Modeste Moussorgski, Dmitri Bertman

Born: 1839

Death: 1881

Biography:

Modest Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as 'The Five.' He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music. Many of his works were inspired by Russian history, Russian folklore, and other national themes. His most famous compositions include the opera Boris Godunov, the orchestral tone poem Night on Bald Mountain, and the piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition.