Let me give a general reminder that anyone is encouraged to submit requests (or just send a nice message) to this blog, even though it's been a while since I've posted anything (I've been pretty busy.... posts are most likely going to be much less frequent for the indefinite future most likely). Since it has been a while, however, I figure that if I'm going to post something new after a long hiatus, I should come back with something big. So here it is; somehow I have neglected to post this favorite classic by the great Russian composer Mussorgsky. A lot of his work was revised by Rimsky-Korsakov, which partially made it more palatable, though perhaps sacrificed a little bit of the uniqueness of Mussorgsky. Here we have one such revision, Night on Bald Mountain. Indeed it is a remarkable classic, but it was the revision which is better known than the original from Boris Godunov, and it is the revision we find here. This is not to say anything less about the revision; it is a lot of fun, and one of the best examples of classical music that has found a its place in mainstream society. It is always an enjoyable piece to listen to.










