List of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky

The following is a list of compositions by Russian composer, Modest Mussorgsky.

Combined sortable list

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

Category	Title	Translation	Start	End	Text Basis	Status	Pub.	Publisher
Opera	Han d'Island	Hans of Iceland	1856	1856	Hugo	Projected	—	—
Opera	Эдип в Афинах	Oedipus in Athens	1858	1861	Ozerov	Unfinished	1883
Opera	Саламбо	Salammbô	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 Peasant	1870	1870	Spielhagen	Projected	—	—
Opera	Борис Годунов	Boris Godunov	1871	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	Pugachovshchina	1877	1877	Pushkin	Projected	—	—
Orchestra	Скерцо B-dur	Scherzo in B major	1858	1858	—	Orchestration	1883	Bessel
Orchestra	Alla marcia notturna	Alla marcia notturna	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 Bohemia	1867	1867	—	Projected	—	—
Orchestra	Взятие Карса	The Capture of Kars	1880	1880	—		1883	Bessel
Orchestra	Большая сюита на среднеазиатские темы	Grand Suite on Central Asian Themes	1880	1880	—	Projected	—	—
Piano	Полька "Подпрапорщик"	Porte-enseigne	1852	1852	—		1852	Bernard
Piano	Souvenir d'Enfance	Souvenir of Childhood	1857	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 Lyudmila	1858	1858	—	Arrangement
Piano Duet	Souvenir d'une nuit d'été à Madrid	Souvenir of a Summer Night in Madrid	1858	1858	—	Arrangement
Piano	Импровизация	Impromptu	1859	1859	—	Initial Version	1939	Muzgiz
Piano	Импровизация апассионато	Passionate Impromptu	1859	1859	—	Revision	1911	Bessel
Piano	Ein Kinderscherz	Children's Games	1860	1860	—		1873	Bitner
Piano	Ein Kinderscherz	Children's Games	1859	1859	—		1934	Muzgiz
Piano Duet	Увертюра на темы трех русских песен	Overture on the Themes of Three Russian Songs	1860	1860	—	Arrangement
Piano Duet	Король Лир, музыка к трагедии Шекспира	King Lear, music to Shakespeare's Tragedy	1860	1860	—	Arrangement
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
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 monstre	1861	1861	—	Lost	—	—
Piano Duet	Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 130	String Quartet in B major, Op. 130	1862	1862	—	Arrangement
Piano	Грузинская песня	Georgian Song	1862	1862	—	Arrangement	1862	Stellovsky
Piano Duet	Ромео и Джульетта	Romeo and Juliet	1862	1862	—	Arrangement
Piano	Из воспоминаний детства	From Memories of Childhood	1865	1865	—		1934	Muzgiz
Piano	Дума	Rêverie	1865	1865	—		1911	Bessel
Piano	La Capricieuse	La Capricieuse	1865	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
Piano	Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 131	Presto, from String Quartet in C minor, Op. 131	1867	1867	—	Arrangement
Piano	Квартет для двух скрипок, альта и виолончели, Op. 135	Lento and Vivace, from String Quartet in F major, Op. 135	1867	1867	—	Arrangement
Piano	Швея	The Seamstress	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 Sea	1879	1879	—	Lost	—	—
Piano	Близ южного берега Крыма	Near the Southern Shore of the Crimea	1880	1880	—		1880	Bernard
Piano	На южном берегу Крыма	On the Southern Shore of the Crimea	1880	1880	—		1880	Bernard
Piano	Méditation	Meditation	1880	1880	—		1880	Bernard
Piano	Une Larme	A Tear	1880	1880	—		1880	Bernard
Piano	Au Village	In the Village	1880	1880	—		1882
Piano	Ярмарочная сцена из оперы "Сорочинская ярмарка"	Fair Scene from the opera Sorochyntsi Fair	1880	1880	—	Arrangement	1939	Muzgiz
Piano	Гопак веселых паробков из оперы "Сорочинская ярмарка"	Gopak of the Merry Lads from the opera Sorochyntsi Fair	1880	1880	—	Arrangement	1939	Muzgiz
Chorus	Марш Шамиля	Shamil's March	1859	1859-10-11		Projected	—	—
Chorus	Поражение Сеннахериба	The Destruction of Sennacherib	1866	1867	Byron	Initial Version	1871	Bitner
Chorus	Поражение Сеннахериба	The Destruction of Sennacherib	1874	1874	Byron	Revision	1939	Muzgiz
Chorus	Иисус Навин	Iisus Navin	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	"Every Saturday"	1864	1864		Arrangement	1931
Song	Молитва	"A Prayer"	1865	1865-02-02	Lermontov		1923	Bessel
Song	Отверженная	"The Outcast "	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"	1867	1867-09	Koltsov		1868	Iogansen
Song	Озорник	"The Urchin"	1867	1867-12-19	Mussorgsky		1871	Bessel
Song	Светская сказочка	"A Society Tale "	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 Nursery	1868	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 Dacha	1872	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 "	1870	1870-06-15	Mussorgsky		1871	Bessel
Song	Вечерняя песенка	"Evening Song"	1871	1871-03-15	Pleshcheyev		1912	Bessel
Song Cycle	Без солнца	Sunless	1874	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 Death	1875	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-Marshal"	1877	1877-06-05	Golenishchev-Kutuzov	Part of a cycle	1882	Bessel
Song	Непонятная	"The Misunderstood One"	1875	1875-12-21	Mussorgsky		1911	Bessel
Song	Не божиим громом горе ударило	"Not Like Thunder from Heaven"	1877	1877-03-05	Tolstoy		1882	Bessel
Song	Горними тихо летела душа небесами	"Softly the Spirit Flew up to Heaven"	1877	1877-03-09	Tolstoy		1882	Bessel
Song	Ой, честь ли то молодцу лён прясти	"Is It an Honor for a Young Man to Weave Flax?"	1877	1877-03-20	Tolstoy		1882	Bessel
Song	Рассевается, расступается	"It Scatters and Breaks"	1877	1877-03-21	Tolstoy		1882	Bessel
Song	Видение	"The Vision"	1877	1877-04-07	Golenishchev-Kutuzov		1882	Bessel
Song	Спесь	"Pride"	1877-05-15	1877-05-16	Tolstoy		1882	Bessel
Song	Странник	"The Wanderer"	1878	1878	Rückert		1883	Bessel
Song	Песня Мефистофеля в погребке Ауэрбаха	"Mephistopheles' Song in Auerbach's Cellar "	1879	1879	Goethe		1883