There are few pieces of music as visually evocative as Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Written in memory of artist Viktor Hartmann, the piece is a musical depiction of an art exhibition. WBJC's Jonathan Palevsky discusses the history of this piece and how Ravel's orchestration of the work, originally composed only for piano, brings it to life.

This podcast was originally released in the 2017-18 season. Musical samples in BSO podcasts are provided by the Naxos Music Library.

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