# Russian Piano Masterpieces

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Professor Marina Frolova-Walker, Peter Donohoe CBE
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Music
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/russian-piano)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Musorgsky was a proficient, but not virtuosic pianist, and most of his piano music is comprised of unambitious salon pieces. On the basis of these modest exploits, no one could have predicted his Pictures at an Exhibition.

## Lectures

1. [Russian Piano Masterpieces: Musorgsky](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-russian-piano/57789359e568) (YouTube)
2. [Russian Piano Masterpieces: Rachmaninov](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-russian-piano/c6df055d96a0) (YouTube)
3. [Russian Piano Masterpieces: Scriabin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-russian-piano/d06dab8f7dff) (YouTube)
4. [Russian Piano Masterpieces: Stravinsky](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-russian-piano/6d6f6756ad57) (YouTube)
5. [Russian Piano Masterpieces: Prokofiev](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-russian-piano/26bcc4a42565) (YouTube)
6. [Russian Piano Masterpieces: Shostakovich](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-russian-piano/fd4ef6c7ecc1) (YouTube)