List of Compositions By Modest Mussorgsky

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Category Title Translation Start End Text Basis Status Pub. Publisher
Opera Han d´Island Hans of Iceland 1856 1856 Hugo Projected — —
Opera Эдип в Афинах Oedipus in Athens 1858 1861 Ozerov Unfinished 1883
Opera Salammbô (or Ливиец) Salammbô
(or The Libyan)		 1863 1866-04-10 Flaubert Unfinished 1939 Muzgiz
Opera Женитьба Marriage 1868-06-11 1868-07-08 Gogol Unfinished 1908 Bessel
Opera Борис Годунов Boris Godunov 1868-10 1869-12-15 Pushkin Initial Version 1928 Muzsektor
Opera Бобыль The Landless Peasant 1870 1870 Spielhagen Projected — —
Opera Борис Годунов Boris Godunov 1871 1872-06-23 Pushkin Revision 1874 Bessel
Opera-Ballet Млада Mlada 1872 1872 Krïlov Unfinished 1931 Muzgiz
Opera Хованщина Khovanshchina 1872-06 1880 Mussorgsky Unfinished 1883 Bessel
Opera Сорочинская ярмарка Sorochintsï Fair 1874 1880 Gogol Unfinished 1916 Bessel
Opera Пугачёвщина Pugachovshchina 1877 1877 Pushkin Projected — —
Orchestra Скерцо B-dur Scherzo in B flat major 1858 1858 — Orchestration 1883 Bessel
Orchestra Alla marcia notturna Alla marcia notturna (like a nocturnal march) 1861 1861 — —
Orchestra Симфония D-dur Symphony in D major 1861 1862 — Lost — —
Orchestra Иванова ночь на лысой горе St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain 1866 1867 — 1968
Orchestra Intermezzo symphonique in modo classico Symphonic Intermezzo in the Classic Style 1867 1867 — Revision 1883 Bessel
Orchestra Подибрад чешский Podebrad of Bohemia 1867 1867 — Projected — —
Orchestra Взятие Карса The Capture of Kars 1880 1880 — 1883 Bessel
Orchestra Большая сюита на среднеазиатские темы Grand Suite on Central Asian Themes (Transcaucasian Suite) 1880 1880 — Projected — —
Piano Porte-enseigne (Polka) Porte-enseigne (Polka) 1852 1852 — 1852 Bernard
Piano Souvenir d'Enfance Souvenir of Childhood 1857 1857 — 1911 Bessel
Piano Соната Es-dur Sonata in E flat major 1858 1858 — Lost — —
Piano Соната fis-moll Sonata in F sharp minor 1858 1858 — Lost — —
Piano Скерцо cis-moll Scherzo in C sharp minor 1858 1858 — Initial Version 1911 Bessel
Piano Скерцо cis-moll Scherzo in C sharp minor 1858 1858 — Revision 1939 Muzgiz
Piano Скерцо B-dur Scherzo in B flat major 1858 1858 — Revision
Piano Duet Персидский хор из оперы „Руслан и Людмила“ Persian Chorus from the Opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila" 1858 1858 — Arrangement
Piano Duet Souvenir d'une nuit d'été à Madrid Souvenir of a Summer Night in Madrid 1858 1858 — Arrangement
Piano Impromptu Impromptu 1859 1859 — Initial Version 1939 Muzgiz
Piano Impromptu passionné Passionate Impromptu (Recollection of Beltov and Lyuba) 1859 1859 — Revision 1911 Bessel
Piano Ein Kinderscherz Children's Games 1859 1859 — 1934 Muzgiz
Piano Duet Увертюра на три русские темы Overture on Three Russian Themes 1860 1860 — Arrangement
Piano Duet Король Лир, музыка к трагедии Шекспира King Lear, music to Shakespeare's Tragedy 1860 1860 — Arrangement
Piano Бетховен, Л.: Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 59, No. 3 Andante, from String Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No. 3, by Beethoven 1859 1859 — Arrangement
Piano Ein Kinderscherz Children's Games 1860 1860 — 1873 Bitner
Piano Duet Соната C-dur Sonata in C major 1860 1860 — Unfinished
Piano Preludium in modo classico Prelude in the Classic Style 1860 1860 — Lost — —
Piano Intermezzo in modo classico Intermezzo in the Classic Style 1860 1861 — Initial Version 1873 Bitner
Piano Intermezzo in modo classico Intermezzo in the Classic Style 1867 1867 — Revision 1939 Muzgiz
Piano Menuet monstre Menuet monstre 1861 1861 — Lost — —
Piano Duet Бетховен, Л.: Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 130 Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 130 1862 1862 — Arrangement
Piano Грузинская песня Georgian Song 1862 1862 — Arrangement 1862 Stellovsky
Piano Из воспоминаний детсва From Memories of Childhood 1865 1865 — 1934 Muzgiz
Piano Дума Rêverie 1865 1865 — 1911 Bessel
Piano La Capricieuse La Capricieuse 1865 1865 — 1939 Muzgiz
Piano Бетховен, Л.: Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 59, No. 2 Allegretto, from String Quartet in e minor, Op. 59, No. 2, by Beethoven 1867 1867 — Arrangement
Piano Бетховен, Л.: Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 131 Presto, from String Quartet in c-sharp minor, Op. 131, by Beethoven 1867 1867 — Arrangement
Piano Бетховен, Л.: Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 135 Lento and Vivace, from String Quartet in F major, Op. 135, by Beethoven 1867 1867 — Arrangement
Piano Швея (скерцино) The Seamstress (Scherzino) 1871 1871 — 1872 Bernard
Piano Картинки с выставки Pictures from an Exhibition 1874 1874 — 1886 Bessel
Piano Буря на черном море Storm on the Black Sea 1879 1879 — Lost — —
Piano На южном берегу Крыма (Гурзуф у Аю-Дага) On the Southern Shore of the Crimea (Gurzuf at Ayu-Dag) 1880 1880 — 1880 Bernard
Piano Близ южного берега Крыма Near the Southern Shore of the Crimea (Capriccio) 1880 1880 — 1880 Bernard
Piano Méditation (feuillet d'album) Meditation (album leaf) 1880 1880 — 1880 Bernard
Piano Une Larme A Tear 1880 1880 — 1880 Bernard
Piano Au Village (Quasi Fantasia) In the Village (Quasi Fantasia) 1880 1880 — 1882
Piano Ярмарочная сцена из оперы Сорочинская ярмарка Fair Scene from the opera Sorochintsï Fair 1880 1880 — Arrangement 1939 Muzgiz
Piano Гопак веселых паробков из оперы Сорочинская ярмарка Gopak of the Merry Lads from the opera Sorochintsï Fair 1880 1880 — Arrangement 1939 Muzgiz
Chorus Марш Шамиля Shamil's March 1859 1859 Projected — —
Chorus Поражение Сеннахериба The Destruction of Sennacherib 1866 1867 Byron Initial Version 1871 Bitner
Chorus Поражение Сеннахериба The Destruction of Sennacherib 1874 1874 Byron Revision 1939 Muzgiz
Chorus Иисус Навин Iisus Navin 1874 1877-07-02 The Bible 1883 Bessel
Chorus Three Vocalises 1880 1880 —
Chorus Пять Русских народных песен Five Russian Folksongs 1880 1880 Anonymous Unfinished
Song Сельская песня Rustic Song 1857 1857-04-18 Grekov Initial Version 1911 Bessel
Song Где ты, звёздочка? Where Art Thou, Little Star? 1858-06-03 1858-06-04 Grekov Orchestration
Song Где ты, звёздочка? Where Art Thou, Little Star? 1863-66 1863-66 Grekov Revision
Song Meines Herzens Sehnsucht Longing of My Heart 1858 1858 Anonymous 1907
Song Отчего, скажи, душа-девица Tell Me Gentle Maiden 1858 1858-07-31 Anonymous 1867 Iogansen
Song Весёлый час The Joyous Hour 1858-59 1858-59 Koltsov Initial Version
Song Весёлый час The Joyous Hour 1863-66 1863-66 Koltsov Revision 1923
Song Листья шумели уныло Leaves Rustled Sadly 1859 1859 Pleshcheyev 1911 Bessel
Song Что вам слова любви? What are Words of Love to You? 1860 1860 Ammosov 1923
Song Много есть у меня теремов и садов Many Are My Palaces and Gardens 1863 1863 Koltsov 1923
Song Песнь старца Old Man's Song 1863 1863-08-13 Goethe 1911 Bessel
Song Царь Саул Tsar Saul 1863 1863 Byron 1871 Bessel
Song Но если-бы с тобою я встретиться могла But If I Could Meet Thee Again 1863 1863-08-15 Kurochkin 1923
Song Дуют ветры, ветры буйные Wild Winds Blow 1864 1864-03-28 Koltsov 1911 Bessel
Song Калистратушка Kalistratushka 1864 1864-05-22 Nekrasov Initial Version
Song Калистрат Kalistrat 1864 1864 Nekrasov Revision
Song Ночь Night 1864 1864-04-10 Pushkin Initial Version
Song Ночь Night 1868 1868 Pushkin Revision 1871 Bessel
Song Duet Ogni sabato (Canto Popolare Toscano) Every Saturday (Tuscan Popular Song) 1864 1864 Arrangement 1931
Song Молитва A Prayer 1865 1865 Lermontov 1923
Song Отверженная (Опыт речитатива) The Outcast (An essay in recitative) 1865 1865 Holz-Miller 1923
Song Колыбельная песня Cradle Song 1865 1865 Ostrovsky Initial version
Song Спи, усни, крестьянский сын Sleep, go to sleep, peasant son 1865 1865 Ostrovsky Revision 1871 Bessel
Song Малютка Little One 1866 1866 Pleshcheyev 1923
Song Желание Desire 1866 1866 Heine 1911
Song Из слёз моих From My Tears 1866 1866 Heine
Song Светик Савишна Darling Savishna 1866 1866 Mussorgsky 1867 Iogansen
Song Ах, ты, пьяная тетеря Ah, You Drunken Sot 1866 1866 Mussorgsky 1926
Song Семинарист The Seminarist 1866 1866 Mussorgsky 1870 Benicke
Song Гопак Gopak 1866 1866 Shevchenko Initial Version
Song Гопак Gopak 1868 1868 Shevchenko Revision 1868 Iogansen
Song Песнь Ярёмы Yaryoma's Song 1866 1866 Shevchenko Lost — —
Song На Днепре On the Dnieper 1879 1879-12-23 Shevchenko Revision 1888
Song Еврейская песня Hebrew Song 1867 1867-06-12 Mey 1868 Iogansen
Song Стрекотунья-белобока Magpie Whitesides 1867 1867-08-26 Pushkin 1871 Bessel
Song По грибы Gathering Mushrooms 1867 1867-08 Mey 1868 Iogansen
Song Пирушка The Banquet (or The Feast) 1867 1867-09 Koltsov 1868 Iogansen
Song Озорник The Urchin (or The Ragamuffin) 1867 1867-12-19 Mussorgsky 1871 Bessel
Song Светская сказочка (Козёл) A Society Tale (The Goat) 1867 1867-12-23 Mussorgsky 1868 Iogansen
Song По над Доном сад цветёт A Garden by the Don Blooms 1867 1867-12-23 Koltsov 1883 Bessel
Song Классик The Classicist 1867 1867-12-30 Mussorgsky 1870 Arngold
Song Сиротка The Orphan 1868 1868 Mussorgsky 1871 Bessel
Song Колыбельная Ерёмушки Yeryomushka's Lullaby 1868 1868-03-16 Nekrasov 1871 Bessel
Song Детская песенка A Child's Song 1868 1868 Mey 1871 Bessel
Song Cycle Детская The Nursery 1868 1872 Mussorgsky 1872 Bessel
Song С няней With Nanny 1868 1868-04-26 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1872 Bessel
Song В углу In the Corner 1870 1870-09-30 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1871 Bessel
Song Жук The Beetle 1870 1870-10-18 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1871 Bessel
Song С куклой With the Doll 1870 1870-12-18 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1871 Bessel
Song На сон грядущий At Bedtime 1870 1870 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1872 Bessel
Song Cycle На даче At the Dacha 1872 1880 Mussorgsky Unfinished 1882 Bessel
Song Поехал на палочке Ride on a Stick-Horse 1872 1872-09-15 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel
Song Кот Матрос The Cat 'Sailor' 1872 1872-08-15 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel
Song Раёк The Gallery
(The Peep-Show)		 1870 1870-06-15 Mussorgsky 1871 Bessel
Song Вечерняя песенка Evening Song 1871 1871-03-15 Pleshcheyev 1912 Bessel
Song Cycle Без солнца Without Sun (or Sunless) 1874 1874 Golenishchev-Kutuzov 1874 Bessel
Song В четырех стенах Within Four Walls 1874 1874 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel
Song Меня в толпе ты не узнала Thou Didst Not Know Me in the Crowd 1874 1874 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel
Song Окончен праздный шумный день The Idle Noisy Day is Ended 1874 1874 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel
Song Скучай Be bored 1874 1874 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel
Song Элегия Elegy 1874 1874 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel
Song Над рекой On the River 1874 1874 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel
Song Забытый Forgotten 1874 1874 Golenishchev-Kutuzov 1874 Bessel
Song Надгробное письмо The Epitaph 1874 1874 Mussorgsky Unfinished 1912 Bessel
Song Крапивная Гора Nettle Mountain 1874 1874 Mussorgsky Unfinished 1939 Muzgiz
Song Cycle Песни и пляски смерти Songs and Dances of Death 1875 1877 Golenishchev-Kutuzov 1882 Bessel
Song Колыбельная Lullaby 1875 1875-04-14 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel
Song Серенада Serenade 1875 1875-05-11 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel
Song Трепак Trepak 1875 1875-02-17 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel
Song Полководец The Field-Marshal 1877 1877-06-05 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel
Song Непонятная The Misunderstood One 1875 1875-12-21 Mussorgsky 1911 Bessel
Song Не божиим громом горе ударило Not Like Thunder from Heaven 1877 1877-03-05 Tolstoy 1882 Bessl
Song Горними тихо летела душа небесами Softly the Spirit Flew up to Heaven 1877 1877-03-09 Tolstoy 1882 Bessel
Song Ой, честь ли то молодцу лён прясти Is It an Honor for a Young Man to Weave Flax? 1877 1877-03-20 Tolstoy 1882 Bessel
Song Рассевается, расступается It Scatters and Breaks 1877 1877-03-21 Tolstoy 1882 Bessel
Song Видение The Vision 1877 1877-04-07 Golenishchev-Kutuzov 1882 Bessel
Song Спесь Pride 1877-05-15 1877-05-16 Tolstoy 1882 Bessel
Song Странник The Wanderer 1878 1878 Rückert 1883 Bessel
Song Песня Мефистофеля в погребке Ауэрбаха (Песня о блохе) Mephistopheles' Song in Auerbach's Cellar (Song of the Flea) 1879 1879 Goethe 1883

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