title: Musorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
author:  Michael Russ 
description: This informative and wide-ranging guide places the original piano work in the context of Russian cultural life, considering in particular the work of the artist Victor Hartman, creator of the pictures that inspired Musorgsky's composition.
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  Copyright © 2012 Omnibus Press  
  This edition © 2012 Omnibus Press  
  (A Division of Music Sales Limited, 14-15 Berners Street, London W1T 3LJ)
  
  
  EISBN: 978-0-85712-781-5
  
  
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  Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders of the photographs
  in this book, but one or two were unreachable. We would be grateful if the
  photographers concerned would contact us.
  
  
  A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library.
  
  
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