In one movement of this piece, written in 6/8 time, the left hand plays G-sharp in a quarter note-eighth note-quarter note-eighth note rhythm for most of the movement.
In one movement of this piece, written in 6/8 time, the left hand plays G-sharp in a quarter note-eighth note-quarter note-eighth note rhythm for most of the movement. The final movement of this piece includes a "Meno mosso, sempre maestoso" section in 2/2 time whose melody is triplet half-note chords in both hands, and a descending E-flat major scale played in octaves passed from the right hand to the left. This piece was famously performed in Sofia in 1958 by Sviatoslav Richter. A recurring movement in this piece, written in 5/4 and 6/4 time, is the "Promenade." The aforementioned movements of this piece are "The Old Castle" and "The Great Gate of Kiev." For 10 points, name this piano suite inspired by the art of Viktor Hartmann and orchestrated by Maurice Ravel, a work of Modest Mussorgsky.
In one movement of this piece, written in 6/8 time, the left hand plays G-sharp in a quarter note-eighth note-quarter note-eighth note rhythm for most of the movement.
Pictures at an Exhibition: A Remembrance of Viktor Hartmann [or Pictures from an Exhibition or Kartinki s vystavki]