My Choice 313 - Mussorgsky: Night on Bare Mountain

NOTE: This video may not be suitable for little children or people with a weak heart.

Night on Bald Mountain is a composition by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky that exists in at least two versions — a seldom performed 1867 version or a later (1886) and very popular 'fantasy for orchestra' arranged by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, A Night on the Bare Mountain, based on the vocal score of the "Dream Vision of the Peasant Lad" (1880) from The Fair at Sorochyntsi with some revisions, most notably the omission of the choir. There is also a version orchestrated by twentieth-century conductor Leopold Stokowski; this is the version used in the now-classic 1940 Walt Disney animated film Fantasia.

Inspired by Russian literary works and legend, Mussorgsky made a witches' sabbath the theme of the original tone poem, completed in 1867.

Video by Alfred with the help of Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech, Mosta, Malta.
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[97641282]

The pictures are a little scary,but the music is brilliant.

Thanks Alfred.

[malpen04]

Hope you won't dream about them, John :))

[beadsstitcher]

very well done!thanks alfred.

[malpen04]

Were you scared Maria? :))  Thanks.

[mychoicealfred5]

@offyougonow1007  Never entered my mind. Which Mahler's composition are you referring to? Not sure if Mahler has anything this style of music but I may be wrong.

[offyougonow1007]

Something about this reminds me a great deal of Mahler's work. Does anyone else notice such a similarity or is it just me?

[mychoicegrech]

@TheNaomiengland Glad it brought you some fond memories and thanks for your comments

[TheNaomiengland]

My teacher Miss Thomas used to read my this as a child. I still love Dream Vison of the peasent land