Who was Modest Petrovitch Mussorgsky?
Q: Who was Modest Petrovitch Mussorgsky?
A: Modest Petrovitch Mussorgsky was a Russian composer who was born in Karevo, Pskov district on March 21, 1839 and died in St. Petersburg on March 28, 1881.
Q: What is Mussorgsky famous for?
A: Mussorgsky is famous for his operas and songs, and for discovering new ways of writing for the voice that were both tuneful and suited to the Russian language.
Q: What is Mussorgsky's most famous opera?
A: Mussorgsky's most famous opera is Boris Godunov.
Q: What is "Night on a Bald Mountain"?
A: "Night on a Bald Mountain" is an overture composed by Mussorgsky.
Q: What is "Pictures at an Exhibition" and who orchestrated it?
A: "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a famous piece composed by Mussorgsky for the piano. It was orchestrated by Maurice Ravel many years after Mussorgsky's death, and this is the version that is usually heard today.
Q: Who re-orchestrated and "improved" some of Mussorgsky's works?
A: Composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov re-orchestrated and "improved" some of Mussorgsky's works.
Q: What do people think about Mussorgsky's original compositions in recent years?
A: In recent years, people have started to think that what Mussorgsky wrote originally was better than the re-orchestrated versions by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
