Viktor Hartmann
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Oct 18, 2026
Peter CudlipHOST
Let's get to the music, and just a quick aside, some of these performances were recorded in less than ideal circumstances with rudimentary technology.
Peter CudlipHOST
The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky's 1874 work Pictures at an Exhibition, a series of short works each describing a painting, sketch or watercolour by Mussorgsky's friend Viktor Hartmann, who had died the previous year, is today best known as an incredible orchestral showcase.
Peter CudlipHOST
But Mazowski actually wrote it for solo piano.
Peter CudlipHOST
It was Maurice Ravel's orchestration 49 years later that gained the work its ongoing fame.
Peter CudlipHOST
Let's get to the music, and just a quick aside, some of these performances were recorded in less than ideal circumstances with rudimentary technology.
Peter CudlipHOST
The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky's 1874 work Pictures at an Exhibition, a series of short works each describing a painting, sketch or watercolour by Mussorgsky's friend Viktor Hartmann, who had died the previous year, is today best known as an incredible orchestral showcase.
Peter CudlipHOST
But Mazowski actually wrote it for solo piano.
Peter CudlipHOST
It was Maurice Ravel's orchestration 49 years later that gained the work its ongoing fame.