Though the first published version of this piece appeared in 1886, it was not until Maurice Ravel created an Orchestral version of Pictures From An Exhibition in 1922 that the world awoke to the magnificence of the work. Originally created to honour a deceased artist friend of Mussorgsky’s by creating musical impressions of his art works at an exhibition, the work also represents the composer’s version of Russian national music, a cause to whichMussorgsky was dedicated.The music includes transla...

• Ballet Of The Chickens In Their Shells
• Bydlo
• Catacombae
• Gnom
• Il Vecchio Castello
• Limoges, The Market Place
• Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle
• The Great Gate Of Kiev
• The Hut On A Fowl's Legs
• Tuileries