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Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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The Russian Hymn for the Romantic Era

The second section of this grand finale is a Russian hymn, as you are baptized in Christ. Morsorksky actually marks this music to be played without expression. Another extremely rare marking for the romantic era. And yet another jarring transition brings us back to the Kiev theme, but this time with cascading scales down. Once again Ravel writes a beautiful arrangement  with a warm brass corral aided by the scales given to the strings.

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