Description: Widely considered the most important of the Russian nationalist composers, Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky (1839-1881) produced relatively few finished works in the course of his short life. However, his unorthodox techniques and their dramatically intense effects made a considerable impression on later composers. Among his most popular works is A Night on Bald Mountain, completed and orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov after Mussorgsky's death. The piece, full of dramatic fire, has long been a staple of the orchestral repertoire. It is perhaps best known as the music accompanying the Witches' Sabbath sequence of Disney's Fantasia. Schwann lists 45 recordings of this enduringly popular work. carefully reproduced here from an authoritative early score. This handsome, inexpensive new edition of A Night on Bald Mountain is sure to appeal to a wide audience of musicians and music lovers.

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