Episode 2: Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky

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How to commemorate your friends by ONLY GOING AND WRITING A MASTERPIECE; this video reveals the touching story behind Mussorgky's famous suite.
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MUSIC CREDITS:
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
Work: Pictures at an Exhibition
Orchestration: Maurice Ravel (1922)
Performer: Philharmonic Orchestra of New York
Conductor: Artur Rodzinski
Year: 1946
Label: Columbia Masterworks
Catalogue No: MM641
With thanks to Emilia Strachevskaia.

Пікірлер: 271

@kmk8284 3 жыл бұрын

I've never seen this adorable version of Modest

@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Cute little man, isn't he!

@Bartokassualtdude94 2 жыл бұрын

@@ClassicsExplained SO KAWAIIIII DESUUUUUUUU!!!!

@emilyglass5313 Жыл бұрын

Makes me want to pinch his wittle chubby cheeks. 🥰

@TristanMA 8 ай бұрын

What this video covered was a piece made famous by Maurice Ravel in 1922 (who wrote Mother Goose, Bolero, Pavane for a Dead princess, Tombeu de Couperin, etc.). Night on Bald Mountain was brought to fame by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1886. Baba Yaga would be set to music by Anatoly Lyadov in 1904. The saxaophone in The Old Castle segment appeared in Bizet & Guiraud's L'Arlésienne Suites.

@justthememelordsnextdoor9120 3 жыл бұрын

0:58 Narrator: His mate Victor Hartman just died. He was only 39. Chopin: First Time?

@kmk8284 3 жыл бұрын

I know i shouldn't laugh but this is too much 🤣

@guydude439 3 жыл бұрын

Chopin: *bruh*

@ramprasada7451 3 жыл бұрын

Mozart and schubert:***Pathetic***

@petech3975 3 жыл бұрын

Ooh, that is cold!

@justthememelordsnextdoor9120 3 жыл бұрын

@@ramprasada7451 Yeah and Mendelssohn too

@Antifearn 3 жыл бұрын

I want to give poor little chubby Modest a big ol’ hug. Poor guy! 😭

@kininiwong5350 2 жыл бұрын

me too :(

@jarekwrzosek2048 2 жыл бұрын

Hartmann must be like: "Damn Modeste, your little musical tribute to me is more famous than any of my paintings! Congrats bro!" And Mussorgsky is like: "Thanks Victor, I'll drink to that!"

@joeyflute 4 жыл бұрын

Some of the pictures introduced in this video have been hanging on the wall of my music faculty, and I never understood why there were there and what they meant (especially the egg one). Now everything makes so much sense! Brilliant!

@ClassicsExplained 4 жыл бұрын

We are glad we helped adding meaning to the images! :)

@da96103 3 жыл бұрын

21st century: No one is interested in classical music anymore. London 2017: Let's design the composer like a Japanese anime character!

@user-zj4rn5pz2x 2 жыл бұрын

I don't get it

@tituscaesar 3 жыл бұрын

I am SO impressed with how this piece is presented. Brilliant. Your WONDERFUL videos should be showed in schools to get children into classical music, as part of their music education. Someone should speak to the Ministry of Education on your behalf! What an amazing contribution you have made to classical music. BRAVO!

@tituscaesar 3 жыл бұрын

Here's an idea, how about making a video about Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique. That should be fun.

@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!! Some teachers actually already include our videos into their classes and this makes us very-very happy

@jmltorres6659 2 жыл бұрын

@@ClassicsExplained Yes! I'm a teacher and I'm definitely showing this video to my students! Thank you for creating this!

@gac-berry3596 Жыл бұрын

Perhaps my favorite part about this piece is Mussorgsky's undying love for Viktor and the purely Slaivic art that they both loved to create. I think we can all understand this feeling when it comes to other people or even our own cultures.

@kprc8395 2 жыл бұрын

Criminally underrated channel

@BlutoUSN 5 жыл бұрын

If every Theory class was taught like this 🎶 might be a less narsaccitic place and more full of kindness and depth.

@petermortimer3521 4 жыл бұрын

I came here from ELP (Emerson, Lake & Palmer). They made Pictures at an Exhibition really rock!!

@LilyLawn Ай бұрын

I heard the promenade for the first time when I was 7, in a Warner Bros Cartoon. I wasn't able to identify the piece until now, almost 30 years later... thank you, I'm so grateful!!!

@ngchinkweedavid5709 6 жыл бұрын

I am definitely showing this to my students! Thank you for making this, and keep up the good work! :D

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We'll do! :) Do you teach music? Where?

@tortoisecanswim 5 жыл бұрын

He made good on his promise. I'm one of his students :D

@benjaminalderson7011 6 жыл бұрын

My friend took her children to see the Dallas Symphony Orchestra do an arrangements of excerpts from this piece today, and I shared this video with her to show to them so that they may gain a better understanding of the creative process of a magnificent composer. Thank you so much for making this video!

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this with us! This is exactly the purpose of our project!

@TristanMA Ай бұрын

Ottorino Respighi made a tryptych of pieces deticated to Sandro Botticelli, and Max Reger made four tone poems set to paintings by Arnold Böcklin.

@manligi9701 3 жыл бұрын

Will you do Night on Bald Mountain? That was actually the first piece from Modeste I played in high school and it still stays in my ears

@inthekeyofc 20 күн бұрын

Wonderful! The story of one of my favourite pieces of music told in a wonderful way.

@donnaquixote7538 6 жыл бұрын

Remarkable, this definitely needs more views.

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support!

@Acyliuss 2 ай бұрын

The "promenade" theme at 2:40 is what you hear in Civilization VI when you finish building the Hermitage Museum, perfect choice.

@bendigeidfranemmanueljones4546 6 жыл бұрын

Most marvellous musical masterclass.

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! There will be more soon!

@PippinRally 3 жыл бұрын

Great Gate of Kiev always gets me a little emotional anyway but you got me - especially that part about processing to heaven! I credit this piece with getting me into classical music. Aged 7 I had a tape from a magazine to accompany the TV show Oscar's Orchestra on one side the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, on the other the piano version of Baba Yaga and the Great Gate of Kiev. I played it over and over and over and twenty five years later Pictures at an Exhibition is my favourite piece of classical music. Really goes to show the importance of accessible classical music education (like this!).

@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much - this is a really appreciated, supportive comment. Keeping getting excited about great classical music :))

@skiks3562 Ай бұрын

Having recently listened to Pictures at an Exhibition with no context, reading the titles of each piece was... confusing to say the least. This is a great explanation.

@ClassicsExplained Ай бұрын

We have lived up to our channel's purpose!

@emilyglass5313 Жыл бұрын

This is such a fascinating piece. I remember hearing my bio Dad (may he rest in peace) practicing the Grand Promenade or Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle on his trumpet when I was little.

@SliceOfGold 6 жыл бұрын

Lucky to stumble upon this. Fantastic work, keep at it man.

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

We are the team of two - a man and a lady :) Many thanks for the warm feedback! The next video is coming soon!

@jasonvenesky987 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding

@ClassicsExplained Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! One of our first videos!

@liamleduc4098 Жыл бұрын

0:42 The five, a group of Russian composers consisting of Nikolai Rimsky-korsakov, Alexander Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky, Mily Balakirev, and Caesar Cui (left to right in that order). Their goal was to make specifically Russian classical music popular.

@itamarbar9580 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to play the masterpiece this summer in a symphony orchestra, so I'm going back to this masterpiece of a video to resume my knowledge.

@hayleysteindorf670 Жыл бұрын

This was the first video I stumbled on because I was curious. Now, I am in love with this channel because of how educational it is. Also, the ending with Modeste Mussorgsky and Viktor Hartmann reuniting in heaven is so sweet.

@ClassicsExplained 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your support always Hayley!

@jellyprintpress 2 жыл бұрын

I recently started teaching fifth grade music and I’ve been watching a lot of videos and I mean a ton. This is very well done and I love it and will use it.

@blackfalcon1324 2 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite classical piece, this is an amazing documentary.

@dahlrussell 4 жыл бұрын

I have always said that this work is one of the best works for introducing students to orchestral music. The episodic nature means there is a lot that can be "acted out". This video is wonderfully entertaining and a great introduction to understanding the story of the music.

@ClassicsExplained 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this warm feedback! We will be releasing more videos soon and hope you will enjoy them too

@Sava12242 6 жыл бұрын

Oustanding! Such a great teaching supplement, informative, entertaining, accurate, and impeccably realized. Thanks so much...you should definitely do more! Anything from the Ring Cycle, Night on Bald Mountain, Dvorak's Symphonic Poems, etc. etc etc...

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this kind feedback. You are spot on with your suggestions! Don't want to be a spoiler, but we are currently working on two of your examples :)

@alexalani10101 6 жыл бұрын

This was one of my favorite videos ever! And I’ve been on this site for a long time. Very very underrated content on this channel. Keep on the great work please! Brilliant visualizations as well.

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex! Thank you so much for your kind feedback! We’re glad you enjoyed it! We will certainly keep doing our shorts. Hopefully, number of views/subscribers is only a matter of time.

@TristanMA 9 ай бұрын

Ravel, who orchestrated Mussorgsky's Pictures, is better known for his Pavane for a Dead Infanta, Mother Goose, Le Tombeau de Couperin, and Bolero.

@auliasoemantrihardjo 4 жыл бұрын

Omggggggg this is so good, i don't know why i'm so teary at the end

@firmaith 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Levy succeeds. Great and greatly accessible explanation of a classic perennial. Maybe this video will be remembered in it's own right.

@ClassicsExplained 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We hope so :)

@colenbacher 2 ай бұрын

What a beautiful video!

@eefjegoossen4869 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Can't wait to see more videos by you guys!

@MarquiseJerusha 6 жыл бұрын

Captivating work! Well done, more please :)

@oldsteamguy 6 жыл бұрын

wonderful. thank you

@izaccsgansit3507 3 жыл бұрын

That piano suite! Now it makes so much sense why it shows up in Civilization (especially the Achievements Hall in CivRev.)

@simonacolaprisca1773 2 жыл бұрын

Why did I ever start crying at the end!?

@ilangutierrez9700 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, video is awesome. Now, I'll enjoy much more this symphony 😃

@justintan3417 6 жыл бұрын

Make more of these! I'm so glad I discovered this channel!

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

The third video is coming soon! And we will only stop when there are no more classical music pieces to explain :) We are super grateful for your support!

@Rex-wn3yf 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Simply Wow!

@mrbluemoose4296 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact for any double bassists, the Ravel version was commissioned by Koussevitzky!

@malinisnotamused5797 5 жыл бұрын

We played his works in the school orchestra today and i like it

@aisywijdan1131 2 жыл бұрын

Modest as the pink ranger is everything!

@MakePeaceAndLove 3 жыл бұрын

I need more of your videos! Your work is just too good. I am laughing as my brain rewires itself with the knowledge it is absorbing. well done, chaps

@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so so so much - we love your support :)

@-Kuru-Reichtangle-Historian- 2 жыл бұрын

I really love this piece and video!! It is described in a lovely and Modest way of remembering Hartmann and his friend

@nlv7125 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! It's a very funny and interstening video about my favourite musical piece!

@AntonHellsten 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing!! Great summary of the feelings and themes the score presents 🤩🥰

@captainbeastazoid7084 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video... Very entertaining analysis of a masterwork

@mypianoschat9475 8 ай бұрын

I'm overwhelmed at the end. Modeste had a great friendship. 😭

@nikasmorozov 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@grisha4167 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@christophe8723 2 жыл бұрын

Limoges is my youth hometown and I recognised the place depicted, I am so happy to see in it. Keep on the great work.

@avaonalee 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely perfect video and narration ✨

@jcr3500 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great explanation!

@joshuaklein8429 3 жыл бұрын

I know you don’t upload often but these videos are really great and deserve more views.

@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much - working on uploading more and more now we are seeing a real demand for it :)

@kimweonill 4 жыл бұрын

Enlightening! Thanks!

@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@deborahkogan8742 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I did see an ancient gate in Kiev when I visited in '86, which I thought was that gate...

@ontdek.jouw.instrument3380 3 жыл бұрын

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@joudys.b.4412 3 жыл бұрын

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@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

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@diarmaiddillon1568 Жыл бұрын

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@mrs.a.mayers-thomas5092 5 жыл бұрын

I love this... I show it to my kids all the time I hope you continue making videos like this for us teachers to use.... thank you

@ClassicsExplained 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this comment! We will certainly keep making these videos. And it's truly wonderful that you found our shorts suitable for your classes!

@mrs.a.mayers-thomas5092 5 жыл бұрын

@@ClassicsExplained yes yes indeed... I am in teacher in Trinidad (the Caribbean country) I cant say thank you enough for this video... will you be taking comments on suggested videos to do or just wait and see because once again my kids loved this video likewise myself

@mrs.a.mayers-thomas5092 5 жыл бұрын

@@ClassicsExplained I teach music in a secondary high school and this musical piece the kids have to know inside out for the csec cxc examination

@ClassicsExplained 5 жыл бұрын

@@mrs.a.mayers-thomas5092 We will indeed! Please let us know which pieces you'd like us to explain next

@mrs.a.mayers-thomas5092 5 жыл бұрын

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@antigraphein943 3 жыл бұрын

I feel so sad because this is amazing, but I can't show it to children I know because I live in Brazil and they can't understand.

@fromkazan 2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome. Love it. It is funny and edicatinal.

@balatsu1 6 жыл бұрын

Well made.

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lemachinelearned2240 3 жыл бұрын

I love these so much!

@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

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@issy554283 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video & channel concept, please keep making videos!

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support!

@rafaelsalomaoromano2872 3 жыл бұрын

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@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

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@mrakohk127 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video thanks

@audiocristal 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@lucasildefonso6975 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video, keep up with the good work fellas. Subscribed!

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for the nice words and for subscribing, Lucas! The third video is coming soon :)

@innasokolova736 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@antoniobrajkovic1977 5 жыл бұрын

brilliant and entertaining

@ClassicsExplained 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@Samuel-ln6qu 4 жыл бұрын

10/10 Good job

@ClassicsExplained 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@fatnoodle303 6 жыл бұрын

Hot damn what a great video!

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We are glad you liked it!

@anujacob4672 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific video ...u made it very interesting and informative yet brief..

@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much - exactly our plan :)

@TristanMA 10 күн бұрын

Respighi made an ominous Dance of the Gnomes in 1919, rivaling the Gnome in Pictures.

@tyrantfox7801 2 жыл бұрын

I cried at the end

@theproplady 4 ай бұрын

Fun fact: If you grew up in the U.S. during the 1980's, you probably first heard this music on the soundtrack of the Smurf's cartoon show. I remember, after growing up, hearing the Gnome and thinking "Hey! That's Gargamel's theme!"

@TristanMA 10 күн бұрын

Catacombs also appear in Respighi's Pines of Rome.

@sonjageuze6384 3 жыл бұрын

nicely made!!! I wish I could show this to my dutch students...

@thegrandestbazaar4800 Жыл бұрын

Very good

@ShinerCCC 8 ай бұрын

i saw a girl perform the piano version for her graduating recital with no score in front of her. The whole thing. one of my wildest memories of music school

@ArmouredLord 3 жыл бұрын

So good, please let these videos get more views

@tridux 6 жыл бұрын

How in the world do you have 70 subscribers? That is ridiculous. Your sketches are really good, I mean even making the effort of drawing stuff is already really good. This video was kinda funny, in a nutshelly and informative(y).

@ClassicsExplained 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support! Hopefully, the number of subscribers is only a matter of time. More videos- more subscribers. We are working on it!

@tridux 6 жыл бұрын

@veronicahaney6005 Жыл бұрын

Now its like 54K

@duif4b 3 жыл бұрын

Suggestion for the cherry on the cake and get everyone all teary: at 8:30 fade over to the real picture of M.M. ;D And thanks for the great video!

@kamronbyrd7628 4 жыл бұрын

Could you please do another one of these videos

@Gwydda 9 ай бұрын

Your videos are great! Mr M. was so cute

@kiwigiwih8977 4 жыл бұрын

Keep up the Good work mate ;D

@ClassicsExplained 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@TristanMA 9 ай бұрын

The saxophone used in the Old Castle section appeared in Bizet & Guiraud's Suites to L'Arlésienne.

@wadilsono 3 жыл бұрын

que maravilhoso

@Rgoid 2 жыл бұрын

Osamu Tezuka’s Pictures at an Exhibition: 3:32 Journalist 4:02 Gardener of the Artificial Landscape 4:30 Cosmetic Surgeon 4:48 Big Factory Propietor 5:03 Beatnik 5:16 Boxer 5:42 TV Talent 5:57 Zen Priest 6:42 Soldiers 7:21 Allegorical Conclusion

@americana3555 3 жыл бұрын

4:36 LOL “vache” means Cow

@martinbaai5285 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is great! I am working on a program for youngsters from high schools in and near Rotterdam who come to attend a concert of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra to hear and see this piece. We will work with animation as well and this video gives me a lot of inspiration. Thank you so much! Are you still working on more video's?

@ClassicsExplained 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback! Yes, we will be making more. We are happy to collaborate with you on your program! Feel free to drop us a line at classicsexplainers@gmail.com

@hayleysteindorf670 Жыл бұрын

The part where Mussorgsky was crying while a phonograph playing All by myself made me feel bad for him.