Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky, Modest)
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Performances
Recordings
For Piano solo (Composer)
Complete Performance
*#251520 - 30.88MB - 33:43 - (4) - - !N/!N/!N - 2247x⇩
Chiara Bertoglio (Piano)
Chiara Bertoglio
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Complete Performance
*#74101 - 29.31MB - 32:01 - (11) - - !N/!N/!N - 10096x⇩
Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Promenade
1. Gnomus
*#72431 - 10.10MB - 4:24 - (58) - - !N/!N/!N - 11264x⇩
[Promendate II]
2. Il Vecchio Castello
*#72432 - 12.64MB - 5:31 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 4051x⇩
[Promenade III]
3. Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants après jeux)
*#72433 - 3.59MB - 1:34 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 2127x⇩
Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
9. Избушка на курьих ножках (Баба-Яга)
10. Богатырские ворота (В стольном городе во Киеве)
*#72436 - 26.81MB - 11:43 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 3473x⇩
Mikhail Arkadiev, piano
Moscow: Mikhail Arkadiev
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The Promenade [V] before Limoges is omitted in this recording.
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Synthesized/MIDI
Complete
For Piano solo (Composer)
Movements 1-2
*#280629 - 10.44MB - 11:23 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 25x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
QuinnMason (2013/5/11)
Movements 3-6
*#280630 - 9.52MB - 10:23 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 12x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
QuinnMason (2013/5/11)
Movements 7-8
*#280631 - 7.12MB - 7:46 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 10x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
QuinnMason (2013/5/11)
Movements 9-10
*#280632 - 9.42MB - 10:17 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 14x⇩
MP3 file (audio)
QuinnMason (2013/5/11)
Katsuhiro Oguri (MIDI), Garritan Steinway
Quinn Mason
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Selections
For Piano solo (Composer/Knuth)
Synthesized MIDI
Altena: Jürgen Knuth
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For String Orchestra (Rondeau)
1. Promenade
*#228693 - 1.51MB - 1:38 - (7) - - !N/!N/!N - 987x⇩
2. The Troubadour
*#228694 - 2.43MB - 2:39 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 255x⇩
3. Promenade
*#228695 - 0.39MB - 0:25 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 123x⇩
4. Children Quarrelling at Play
*#228696 - 1.09MB - 1:11 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 134x⇩
5. Promenade
*#228697 - 0.82MB - 0:54 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 89x⇩
6. The Ox-Cart
*#228698 - 2.37MB - 2:35 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 161x⇩
7. Promenade
*#228699 - 0.76MB - 0:49 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 81x⇩
9. The Gnome
*#228701 - 2.68MB - 2:55 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 155x⇩
10. Rich and Poor
*#228702 - 2.00MB - 2:11 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 85x⇩
11. The Market Place
*#228703 - 1.17MB - 1:16 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 64x⇩
12. In the Catacombs
*#228704 - 3.11MB - 3:23 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 95x⇩
13. The Old Witch
*#228705 - 2.68MB - 2:55 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 175x⇩
14. The City Gates
*#228706 - 3.08MB - 3:21 - (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 306x⇩
MIDI
Michel Rondeau
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1. Promenade
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2. The Troubadour
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3. Promenade
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4. Children Quarrelling at Play
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5. Promenade
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6. The Ox-Cart
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7. Promenade
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9. The Gnome
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10. Rich and Poor
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11. The Market Place
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12. In the Catacombs
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13. The Old Witch
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14. The City Gates
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MIDI
Michel Rondeau
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Sheet Music
Piano Scores
Complete score
*#85544 - 1.67MB, 35 pp. - (19) - V/V/V - 42634x⇩
PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Carolus (2010/11/22)
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
First edition (reprint)
St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1886). Plate 1560.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1918.
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Complete Score
*#272845 - 2.52MB, 48 pp. - (2) - V/V/V - 1007x⇩
Otto Gustav Thümer (1848-1917)
London: Augener, 1914. Plate 14816
From the uploader's library. A well printed and carefully edited score with an "Explanatory Note" by Una Artevelde Taylor.
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Complete Score
*#10719 - 2.35MB, 47 pp. - (18) - V/V/C - 19402x⇩
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Harold Bauer (1873-1951)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1922. Plate 30738
Based upon the first edition of the score (Bessel, 1886)
"The editor has in a few instances slightly modified the passage-work, in the interest of clarity and brilliance. A few repetitions have been omitted and the notation has been changed wherever the original version appeared unnecessarily obscure"
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Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
*#107726 - 6.76MB, 45 pp. - (0) - V/V/V* - 4062x⇩
PDF scanned by piupianissimo
piupianissimo (2011/7/2)
Complete Score (filter) (Preview)
*#107727 - 5.43MB, 45 pp. - (18) - V/V/V* - 5351x⇩
PDF scanned by piupianissimo
piupianissimo (2011/7/2)
Pavel Lamm (1882-1951)
M.P. Mussorgsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.VIII, series 2 (pp.5-45) (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1931. Plate M. 12024 Г.
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1960).
scan: score scanned at 600dpi
filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning
I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are too small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite. You may ask me for a manually cleaned version.
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Complete Score (Preview)
*#01571 - 2.54MB, 41 pp. - (0) - V/V*/V* - 8153x⇩
Complete Score (Preview)
*#41547 - 1.83MB, 41 pp. - (23) - V/V*/V* - 11797x⇩
Pavel Lamm (1882-1951)
M.P. Mussorgsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.VIII, series 2 (pp.124-64) (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1939. Plate M. 16612 Г.
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1990. (#41547)
First edition solely based on the Author's manuscript.
IMSLP#1571 is a first engraving, witch also contains extensive notes in Russian and French about the differences between different primary sources.
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Selections
Engraving files (Capella)
*#229051 - 0.00MB, ? pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 388x⇩
Altena: Jürgen Knuth
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete
For Orchestra (Ravel)
Complete Orchestral Score (EU)
*#78809 - 11.40MB, 129 pp. - (29) - V/25/V - 45574x⇩
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Paris: Editions Russes de Musique, 1929.
New York: Boosey & Hawkes, n.d.(after 1947). Plate B. & H. 17,841.
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
600dpi
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m.kowalski49 (2011/4/16)
Violins II (EU)
*#99306 - 2.93MB, 12 pp. - (0) - V/25/V - 1737x⇩
PDF scanned by Unknown
m.kowalski49 (2011/4/16)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Paris: Editions Russes de Musique, 1929.
New York: Boosey & Hawkes, n.d.(after 1947). Plate B. & H. 16570.
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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Orchestral Score (EU)
*#01260 - 8.76MB, 147 (146 music) pp. - (9) - V/25/V - 14152x⇩
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.(ca.1965). Plate 1626
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Double Bass (Patterson)
Complete Score
*#239248 - 1.16MB, 64 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1985x⇩
Contrabass
*#239253 - 0.25MB, 9 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 871x⇩
Great River Music (ASCAP)
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However, the lawful copyright owner has generously released the file for distribution at IMSLP under one of the Creative Commons licenses or the IMSLP Performance Restricted License, which allow for the free distribution (with proper attribution) of the file with various levels of restriction with respect to the creation of derivative works, commercial usage, or public performances.
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Selections
For Orchestra (Tushmalov)
Full Score
*#67608 - 22.44MB, 80 pp. - (3) - V/V/V - 8633x⇩
Mikhail Tushmalov (1861-1896)
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1896)
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
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Flute 1/2, Piccolo
*#37501 - 1.15MB, 8 (2-9), 2 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 3680x⇩
Oboe 1/2, English Horn
*#37502 - 1.17MB, 9, 2 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 3288x⇩
Clarinet 1/2 (B♭, A), Bass Clarinet (B♭)
*#37503 - 1.56MB, 12 (2-13), 1 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 3913x⇩
Bassoon 1/2
*#37504 - 1.30MB, 11 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 2245x⇩
Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F)
*#37505 - 1.46MB, 7, 6 (2-7) pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 3491x⇩
Trumpet 1/2 (B♭, A)
*#37506 - 0.45MB, 5 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 7679x⇩
Trombone 1/2, 3/Tuba
*#37507 - 0.99MB, 5, 5 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 4990x⇩
Timpani, Glockenspiel, Bell (Chime)
Tam-Tam, Triangle, Cymbals/Bass Drum
*#37508 - 0.61MB, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 2588x⇩
Violins II
*#37512 - 0.74MB, 6 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 1541x⇩
Cellos / Basses
*#26894 - 1.17MB, 11 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 3531x⇩
Mikhail Tushmalov (1861-1896)
St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1896)
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
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For String Orchestra (Rondeau)
Complete Score
*#280122 - 1.06MB, 95 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 63x⇩
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Notenschreiber (2013/5/6)
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Notenschreiber (2013/5/6)
Violins II
*#280124 - 0.42MB, 17 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 10x⇩
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Notenschreiber (2013/5/6)
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Notenschreiber (2013/5/6)
Violins III (Violas)
*#280126 - 0.43MB, 18 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 10x⇩
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Notenschreiber (2013/5/6)
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Notenschreiber (2013/5/6)
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Notenschreiber (2013/5/6)
Engraving files (Finale)
*#228586 - 5.01MB, ? pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 195x⇩
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Notenschreiber (2013/5/6)
Michel Rondeau
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For 5 Violas d'amore (Fine)
Nos.1-9 - Complete Score
*#240610 - 0.76MB, 21 pp. - (1) - !N/!N/!N - 218x⇩
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Elaine Fine (2012/7/6)
Complete Parts
*#240611 - 2.31MB, 50 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 99x⇩
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Elaine Fine (2012/7/6)
Elaine Fine
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1-9 (Promenade through Chicks in their Shells) transcribed and, in some cases, transposed.
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For Piano 4 hands (Tushmalov-Schaefer)
Complete Score
*#59098 - 3.63MB, 68 pp. - (5) - V/V/V - 3989x⇩
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Morel (2010/3/15)
Color Cover
*#59099 - 1.09MB, 1 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 569x⇩
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Morel (2010/3/15)
Aleksandr Schaefer (1866–1914)
after the orchestration by Mikhail Tushmalov (1861-1896)
St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d. Plate 4278.
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Il vecchio castello (No.2)
For 3 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello (Fine)
Complete Score and Parts
*#240612 - 0.63MB, 12 pp. - (1) - !N/!N/!N - 508x⇩
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Elaine Fine (2012/7/6)
Elaine Fine
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Very easy third violin and 2nd viola parts
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General Information
| Work Title | Картинах с выставки |
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| Alternative Title | Tableaux d'une Exposition - Bilder einer Austellung - Pictures at an Exhibition |
| Composer | Mussorgsky, Modest |
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| Movements/Sections | 16 (including Promenades)
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| Year/Date of Composition | 1874 (June 2-22) |
| First Publication | 1886 (possibly 1887) – St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., Plate 1560, 35 pages. |
| Dedication | Vladimir Stassov |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Piano |
| External Links | Wikipedia article |
Misc. Comments
About the piano versions
Pictures at an Exhibition was composed originally for piano. The work did not appear in print until 1886* (five years after the composer's death), when an edition by the composer's great friend Nikolay Rimski-Korsakov was published by the St. Petersburg firm V. Bessel & Co. (plate 1560). This first publication was not a completely accurate representation of Mussorgsky's score, but presented a revised text that introduced a few editorial changes, along with a few errors and misreadings. In contrast to the drastic revisions he made to Boris Godunov, Rimsky's editorial changes to this work were relatively minor - despite some extravagant claims to the contrary by the editors of subsequent scores issued by Western publishers. [The Wikipedia article linked below repeats this widespread mis-characterization of Rimsky's editorial changes.] The most significant change can be found in the Bydlo movement, where Mussorgsky's original dynamic scheme - starting with a fortissimo - was replaced with one of Rimsky's own invention starting with pianissimo. This, along with the other few changes, was repeated in a number of subsequent editions and orchestrations, including the very famous one prepared in 1922 by Maurice Ravel.
Only in 1931, more than half a century after the work's composition, was Pictures at an Exhibition published in a scholarly edition in agreement with the composer's manuscript.
*The censor's approval date on page 2 of the Bessel score is 11 September 1886. However, the date of the catalogue listings on the inside back over is 19 January 1887.
About the orchestrations
The only orchestration that is public domain in the US is the partial one prepared in 1891 by Rimski-Korsakov's conducting and composition student Mikhail Tushmalov (1861-1896). This was published by Bessel that year and issued in a corrected version sometime after Tushmalov's death. Tushmalov's orchestration has been reprinted by Kalmus and is currently (August 2006) available for sale by them.
Ravel's orchestration includes: 3 Flutes (2 doubling Piccolo), 3 Oboes (3rd doubling English Horn), 2 Clarinets (in Bb and A), Bass Clarinet (in Bb and A), 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, Alto Saxophone in Eb, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Triangle, Snare Drum, Whip, Ratchet, Cymbal, Bass Drum, Gong, Glockenspiel, (Tubular) Bells (Eb), Xylophone, Celeste, 2 Harps and Strings. Orchestration was begun in May of 1922 and completed later that Fall with "The Great Gate of Kiev" the first to be transcribed. It was first performed on October 19, 1922 by Serge Koussevitzky at the Paris Opéra and published in 1929 in a joint issue by Edition Russe de Musique in Berlin and Boosey & Hawkes in New York.
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