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 this edition 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 Market Place in Limoges • The Old Castle • The Ox Cart • Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle • Tuileries.
Song List:
- Ballet Of The Chicks In Their Shells
- Catacombae
- The Gnome
- Great Gate Of Kiev
- The Hut On Fowl's Legs
- The Market Place In Limoges
- The Old Castle
- The Ox Cart
- Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle
- Tuileries
