GreggaryPeccary (October 3, 2008 at 10:51 pm)

I think it's inappropriate for people to give you so many thumbs down. I think this should be discussed, as it was the case with Wagner's anti-Semitism. But remember, music and biography are two different things

igorek1982 (September 29, 2008 at 3:49 pm)

Kissin's verison is better indeed but note taht this is a life record from a nerve-wracking competition... I appreciate it so much regarding this fact. And you should as well

sh5105 (September 20, 2008 at 7:13 pm)

I think the Evgeni Kissin version is much better, he plays with so much more emotion.

Trepper1940 (September 17, 2008 at 3:27 am)

Completely agree with medpiano; Moussorgsky was a great composer and it is completely irrelevant if he was an alcoholic. Please, do not mix Politics with Art. You shoul admire the superb performance of Barry Douglas and forget everything else.

goodcommentguy (September 12, 2008 at 12:10 am)

hut on Chicken's legs

hetmans1 (September 4, 2008 at 10:40 pm)

I agree with Kyivcossacks,, Mussorgsky was an immoral alcoholic whose music represents Russian repression,, down with all russian communists

marra531 (July 27, 2008 at 9:58 pm)

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kyivcossacks (July 19, 2008 at 10:05 am)

Did I say Soviet? music is representative - eg try playing your favourite nazi piece at a jewish wedding and see what might happen - I would shove the disc so far up where the sun don't shine - the Russians persecuted and were almost as bad as the soviets - Mussogsky sucks big time - stupi old coot

medpiano (July 18, 2008 at 7:58 am)

I thought you learned the first time, but apparently not--there were no "deportations" as the Soviet Union hadn't been formed yet. And the "Great Gates" were just a F*CKING PICTURE (remember? "..at an exhibition?") not something Mussorgsky splattered blood on in an imperialist frenzy. Next you'll be protesting the persecution of chickens used for propping up old ladies' huts.

kyivcossacks (July 18, 2008 at 3:20 am)

Russian repression = russified title Kiev -the correct name is independant and free Kyiv - in fact Mossorgsky's music reflects a time of Russian persecution of the Ukrainian inhabitants ie deaths, prison and deportations of innocent Ukrainians - Mussorgsy infact was racist bigot oblivious to the real Kyiv - the great gates of Kyiv is covered with Ukrainian blood - while Russian sat around playing their music - represents a terrible period for the Ukrainian people. Mussorgsky sucks !