Mephistopheles’s Song in Auerbach’s Cellar (Mussorgsky, Modest)
| Title | Mephistopheles’s Song in Auerbach’s Cellar |
| Alternative title | Song of the Flea ; Песня Мефистофеля в погребке Ауэрбаха ; Lied des Mephistopheles in Auerbachs Keller |
| Creators | Modest Mussorgsky, composer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, librettist |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | voice and piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | B minor |
| Composed | 1879 |
| First published | — |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Songs |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | voice and orchestra | Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov |
| View | Complete | voice and orchestra | Igor Stravinsky |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Bessel | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Bessel | 1911 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) Complete Score (filter) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score Flute 1/2 Oboe 1/2 Clarinet 1, 2 (A) Bassoon 1, 2 Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) Trumpet 1/2 (A) Trombone 1/2, 3 Timpani Harp Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
Bessel | — | Complete Score Piccolo, Flute 1, 2 Oboe, English Horn Clarinet 1, 2 (A) Bassoon 1, 2 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) Trumpet 1, 2 (A) Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba Timpani Harp Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | Hans Rosbaud, piano | Complete Recording |
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