Pretty Pictures. (Mussorgsky)

[mikeyg]

Hey, I was just wondering if you guys think it is it worth spending ALOT of timelearning Pictures at an Exhibition?  I have no intention of having any recitals or passing any grades, so it would be purely be for my own enjoyment.  I really love all these pieces, and am willing to put the time into learning them, but I don't know if this will be benificial in the long run. 
Also, could some one rate them in order of their fifficulty.  Thanks.

[mikeyg]

I'm thinking about / using / this /edition.  Thoughts?

[infamousbr]

hm, i coulda watched jean-phillipe collard (sp?) play them in some convention, but i didnt have time. would it have been worth it??

[00range]

Go for it mikey, I've always found the pieces that I learn the fastest are the pieces I have the most passion for, and the feeling of accomplishment when one such piece is learned simply can't be matched.

[musicsdarkangel]

Go for it mikey, I've always found the pieces that I learn the fastest are the pieces I have the most passion for, and the feeling of accomplishment when one such piece is learned simply can't be matched.

yep.

[mikeyg]

Well, how does this piece compare to the Symphonic Etudes?  It's either Pictures or Etudes, so which is easier or which do you like more.














(and can someone rank the pieces in order of difficulty?)

[mikeyg]

WHY DOES NOBODY WANT TO HELP THIS POOR OLD PSYCHO? 

RATE THESE MOTHER ***RS NOW.

[montiverdirocks]

WHY DOES NOBODY WANT TO HELP THIS POOR OLD PSYCHO? 

RATE THESE MOTHER ***RS NOW.

go ahead and do it yourself.
btw symphonic etudes are really ridiculously difficult- not for the faint of heart

[steinwayguy]

Symphonic Etudes are damn hard, and harder than Pictures at an Exhibition, which is damn hard too.

[alzado]

I had quite a bit of difficulty with "Pictures at an Exhibition." 

I spent quite a few hours trying to learn them, and finally was not satisfied with my performance of them and just gave up, and moved on.

For me, anyway, some of them are harder than they look.

I do love to listen to them.

Oh, and as to your point that there would be no career advantage to learning them --  well, for true amateurs (like many of us here) there is no career advantage to learning anything.  That gives us a kind of freedom that perhaps you don't have.

Good luck to you--