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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was born in 1839, in the Karevo, district of Pskov and died in 1881 in St. Petersburg. A member of Moguchaya Kuchka (The Five), Mussorgsky was a competent pianist and a fiercely nationalist composer. In this light, his opera Boris Godunov still stands out. Before his early death (most likely due to his alcoholism which may have been influenced by mental illness), he wrote several other memorable works, some of which received orchestration from other composers, such as Pictures at an Exhibition, which Ravel orchestrated, Night on Bald Mountain, the opera Khovanshchina, and the songs The Nursery and Songs and Dances of Death.

Resources in This Category

• Classic Cat

  http://www.classiccat.net/mussorgsky_m/
  Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by the performing artists.

• Classical Archives: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

  http://www.classicalarchives.com/composer/3058.html
  Biography, complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.

• Classical Net

  http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/mussorgsky.php
  Recording highlights.

• Grave of Modest Mussorgsky

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmpid=360&GRid=1513&
  Portrait and photograph of tomb from Find a Grave.

• Modest Mussorgsky

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mussorgsky
  Wikipedia article with summary of life and works and links to related subjects and people plus portrait.

• Modest Mussorgsky: Voicing the Spirit of Russia

  http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=93
  Timeline, key works, recommended recordings, and composer quote, from Humanities Web.

• Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky

  http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A536410
  Explanation of the interaction between the music and the Hartman paintings.

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