Music
Pictures at an Exhibition
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky1874
Composed 1874. Dedicated to Vladimir Stasov.
15 movements, 32:267 pictures
"The composer has shown himself pacing here and there; sometimes loitering, sometimes hastening to get nearer to a picture; sometimes" adds Stassoff, "the joyful gait slackens — Musorgsky thinking mournfully of his dead friend."
Bydlo. A Polish cart with enormous wheels, drawn by oxen.
The creative spirit of the departed Hartmann leads me towards the skulls, and addresses them — a pale light radiates from the interior of the skulls.
Movements
On the wall
Music after this picture, with V. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques
Costume Sketch of Chicks for the Ballet Trilby
Viktor Hartmann1871
"A sketch by Hartmann for a stage scene in the ballet of Trilby." Stasov's note, in Calvocoressi (1919).
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Music after this picture, with VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle
Viktor Hartmann
"Two Polish Jews, one prosperous, the other needy." Stasov's note, in Calvocoressi (1919).
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Music after this picture, with VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle
Viktor Hartmann
"Two Polish Jews, one prosperous, the other needy." Stasov's note, in Calvocoressi (1919).
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Music after this picture, with VIII. Catacombae. Sepulcrum romanum
Viktor Hartmann
"In this drawing, Hartmann has represented himself visiting the Catacombs of Paris by lantern-light." Stasov's note, in Calvocoressi (1919).
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Music after this picture, with Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
Viktor Hartmann
"The creative spirit of the departed Hartmann leads me towards the skulls, and addresses them." Musorgsky's words above this section, in Calvocoressi (1919).
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Music after this picture, with IX. La cabane sur des pattes de poule
The Hut on Fowl's Legs: Clock in the Russian Style
Viktor Hartmann1870
"The design by Hartmann for a clock in the shape of Baba-Yaga's hut." Stasov's note, in Calvocoressi (1919).
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Music after this picture, with X. La grande porte de Kiev
Viktor Hartmann
"Hartmann's design for the construction of an entrance gate for the city of Kieff, in the massive ancient Russian style." Stasov's note, in Calvocoressi (1919).
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Sourcesread 2026-10-09
- Description
- suite for piano in ten movements by Modest MussorgskyWikidata
- Heading
- Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Kartinki s vystavkiLibrary of Congress
- Composed
- 1874 (June 2-22)IMSLP
Recordings
- Promenade
- Composer: Modest Mussorgsky (see Musopen for performance author information). http://www.musopen.com. Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsPDM-1.0Source
- I. Gnomus, Promenade, II. Il vecchio castello, X. La grande porte de Kiev
- Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky. http://www.musopen.com. Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsPDM-1.0Sources23415
- Promenade, IV. Bydło, Promenade, V. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques, VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle, VII. Limoges. Le marché, VIII. Catacombae. Sepulcrum romanum, Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) (see Musopen for performance author information). http://www.musopen.com. Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsPDM-1.0Sources578910111213
- III. Tuileries
- (See Musopen for author information). This work comes from the non profit U.S. organization Musopen where it is available at the following link: http://www.musopen.com The Musopen website requires all uploaders to "represent and warrant that content uploaded to the site is in the public domain" (see FAQ #4 ). Musopen's own works ( "Musopen Materials" and "Musopen Service", not user content or public domain content ), are fully copyrighted and may not be used freely as stated in their Terms and Conditions of Use .. Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsPDM-1.0Source
- IX. La cabane sur des pattes de poule
- Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky. This work comes from the non profit U.S. organization Musopen where it is available at the following link: http://www.musopen.com The Musopen website requires all uploaders to "represent and warrant that content uploaded to the site is in the public domain" (see FAQ #4 ). Musopen's own works ( "Musopen Materials" and "Musopen Service", not user content or public domain content ), are fully copyrighted and may not be used freely as stated in their Terms and Conditions of Use .. Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsPDM-1.0Source