

[@sherrypetrovich3461]

Unless I'm mistaken, Ravel orchestrated this. He was simply a masterful orchestrater!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Sherry Petrovich You are keenly right. From Japan

[@kims697]

So beautiful heard it the first time when I was 6 years old and love it still

[@bryansoutar5018]

Thanks ELP for introducing me to this fine piece

[@rylinmariel6431]

Bryan Soutar My parents were actually into Classical, and I grew up listening to this - discovered rock when I was 6, branched out to ALL kinds of other things, but ELP definitely brought me back to it! :)

[@bigfootpegrande]

A shame they left the Ox Cart out...

[@jessegro4]

Bryan Soutar el producto?

[@benjaminharrison5992]

I think my favorite is the 4th Promenade. The woodwind section at the beginning of this "movement" is exquisite, and the transition into the Ballet is astounding.

[@robertwest3970]

Modest Mussorgsky was one of a group of five composers referred to as, The Mighty Handful. These were Composers who were intent on creating a Nationalistic Russian music. Balakierev, considered the leader, The Mighty Handful meeting at his home once a week. Mussorgsky was considered by Balakierev to be kind of a moron. Ironically he was the most original of the group. Mussorgsky was suspicious of outside composers from other countries. A picture of Mussorgsky sits underneath the Russian Composer, Shostakovitch's composing table. Mussorgsky is one of the two composers I know that had no musical training, the other is Richard Wagner. Wickipedia - The Five, also known as the Mighty Handful and the New Russian School, were five prominent 19th-century Russian composers who worked together to create distinct Russian classical music. Mily Balakirev (the leader), César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Borodin all lived in Saint Petersburg, and collaborated from 1856 to 1870. The best musical technician of the group was Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov. He re-orchestrated some of Mussorgsky's work and mentored, which many believe is the best composer of the twentieth century, Egor Stravinsky. Some of Korsakov's works are a main stay in the symphonic literature (Scheherazade ). Stravinsky quoted some of Korsakov's melodies in the Firebird, the first of Stravinsky's ballet successes commissioned by Ballet Russes by Sergei Diaghilev, the choreographer. Two other ballet commissions for Stravinsky would follow form Diaghilev, Petrushka, and the Rite of Spring. All performed in Paris because of the Revolution in Russia. Stravinsky never returned to his native country.

[@DustBGD89]

It depends on how do you define musical training. The both of them (Wagner and Mussorgsky) did have some theoretical training. Not much, though.

[@Zachary-ro6eg]

Thanks for this

[@fractalcucumber4927]

*National, not Nationalist, idiot

[@andrewcroissant8453]

So excited to do this piece for my school's marching show this year

[@royboy56100]

Part of the Atlanta Symphony performed this at a free concert in 89 i think it was. Loved it ! ! ! I still remember ELP doing this in 77 when i saw them...Great memories as this is one of my favorite pieces!!!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

royboy56100 ELP is great introducer

[@elijahfry]

32:05, the horns leading the harmony down those few tones, through 32:32 - breathtaking passage!!

[@eyalmolchansky]

The first time i heard this piece was of the version that ELP (emerson lake and palmer) did. i heard it about 18 years ago. and then i looked up to hear the original piano version that mussorgsky wrote and the orchestrated that ravel did, and since then i fell in love with classical music. i hardly listen anymore to ELP or other rock music (though i still think it is good) but my heart has completely taken over by classical music.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Eyal Molchansky How are you ？ Your opinion is right . Genius music is stirring and touching. Give my regards from Japan . so long . ELP is not genius . Mussorgsky is great genius.

[@penguinboy123456789]

Listening to this music makes me miss playing band and symphony back in high school 😢

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Frank Dam I am sorry , higesori(髭剃り)

[@WilliamBrownGuitar]

I memorized every note of this when I was 12 (my gateway was the ELP version, of which Ravel approved!). It has remained a part of me ever since. Mussorgsky was truly inspired.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

William Brown ELP is great introducer

[@trimeldaconcepcionmcdaniel5902]

The one with the clock and the Great Gate are the movements I liked the best in this work. The Hut gave me creepy chills and the Gate was just majestic. When I was a kid I ran around the house trying to wave a stick and conduct it. Is it me or does this remind you of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture; especially at the end? I love this when you get the cymbals going with the flourishes. Anyway, it's a nice, bold piece.

[@trimeldaconcepcionmcdaniel5902]

James Brice Yes, I have and you're right. My mother played that for me also. She was Beethoven fan but she made sure we heard a full range of classical music-along with our cultural heritage of jazz. I love Russian Chant a lot too.

[@bssnplayer]

James Brice What do you mean "gives a run". R-K was WAY better than Peter Ilyich.

[@mahlerman77]

bssnplayer I'm not sure the rest of the world would agree with that statement.

[@revsteele]

+Trimelda Concepcion' McDaniels Yes, it does remind me, just a bit - of the part where the bells begin to chime always a favorite part of the 1812 -- You were blessed by your mother - The broad spectrum to which you were exposed.

[@ClaudiaVirmondMadeira]

+Trimelda Concepcion' McDaniels I agree that the last 2 movements are the most exhilarating! As to comparing it to Tchaikovsky, not really. I like this piece better than the overture.

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

5:10 onward always sends shivers down my spine. It's so beautiful.

[@emmettt.377]

My school band is doing this , I am excited to be a part of it , we're actually gonna have the Art kids make paintings for our concert.

[@bayhomeb]

Solti does a wonderful work of conducting this great piece of music by Mussorgsky!

[@nicksisco8756]

ELP does this some justice too!

[@blackphilip8369]

"Gnomus" might be one of my favorite music pieces of all time. It is so unsettling and unique, I adore it. From 3:13 it really feels like falling down a dark, bottomless pit. It scared the living shit out of me as a child. 😂😂

[@A432Hz]

Of the different interpretations of this piece, this Chicago interpretation still remains my favorite.

[@korneltakacs3692]

I don't know why, but whenever I hear the Great Gate of Kiev, I always think of loyalty, hope and home. Something that is always worth returning back to. Just like the piece itself. :D

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Kornél Takács How are you ？ Give my regards from Japan . Your opinion is right . GGK is heartilyand touching and exquisite .

[@raisinbrahms5872]

The Great Gate of Kiev, while not actually exsisting is supposed to be a gate that gaurds the inhabitants, thus making it a loyal protective monument, that also inspires new comers of the grandeur of the architecture

[@maheshmikevarma]

I first heard the Emerson Lake and Palmer version of this, and I loved it. Needless to say, when I heard the original Murssorgsky's version, I was hooked. I enjoy listening to both versions. Amazing, from start to finish.

[@bexandre2629]

Oh yeah, I came here from ELP too, and we've got the same opinion.

[@mcanvasback1]

What please is ELP? Thanks

[@maheshmikevarma]

+melissa taylor Emerson Lake and Palmer

[@maheshmikevarma]

Emerson Lake and Palmer created a rock version of this.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Mahesh Varma Great！ you are sagacious ！

[@goldiebingley9092]

Coming from a hip hop/ rock head i can appreciate this alot.

[@aeroscience9834]

How?

[@laitikas]

Aeroscience I think its about how rap tunes could easily have samples included, which would be taken from this piece of artwork.

[@aeroscience9834]

+laiticas Your joking right? Rap is not even remotely like this. Notice that in this, there is melody, dynamics, style, musical ideas, ect. Also notice, there is no profanity (and other things inappropriate to music) in this. I think its insulting to Mussorgsky to even compare this to rap.

[@laitikas]

No, I'm not joking. *You can actually take samples from anywhere you like, and you can add melodic elements to make a rap song. Anything that rocks one's boat. There are some very dramatic elements in this composition which could be a part of good rap song. Obviously you don't listen too much rap?

[@laitikas]

For example, 20:34-20:49, that short part could be easily included at least as a part of base track while making a good rap song. (Maybe speed up it little bit andloop it). Of course, another question is that we don't always need a melody. I like good melodies, but we should bear in mind that every melody is based on rhythm.

[@shishkabob984]

I've been listening to Russian composers lately, and chose Mussorgsky at random, as well as this video. I felt something with that initial play of the motif, it felt like it came out of nowhere, I found myself humming along and literally, physically moved by the music. Obviously I was like "holy shit I know this from SOMEWHERE" but I couldnt figure it out. Now ten minutes later when hearing a more brassy version of the motif BOOM it hit me: I have PLAYED this very music! Tuba, back in high school! I remembered this song in that weird strange abstract way that we remember music. Amazing. I don't remember who was directing, but I know that this song has apparently stuck with me, or at least the one motif haha, in a very powerful and deep way. Music is incredible!

[@maheshmikevarma]

This is good stuff. I want to thank the person who got me hooked onto classical music, many years ago. Before I was listening this version of Pictures at an Exhibition, I used to love, and still do, Emerson Lake & Palmers version of Pictures at an Exhibition. If you've not listen to ELP's version, then please do listen to it, when you have some down time.

[@jenniferfelan694]

After hearing the news of Keith Emerson's tragic death, ELP's music really helped me to appreciate the classical music genre. I have heard ELP do their incredible take on this piece but this version is an epic masterpiece. Thank you for posting this.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Jennifer Felan Great！Your tales is heartily gentle . You are ravishing ！ Which national person are you ？ Give my regards from Japan .so long

[@ThePrion23]

This is true for me also. The classical music i love the most I was introduced to in modern, very electrified versions in the 70's. I first heard the music of Bach and Beethoven in the recordings by Wendy Carlos, Switched on Bach and the soundtrack from A Clockwork Orange.

[@Frozenleaf28]

When you listen to the entire thing and at the end you are in literal tears.

[@scottthompson-ez1hz]

saw the seattle symphony play this with a guest conductor from san Paulo brazil and he explained about how the movements were a dedication to his deceased friend who was an artist who paintings are the subject matter of the songs. very cool.

[@jonathanreed5509]

This song is sooooooo grand and just beyond great!

[@ClassicalMusic2002]

How am I only the 10,000th person to like this?

[@celineridard948]

merci Maurice Ravel pour l'orchestration symphonique

[@danutacudak4918]

Jedyna osoba ktura dziękuję mauricowi a nie mussgrkiemi

[@Seashepherd97]

Back in autumn of 2015, I arrived at Ohio State for my first semester of undergrad. In just over a month, I’ll be graduating. My single favorite moment of my entire experience there was, and remains, watching our marching band cover this song live. No, it wasn’t exactly the same, obviously, being crunched for time and comprised entirely of brass and percussion, but it still took my breath away.

[@teetywoo3156]

Why have nearly 600 people disliked this? Don't click on it if you don't like this piece.

[@zouheiralameddine9845]

Civilization Revolution Trophy room.

[@thegreatwalrus6574]

Obviously It's most famous appearance.

[@TR20007]

I knew I wasn't the only one, such a great choice.

[@xMORBATRONx]

Yes! Great minds think alike

[@thehead6788]

Great game

[@TommyV-zk7zp]

Thank you so much I've been wondering where that was from

[@snuklens]

The Houston Symphony played this today.

[@onion420]

What a lovely rendition, this is easily one of my favorite compositions from the 18th century

[@ianstrange5674]

19th.😀

[@dbn52]

THE EPICENTER OF PERFECTION !!! Bud Herseth was the driving force behind Solti and the CSO. Thanks for posting this!

[@alexpereira830]

Thinking about the fact that this guy was literally the poorest compositioner EVER and what he has done for wonderful pieces.... Is just awesome! It shows perfectly that you, if you have the right talent, don't need much and can reach nearly everything! #inspiration

[@BuddyBoy600alt]

One of the BGM from the 1993 CD-Rom, Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions. Steve Mackall (Yes, The one who does Marsupilami) was the voice of the professor.

[@Eggbert1x]

IIRC, Promenade was on Even More Contraptions

[@ameliawright6947]

Childhood ! Incredibly bit-crushed but still MIDI goodness.

[@clessa]

Congratulations for the art you've made.

[@mirandaayoung5]

He was visiting an exhibition of pictures and was inspired to paint them in music. He was a very heavy man, and you will hear him walking ponderously from picture to picture.

[@riendutout9993]

Miranda Allison Young a doctor visiting moussorgsky (he was alcoholic as you can see in the first picture) said:"if you drink one more glass,you'll die.the great composer drank one more glass and he died.he was 42.

[@notaire2]

Farbenprächtige und gut artikulierte Aufführung dieses populären Meisterwerks mit relativ schnellen Tempi und brillanten Töne der Bläser. Danke fürs Hochladen mit guter Tonqualität!

[@danutacudak4918]

Mój żyd

[@evanhammerman616]

This has been one of my most favorite collection of musical pieces ever since we played "Great Gate of Kiev" in eighth grade ORchestra (cello).

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Evan Hammerman Your feeling is keenly

[@marinanewby9009]

"FABULOUS!", this is music. The noise that is currently popular will never compare!

[@Markus_Blewish]

ah! just gorgeous. best arrangement