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Russian voices
From Glinka to Shostakovich: a century of Russian music, in the order it was written.
Glinka → Balakirev → Mussorgsky → Borodin → Rimsky-Korsakov → Tchaikovsky → Rachmaninoff → Scriabin → Prokofiev → Shostakovich
Pictures at an Exhibition
This guide follows Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) in nine parts: Il Vecchio Castello, Tuileries, Bydło, Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (minuet and trio), Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle, Limoges, Catacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum) / Con mortuis in lingua mortua, Baba-Yaga and The Great Gate of Kiev.
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- IIl Vecchio Castello
- IITuileries
- IIIBydło
- IVBallet of the Unhatched Chicks
- VSamuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
- VILimoges
- VIICatacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum) / mortuis in lingua mortua
- VIIIBaba-Yaga
- IXThe Great Gate of Kiev
IIl Vecchio Castello4:49–8:51
Marked e dolore (slow, singing and sorrowful), in G-sharp minor and a lilting 6/8. A low G-sharp sounds in the bass under almost the whole piece like a drone. After the short , a melancholy tune alternates between and sections, each coming back in varied form, like a singer repeating his song. Stasov described the picture as a medieval castle with a troubadour singing in front of it. The closes over the same drone.
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IITuileries9:35–10:35
IIIBydło10:36–13:06
VSamuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle15:10–17:19
VILimoges18:46–20:01
VIICatacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum) / mortuis in lingua mortua20:07–21:49
VIIIBaba-Yaga24:06–26:57
IXThe Great Gate of Kiev26:58–31:45
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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