When Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky died in 1881, his 1867 orchestral composition NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN (completed in 1867) had not been published. It became much better known when it was used in ...
Peter Oundjian leads the orchestra at this summer's Grand Teton Music Festival in a concert performance of "Night on Bald Mountain," by Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881).
This performance includes Mussorgsky’s "Night on Bald Mountain," which tells a musical picture of witches and spirits cavorting at midnight in an infernal dance; the effervescent "First Cello Concerto ...