Pictures at an Exhibition (1874)

This favorite piano cycle was composed by Mussorgsky in about 3 weeks, and was inspired by the drawings and watercolors of a his friend, the painter Victor Hartmann. Many changes have been made to the score over the years but thisedition presents the work as Mussorgsky originally composed it.

Contents: Ballet of the Chicks in their Shells • Catacombae • The Gnome • Great Gate of Kiev • The Hut on Fowl's Legs • The MarketPlace in Limoges • The Old Castle • The Ox Cart • Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle • Tuileries.