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The Catacombs by Victor Hartmann
-- depicted in  Pictures at an Exhibition


Catacombae (M.Brahhammer)


Pictures at an Exhibition


This piece was written in 1874 after seeing an exhibition of paintings by his friend Victor Hartman (see left).

Though some of the pictures were lost over the years, they were immortalized the  in a suite for piano.

Which LATE ROMANTIC composer wrote the piece?


    BRAHMS, Johannes (1833-97); Ger. 

    TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilich (1840-93); Rus.

   MUSSORGSKY, Modest Petrovich
             (1839-81); Russ

    SAINT-SAËNS, Camille (1835-1921); Fr.


    GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907); Norweg

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Introduction, Gnomus   (R.Finley)

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Information source: NPR on line
Listen to a montage of "Pictures at an exhibition"and hear Leonard Slatkin's take on the piece.