Modest Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov) (Prom 28)
St. John witnesses a witches' Sabbath on the Bald Mountain near Kiev. It's a wild and terrifying ritual. But when the church bell chimes 6am and the sun rises, the witches vanish.
A Night On The Bare Mountain' describes a short story in which St. John witnesses a witches' Sabbath on the Bald Mountain near Kiev. It's a wild and terrifying ritual. But when the church bell chimes 6am and the sun rises, the witches vanish.
Mussorgsky wrote a number of different versions of this piece and then put it aside for years. Fianlly Rimsky-Korsakov, his friend and fellow composer re-arranged the music for orchestra and this is the piece we know today.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Sir George Benjamin |
| Orchestra | The National Youth Orchestra |
| Composer | Modest Mussorgsky |
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