Mussorgsky

American  

[moo-sawrg-skee, -zawrg-, moo-suhrg-skyee] / mʊˈsɔrg ski, -ˈzɔrg-, ˈmu sərg skji /

Or Mussorgski

noun

1. Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich.

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Mussorgsky British  

/ mʊˈsɔːɡskɪ, ˈmusərkskij /

noun

1. Modest Petrovich (maˈdɛst pɪˈtrɔvitʃ). 1839–81, Russian composer. He translated inflections of speech into melody in such works as the song cycle Songs and Dances of Death (1875–77) and the opera Boris Godunov (1874). His other works include Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) for piano

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Mussorgsky

"Mussorgsky with this opera has challenged power - that's one reason why it is right to stage it", said director Kasper Holten depicting Boris Godunov as a story about power and cynicism.

From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2022

You could say that was also the problem with Mussorgsky, and over time we’ve come to prefer the original versions, their authenticity more meaningful than their faults.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022

I have played her Mussorgsky and she has looked alarmed and started to cry.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022

Using Liszt as an extravagant model and further happily drawing from or transforming Ravel, Mussorgsky, Dowland and others, Adès revels in his own exceptional extravagance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022

What revolutionised Debussy’s music more even than hearing Mussorgsky was a sound that came from much further afield, blown into Paris on an aromatic wind from Asia.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall