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Modest Mussorgsky
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer renowned for his innovative contributions to Russian music in the 19th century. His compositions, particularly his operas and piano works, are celebrated for…
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Boris Godunov – Full Opera by Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov, an epic opera based on Pushkin’s play, is notoriously difficult to stage in the West. This version from Bolshoi, featuring Nesterenko as Godunov, is considered one of the…
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J.N. Hummel – Piano Concerto No. 2, Rondo
Hae-won Chang performs J.N. Hummel’s piano concerto n.2 rondo, the 3rd part, with stoicism and modest optimism. Her rendition showcases her German training and is accompanied by the Budapest Chamber…
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The Blue Danube by Strauss, Vocal Version
…modest debut, Strauss expressed regret only for the coda’s lack of success. Originally written as a satirical song with different lyrics, it was later given new, more official-sounding lyrics by…
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Carl Maria von Weber
…passion for operatic music. Pioneering Works and Musical Innovations While Weber’s output of non-operatic music was modest, it was nonetheless remarkable. He composed a Symphony in C Major, a viola…
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Gustav Mahler
…began modestly with a summer season at the provincial theater in Bad Hall, Austria. His talent, however, propelled him to more prestigious appointments in cities like Prague, Budapest, Hamburg, and…
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Claude Debussy
…china shop. His mother, Victorine, was a seamstress. Despite their modest income, the family recognized Claude’s musical talent at a tender age. At the age of seven, Claude began taking…
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Ludwig van Beethoven
…his talent, granted him a modest annual salary of 150 florins. A Brush with Mozart: The Unconfirmed Meeting The year 1787 marked a significant milestone in Beethoven’s life. In an…
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Mily Balakirev
…There, he studied composition with Karl Eisrach and Alexander Ulybyshev. It was during his time in St. Petersburg that he encountered fellow composers Modest Mussorgsky, César Cui, Alexander Borodin, and…
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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 – Featuring Anna Fedorova
Pianist Anna Fedorova and the Sinfonieorchester Sankt Gallen, conducted by Modestas Pitrenas, perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1….
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Mussorgsky – Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks with Fun Animation
Andreas Haefliger plays a splendid rendition of “Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks” from Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”…
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
…his father’s forestry work, and Gluck grew up in a modest household. Gluck displayed musical talent from early childhood. He attended the Jesuit college in Komotau (now Chomutov, Czech Republic),…
