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Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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Mizzork Skis's Promenade

Mizzork Skis was apparently a fast walker, and if we take that tempo marking seriously, he also apparently quite a detailed one. Listening to the piano version, there is a wonderful and easy flow to the music. We hear the call and response between the single line and the harmonized version of it. For each miniature plus the promenades, I'll compare the original piano version to an arrangement, usually to Ravels.

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