List of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky

The following is a list of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky.

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Note: The publication date is the first known date of publication, regardless of edition or fidelity to the composer's original score.

Category TitleTranslationStartEndText BasisStatusPub.Publisher Opera Han d'Island Hans of Iceland1856 1856 Hugo Projected — — Opera Эдип в Афинах Oedipus in Athens1858 1861 Ozerov Unfinished 1883 Opera Саламбо (or Ливиец) Salammbô (or The Libyan) 1863 1866-04-10 Flaubert Unfinished 1939 Muzgiz Opera Женитьба Marriage 1868-06-11 1868-07-08 Gogol Unfinished 1908 Bessel Opera Борис Годунов Boris Godunov 1868-10 1869-12-15 Pushkin Initial Version 1928 Muzsektor Opera Бобыль The Landless Peasant1870 1870 Spielhagen Projected — — Opera Борис Годунов Boris Godunov1871 1872-06-23 Pushkin Revision 1874 Bessel Opera-Ballet Млада Mlada 1872 1872 Krïlov Unfinished 1931 Muzgiz Opera Хованщина Khovanshchina 1872-06 1880 Mussorgsky Unfinished 1883 Bessel Opera Сорочинская ярмарка The Fair at Sorochyntsi 1874 1880 Gogol Unfinished 1916 Bessel Opera Пугачёвщина Pugachovshchina1877 1877 Pushkin Projected — — Orchestra Скерцо B-dur Scherzo in B major 1858 1858 — Orchestration 1883 Bessel Orchestra Alla marcia notturna Alla marcia notturna (like a nocturnal march) 1861 1861 — — Orchestra Симфония D-dur Symphony in D major 1861 1862 — Lost — — Orchestra Иванова ночь на лысой горе Night on Bald Mountain 1866 1867 — 1968 Orchestra Intermezzo symphonique in modo classico Symphonic Intermezzo in the Classic Style 1867 1867 — Revision 1883 Bessel Orchestra Подибрад чешский Podebrad of Bohemia1867 1867 — Projected — — Orchestra Взятие Карса The Capture of Kars1880 1880 — 1883 Bessel Orchestra Большая сюита на среднеазиатские темыGrand Suite on Central Asian Themes (Transcaucasian Suite) 1880 1880 — Projected — — Piano Полька "Подпрапорщик" Porte-enseigne (Polka) 1852 1852 — 1852 Bernard Piano Souvenir d'Enfance Souvenir of Childhood1857 1857 — 1911 Bessel Piano Соната Es-dur Sonata in E major 1858 1858 — Lost — — Piano Соната fis-moll Sonata in F minor 1858 1858 — Lost — — Piano Скерцо cis-moll Scherzo in C minor 1858 1858 — Initial Version 1911 Bessel Piano Скерцо cis-moll Scherzo in C minor 1858 1858 — Revision 1939 Muzgiz Piano Скерцо B-dur Scherzo in B major 1858 1858 — Piano Duet Персидский хор из оперы "Руслан и Людмила" Persian Chorus from the Opera Ruslan and Lyudmila1858 1858 — Arrangement (Glinka) Piano Duet Souvenir d'une nuit d'été à Madrid Souvenir of a Summer Night in Madrid1858 1858 — Arrangement (Glinka) Piano Импровизация Impromptu 1859 1859 — Initial Version 1939 Muzgiz Piano Импровизация апассионато (Воспоминание о Бельтове и Любе) Passionate Impromptu (Recollection of Beltov and Lyuba) 1859 1859 — Revision 1911 Bessel Piano Ein Kinderscherz Children's Games1860 1860 — 1873 Bitner Piano Ein Kinderscherz (Детские игры-уголки) Children's Games1859 1859 — 1934 Muzgiz Piano Duet Увертюра на темы трех русских песен Overture on the Themes of Three Russian Songs 1860 1860 — Arrangement (Balakirev) Piano Duet Король Лир, музыка к трагедии Шекспира King Lear, music to Shakespeare's Tragedy 1860 1860 — Arrangement (Balakirev) Piano Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 59, No. 3 Andante, from String Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No. 3 1859 1859 — Arrangement (Beethoven) Piano Duet Соната C-dur Sonata in C major 1860 1860 — Unfinished Piano Preludium in modo classico Prelude in the Classic Style 1860 1860 — Lost — — Piano Intermezzo in modo classico Intermezzo in the Classic Style 1860 1861 — Initial Version 1873 Bitner Piano Intermezzo in modo classico Intermezzo in the Classic Style 1867 1867 — Revision 1939 Muzgiz Piano Menuet monstre Menuet monstre1861 1861 — Lost — — Piano Duet Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 130 String Quartet in B major, Op. 130 1862 1862 — Arrangement (Beethoven) Piano Грузинская песня Georgian Song1862 1862 — Arrangement (Balakirev) 1862 Stellovsky Piano Duet Ромео и Джульетта Romeo and Juliet1862 1862 — Arrangement (Berlioz) Piano Из воспоминаний детства From Memories of Childhood1865 1865 — 1934 Muzgiz Piano Дума Rêverie1865 1865 — 1911 Bessel Piano La Capricieuse La Capricieuse1865 1865 — 1939 Muzgiz Piano Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 59, No. 2 Allegretto, from String Quartet in e minor, Op. 59, No. 2 1867 1867 — Arrangement (Beethoven) Piano Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 131 Presto, from String Quartet in C minor, Op. 131 1867 1867 — Arrangement (Beethoven) Piano Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 135 Lento and Vivace, from String Quartet in F major, Op. 135 1867 1867 — Arrangement (Beethoven) Piano Швея (скерцино)The Seamstress (Scherzino) 1871 1871 — 1872 Bernard Piano Картинки с выставки Pictures at an Exhibition 1874-06-02 1874-06-22 — 1886 Bessel Piano Буря на черном море Storm on the Black Sea1879 1879 — Lost — — Piano Близ южного берега Крыма (Байдарки)Near the Southern Shore of the Crimea (Baydarki) 1880 1880 — 1880 Bernard Piano На южном берегу Крыма (Гурзуф у Аю-Дага) On the Southern Shore of the Crimea (Gurzuf at Ayu-Dag) 1880 1880 — 1880 Bernard Piano Méditation (feuillet d'album) Meditation (Album Leaf) 1880 1880 — 1880 Bernard Piano Une Larme A Tear1880 1880 — 1880 Bernard Piano Au Village (Quasi Fantasia) In the Village (Quasi Fantasia) 1880 1880 — 1882 Piano Ярмарочная сцена из оперы "Сорочинская ярмарка" Fair Scene from the opera Sorochyntsi Fair1880 1880 — Arrangement (Mussorgsky) 1939 Muzgiz Piano Гопак веселых паробков из оперы "Сорочинская ярмарка" Gopak of the Merry Lads from the opera Sorochyntsi Fair1880 1880 — Arrangement (Mussorgsky) 1939 Muzgiz Chorus Марш Шамиля Shamil's March1859 1859-10-11 Projected — — Chorus Поражение Сеннахериба The Destruction of Sennacherib 1866 1867 Byron Initial Version 1871 Bitner Chorus Поражение Сеннахериба The Destruction of Sennacherib1874 1874 Byron Revision 1939 Muzgiz Chorus Иисус Навин Iisus Navin (Joshua) 1874 1877-07-02 The Bible 1883 Bessel Chorus Вокализы для трех женских голосов Vocalises for three women's voices 1880 1880 — Chorus Пять Русских народных песен Five Russian Folksongs 1880 1880 Anonymous Unfinished Song Сельская песня "Rustic Song" 1857 1857-04-18 Grekov Initial Version 1911 Bessel Song Где ты, звёздочка? "Where Art Thou, Little Star?" 1858-06-03 1858-06-04 Grekov Orchestration Song Где ты, звёздочка? "Where Art Thou, Little Star?" 1863-66 1863-66 Grekov Revision Song Meines Herzens Sehnsucht "Thou Longing of My Heart"1858 1858-09-06 Anonymous 1907 Song Отчего, скажи, душа-девица "Tell Me Why, Fair Maiden" 1858 1858-07-31 Anonymous 1867 Iogansen Song Весёлый час "The Joyous Hour" 1858-59 1858-59 Koltsov Initial Version Song Весёлый час "The Joyous Hour" 1863-66 1863-66 Koltsov Revision 1923 Bessel Song Листья шумели уныло "Leaves Rustled Sadly" 1859 1859 Pleshcheyev 1911 Bessel Song Что вам слова любви? "What are Words of Love to You?" 1860 1860 Ammosov 1923 Bessel Song Много есть у меня теремов и садов "Many Are My Palaces and Gardens" 1863 1863 Koltsov 1923 Bessel Song Песнь старца "Old Man's Song" 1863 1863-08-13 Goethe 1911 Bessel Song Царь Саул "Tsar Saul" 1863 1863 Byron Initial Version Song Царь Саул "Tsar Saul" 1863 1863 Byron Revision 1871 Bessel Song Но если-бы с тобою я встретиться могла "But If I Could Meet Thee" 1863 1863-08-15 Kurochkin 1923 Bessel Song Дуют ветры, ветры буйные "The Winds Blow, the Wild Winds" 1864 1864-03-28 Koltsov 1911 Bessel Song Калистратушка "Kalistratushka" 1864 1864-05-22 Nekrasov Initial Version Song Калистрат "Kalistrat" 1864 1864 Nekrasov Revision Song Ночь "Night" 1864 1864-04-10 Pushkin Initial Version Song Ночь "Night" 1868 1868 Pushkin Revision 1871 Bessel Song Duet Ogni sabato (Canto Popolare Toscano) "Every Saturday" (Tuscan Popular Song) 1864 1864 Arrangement (Gordigiani)1931 Song Молитва "A Prayer" 1865 1865-02-02 Lermontov 1923 Bessel Song Отверженная (Опыт речитатива) "The Outcast [Woman]" (An essay in recitative) 1865 1865-06-05 Holz-Miller 1923 Bessel Song Колыбельная песня "Cradle Song" 1865 1865-09-05 Ostrovsky Initial version Song Спи, усни, крестьянский сын "Sleep, Go to Sleep, Peasant Son" 1865 1865 Ostrovsky Revision 1871 Bessel Song Малютка "Little One" 1866 1866-01-07 Pleshcheyev 1923 Bessel Song Желание "Desire" 1866-04-15 1866-04-16 Heine 1911 Song Из слёз моих "From My Tears" 1866 1866 Heine Song Светик Савишна "Darling Savishna" 1866 1866-09-02 Mussorgsky 1867 Iogansen Song Ах, ты, пьяная тетеря "Ah, You Drunken Sot" 1866 1866 Mussorgsky 1926 Song Семинарист "The Seminarist" 1866 1866 Mussorgsky 1870 Benicke Song Гопак "Gopak" 1866 1866-08-31 Shevchenko Initial Version Song Гопак "Gopak" 1868 1868 Shevchenko Revision 1868 Iogansen Song Песнь Ярёмы "Yaryoma's Song" 1866 1866 Shevchenko Lost — — Song На Днепре "On the Dnieper" 1879 1879-12-23 Shevchenko Revision 1888 Song Еврейская песня "Hebrew Song" 1867 1867-06-12 Mey 1868 Iogansen Song Стрекотунья-белобока "Magpie Whitesides" 1867 1867-08-26 Pushkin 1871 Bessel Song По грибы "Gathering Mushrooms" 1867 1867-08 Mey 1868 Iogansen Song Пирушка "The Banquet" (or The Feast)1867 1867-09 Koltsov 1868 Iogansen Song Озорник "The Urchin" (or The Ragamuffin) 1867 1867-12-19 Mussorgsky 1871 Bessel Song Светская сказочка (Козёл) "A Society Tale (The Goat)" 1867 1867-12-23 Mussorgsky 1868 Iogansen Song По над Доном сад цветёт "A Garden by the Don Blooms" 1867 1867-12-23 Koltsov 1883 Bessel Song Классик "The Classicist" 1867 1867-12-30 Mussorgsky 1870 Arngold Song Сиротка "The Orphan" 1868 1868-04-06 Mussorgsky 1871 Bessel Song Колыбельная Ерёмушки "Yeryomushka's Lullaby" 1868 1868-03-16 Nekrasov 1871 Bessel Song Детская песенка "A Child's Song" 1868 1868 Mey 1871 Bessel Song Cycle Детская The Nursery1868 1870 Mussorgsky 1872 Bessel Song С няней "With Nanny" 1868 1868-04-26 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1872 Bessel Song В углу "In the Corner" 1870 1870-09-30 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1871 Bessel Song Жук "The Beetle" 1870 1870-10-18 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1871 Bessel Song С куклой "With the Doll" 1870 1870-12-18 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1871 Bessel Song На сон грядущий "At Bedtime" 1870 1870-12-18 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1872 Bessel Song Cycle На даче At the Dacha1872 1872 Mussorgsky Unfinished 1882 Bessel Song Поехал на палочке "Ride on a Stick-Horse" 1872 1872-09-15 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel Song Кот Матрос "The Cat 'Sailor'" 1872 1872-08-15 Mussorgsky Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel Song Раёк "The Gallery (The Peep-Show)" 1870 1870-06-15 Mussorgsky 1871 Bessel Song Вечерняя песенка "Evening Song" 1871 1871-03-15 Pleshcheyev 1912 Bessel Song Cycle Без солнца Sunless1874 1874-08-25 Golenishchev-Kutuzov 1874 Bessel Song В четырёх стенах "Within Four Walls" 1874 1874-05-07 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel Song Меня в толпе ты не узнала "Thou Didst Not Know Me in the Crowd" 1874 1874-05-19 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel Song Окончен праздный шумный день "The Idle Noisy Day is Ended" 1874 1874-05-20 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel Song Скучай "Be Bored" 1874 1874-06-02 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel Song Элегия "Elegy" 1874 1874-08-19 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel Song Над рекой "On the River" 1874 1874-08-25 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1874 Bessel Song Забытый "Forgotten" 1874 1874 Golenishchev-Kutuzov 1874 Bessel Song Надгробное письмо "The Epitaph" 1874 1874 Mussorgsky Unfinished 1912 Bessel Song Крапивная Гора "Nettle Mountain" 1874 1874 Mussorgsky Unfinished 1939 Muzgiz Song Cycle Песни и пляски смерти Songs and Dances of Death1875 1877 Golenishchev-Kutuzov 1882 Bessel Song Колыбельная "Lullaby" 1875 1875-04-14 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel Song Серенада "Serenade" 1875 1875-05-11 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel Song Трепак "Trepak" 1875 1875-02-17 Golenishchev-Kutuzov Part of a cycle 1882 Bessel Song Полководец "The Field-Marsh