One comes away from the whole with the impression of serious and expertly written works by a composer who doesn't take himself too seriously, and who has a light, humorous touch alongside his seriousness of purpose Mussorgsky lent works from his personal collection to the exhibit and viewed the show in person. The fulsome, swooning, lyrical themes have just the right ecstatic intensity, the Ondes Martenot adding its characteristically sexy voice without undue spotlighting, thereby avoiding blatant vulgarity. The girl asks, "Got any money? Buy the orginal!
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