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Beethoven, Ludwig van Wagner, Richard Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich Brahms, Johannes Strauss, Richard Bach, Johann Sebastian Dvorak, Antonín Mendelssohn, Felix Ravel, Maurice Schubert, Franz Stravinsky, Igor Berlioz, Hector Debussy, Claude Schumann, Robert Haydn, Franz Joseph Prokofiev, Sergei Liszt, Franz Weber, Carl Maria von Sibelius, Jean Mahler, Gustav Strauss, Johann, II Saint-Saens [Saint-Saëns], Camille Gershwin, George Copland, Aaron Bernstein, Leonard Rachmaninoff, Sergei Handel, George Frideric Shostakovich, Dmitri Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai Bartok [Bartók], Béla Rossini, Gioachino Verdi, Giuseppe Musorgsky, Modest Chopin, Frédéric Bizet, Georges Bruckner, Anton Grieg, Edvard Elgar, Sir Edward Franck, César Barber, Samuel Falla, Manuel de Smetana, Bedrich Ives, Charles Respighi, Ottorino Vivaldi, Antonio Sousa, John Philip Bruch, Max Hindemith, Paul Britten, Benjamin Repertoire metrics NY Phil
Musorgsky, Modest Rank (U1 / U2) 34 / 36 Work perf. 623 Complete perf. 392 Excerpt share 37% First season – last season 1900–01 to 2025–26 Seasons played 94 Peak season 1969–70 (3.9%) Born – died 1839–1881 Work perf. Complete perf. (same denominator)
0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 share work perf. · 1842: 0.0% work perf. · 1843: 0.0% work perf. · 1844: 0.0% work perf. · 1845: 0.0% work perf. · 1846: 0.0% work perf. · 1847: 0.0% work perf. · 1848: 0.0% work perf. · 1849: 0.0% work perf. · 1850: 0.0% work perf. · 1851: 0.0% work perf. · 1852: 0.0% work perf. · 1853: 0.0% work perf. · 1854: 0.0% work perf. · 1855: 0.0% work perf. · 1856: 0.0% work perf. · 1857: 0.0% work perf. · 1858: 0.0% work perf. · 1859: 0.0% work perf. · 1860: 0.0% work perf. · 1861: 0.0% work perf. · 1862: 0.0% work perf. · 1863: 0.0% work perf. · 1864: 0.0% work perf. · 1865: 0.0% work perf. · 1866: 0.0% work perf. · 1867: 0.0% work perf. · 1868: 0.0% work perf. · 1869: 0.0% work perf. · 1870: 0.0% work perf. · 1871: 0.0% work perf. · 1872: 0.0% work perf. · 1873: 0.0% work perf. · 1874: 0.0% work perf. · 1875: 0.0% work perf. · 1876: 0.0% work perf. · 1877: 0.0% work perf. · 1878: 0.0% work perf. · 1879: 0.0% work perf. · 1880: 0.0% work perf. · 1881: 0.0% work perf. · 1882: 0.0% work perf. · 1883: 0.0% work perf. · 1884: 0.0% work perf. · 1885: 0.0% work perf. · 1886: 0.0% work perf. · 1887: 0.0% work perf. · 1888: 0.0% work perf. · 1889: 0.0% work perf. · 1890: 0.0% work perf. · 1891: 0.0% work perf. · 1892: 0.0% work perf. · 1893: 0.0% work perf. · 1894: 0.0% work perf. · 1895: 0.0% work perf. · 1896: 0.0% work perf. · 1897: 0.0% work perf. · 1898: 0.0% work perf. · 1899: 0.0% work perf. · 1900: 0.3% work perf. · 1901: 0.0% work perf. · 1902: 0.0% work perf. · 1903: 0.0% work perf. · 1904: 0.0% work perf. · 1905: 0.0% work perf. · 1906: 0.0% work perf. · 1907: 0.0% work perf. · 1908: 0.0% work perf. · 1909: 0.0% work perf. · 1910: 0.0% work perf. · 1911: 0.0% work perf. · 1912: 0.0% work perf. · 1913: 0.5% work perf. · 1914: 0.0% work perf. · 1915: 0.1% work perf. · 1916: 1.4% work perf. · 1917: 0.0% work perf. · 1918: 0.3% work perf. · 1919: 0.9% work perf. · 1920: 0.0% work perf. · 1921: 0.1% work perf. · 1922: 0.5% work perf. · 1923: 0.1% work perf. · 1924: 1.0% work perf. · 1925: 1.2% work perf. · 1926: 0.2% work perf. · 1927: 1.3% work perf. · 1928: 0.6% work perf. · 1929: 1.5% work perf. · 1930: 0.8% work perf. · 1931: 0.1% work perf. · 1932: 0.5% work perf. · 1933: 1.4% work perf. · 1934: 2.1% work perf. · 1935: 0.6% work perf. · 1936: 1.2% work perf. · 1937: 0.4% work perf. · 1938: 0.2% work perf. · 1939: 0.2% work perf. · 1940: 0.2% work perf. · 1941: 1.0% work perf. · 1942: 1.7% work perf. · 1943: 0.7% work perf. · 1944: 1.0% work perf. · 1945: 0.7% work perf. · 1946: 0.6% work perf. · 1947: 0.6% work perf. · 1948: 0.0% work perf. · 1949: 0.0% work perf. · 1950: 0.0% work perf. · 1951: 0.8% work perf. · 1952: 1.0% work perf. · 1953: 0.4% work perf. · 1954: 1.4% work perf. · 1955: 1.1% work perf. · 1956: 0.5% work perf. · 1957: 1.0% work perf. · 1958: 0.5% work perf. · 1959: 0.5% work perf. · 1960: 0.6% work perf. · 1961: 0.1% work perf. · 1962: 0.6% work perf. · 1963: 0.1% work perf. · 1964: 0.5% work perf. · 1965: 2.1% work perf. · 1966: 1.0% work perf. · 1967: 0.0% work perf. · 1968: 0.3% work perf. · 1969: 3.9% work perf. · 1970: 0.7% work perf. · 1971: 0.6% work perf. · 1972: 0.0% work perf. · 1973: 1.6% work perf. · 1974: 0.4% work perf. · 1975: 0.8% work perf. · 1976: 0.3% work perf. · 1977: 0.5% work perf. · 1978: 0.6% work perf. · 1979: 1.0% work perf. · 1980: 0.6% work perf. · 1981: 1.3% work perf. · 1982: 1.6% work perf. · 1983: 1.0% work perf. · 1984: 0.7% work perf. · 1985: 0.7% work perf. · 1986: 0.5% work perf. · 1987: 0.0% work perf. · 1988: 0.6% work perf. · 1989: 1.8% work perf. · 1990: 0.0% work perf. · 1991: 0.0% work perf. · 1992: 1.5% work perf. · 1993: 0.7% work perf. · 1994: 1.8% work perf. · 1995: 0.5% work perf. · 1996: 0.5% work perf. · 1997: 1.0% work perf. · 1998: 0.0% work perf. · 1999: 0.2% work perf. · 2000: 0.0% work perf. · 2001: 0.5% work perf. · 2002: 2.2% work perf. · 2003: 2.6% work perf. · 2004: 2.3% work perf. · 2005: 0.0% work perf. · 2006: 1.1% work perf. · 2007: 0.0% work perf. · 2008: 2.1% work perf. · 2009: 0.1% work perf. · 2010: 0.9% work perf. · 2011: 0.5% work perf. · 2012: 1.1% work perf. · 2013: 0.8% work perf. · 2014: 0.0% work perf. · 2015: 0.1% work perf. · 2016: 0.0% work perf. · 2017: 0.6% work perf. · 2018: 0.5% work perf. · 2019: 0.0% work perf. · 2020: 0.3% work perf. · 2021: 0.0% work perf. · 2022: 0.3% work perf. · 2023: 1.8% work perf. · 2024: 0.0% work perf. · 2025: 0.5% complete perf. · 1842: 0.0% complete perf. · 1843: 0.0% complete perf. · 1844: 0.0% complete perf. · 1845: 0.0% complete perf. · 1846: 0.0% complete perf. · 1847: 0.0% complete perf. · 1848: 0.0% complete perf. · 1849: 0.0% complete perf. · 1850: 0.0% complete perf. · 1851: 0.0% complete perf. · 1852: 0.0% complete perf. · 1853: 0.0% complete perf. · 1854: 0.0% complete perf. · 1855: 0.0% complete perf. · 1856: 0.0% complete perf. · 1857: 0.0% complete perf. · 1858: 0.0% complete perf. · 1859: 0.0% complete perf. · 1860: 0.0% complete perf. · 1861: 0.0% complete perf. · 1862: 0.0% complete perf. · 1863: 0.0% complete perf. · 1864: 0.0% complete perf. · 1865: 0.0% complete perf. · 1866: 0.0% complete perf. · 1867: 0.0% complete perf. · 1868: 0.0% complete perf. · 1869: 0.0% complete perf. · 1870: 0.0% complete perf. · 1871: 0.0% complete perf. · 1872: 0.0% complete perf. · 1873: 0.0% complete perf. · 1874: 0.0% complete perf. · 1875: 0.0% complete perf. · 1876: 0.0% complete perf. · 1877: 0.0% complete perf. · 1878: 0.0% complete perf. · 1879: 0.0% complete perf. · 1880: 0.0% complete perf. · 1881: 0.0% complete perf. · 1882: 0.0% complete perf. · 1883: 0.0% complete perf. · 1884: 0.0% complete perf. · 1885: 0.0% complete perf. · 1886: 0.0% complete perf. · 1887: 0.0% complete perf. · 1888: 0.0% complete perf. · 1889: 0.0% complete perf. · 1890: 0.0% complete perf. · 1891: 0.0% complete perf. · 1892: 0.0% complete perf. · 1893: 0.0% complete perf. · 1894: 0.0% complete perf. · 1895: 0.0% complete perf. · 1896: 0.0% complete perf. · 1897: 0.0% complete perf. · 1898: 0.0% complete perf. · 1899: 0.0% complete perf. · 1900: 0.0% complete perf. · 1901: 0.0% complete perf. · 1902: 0.0% complete perf. · 1903: 0.0% complete perf. · 1904: 0.0% complete perf. · 1905: 0.0% complete perf. · 1906: 0.0% complete perf. · 1907: 0.0% complete perf. · 1908: 0.0% complete perf. · 1909: 0.0% complete perf. · 1910: 0.0% complete perf. · 1911: 0.0% complete perf. · 1912: 0.0% complete perf. · 1913: 0.2% complete perf. · 1914: 0.0% complete perf. · 1915: 0.1% complete perf. · 1916: 0.4% complete perf. · 1917: 0.0% complete perf. · 1918: 0.0% complete perf. · 1919: 0.6% complete perf. · 1920: 0.0% complete perf. · 1921: 0.0% complete perf. · 1922: 0.3% complete perf. · 1923: 0.0% complete perf. · 1924: 1.0% complete perf. · 1925: 1.1% complete perf. · 1926: 0.2% complete perf. · 1927: 0.4% complete perf. · 1928: 0.1% complete perf. · 1929: 1.1% complete perf. · 1930: 0.5% complete perf. · 1931: 0.1% complete perf. · 1932: 0.1% complete perf. · 1933: 1.2% complete perf. · 1934: 1.5% complete perf. · 1935: 0.6% complete perf. · 1936: 0.7% complete perf. · 1937: 0.1% complete perf. · 1938: 0.1% complete perf. · 1939: 0.0% complete perf. · 1940: 0.0% complete perf. · 1941: 1.0% complete perf. · 1942: 1.2% complete perf. · 1943: 0.4% complete perf. · 1944: 0.8% complete perf. · 1945: 0.1% complete perf. · 1946: 0.3% complete perf. · 1947: 0.6% complete perf. · 1948: 0.0% complete perf. · 1949: 0.0% complete perf. · 1950: 0.0% complete perf. · 1951: 0.6% complete perf. · 1952: 0.6% complete perf. · 1953: 0.0% complete perf. · 1954: 1.4% complete perf. · 1955: 0.6% complete perf. · 1956: 0.4% complete perf. · 1957: 0.8% complete perf. · 1958: 0.5% complete perf. · 1959: 0.5% complete perf. · 1960: 0.4% complete perf. · 1961: 0.1% complete perf. · 1962: 0.6% complete perf. · 1963: 0.0% complete perf. · 1964: 0.5% complete perf. · 1965: 0.4% complete perf. · 1966: 0.1% complete perf. · 1967: 0.0% complete perf. · 1968: 0.3% complete perf. · 1969: 2.8% complete perf. · 1970: 0.7% complete perf. · 1971: 0.5% complete perf. · 1972: 0.0% complete perf. · 1973: 0.4% complete perf. · 1974: 0.4% complete perf. · 1975: 0.6% complete perf. · 1976: 0.1% complete perf. · 1977: 0.2% complete perf. · 1978: 0.6% complete perf. · 1979: 0.0% complete perf. · 1980: 0.6% complete perf. · 1981: 1.3% complete perf. · 1982: 1.5% complete perf. · 1983: 0.0% complete perf. · 1984: 0.0% complete perf. · 1985: 0.7% complete perf. · 1986: 0.0% complete perf. · 1987: 0.0% complete perf. · 1988: 0.6% complete perf. · 1989: 1.3% complete perf. · 1990: 0.0% complete perf. · 1991: 0.0% complete perf. · 1992: 1.5% complete perf. · 1993: 0.7% complete perf. · 1994: 1.2% complete perf. · 1995: 0.5% complete perf. · 1996: 0.4% complete perf. · 1997: 0.5% complete perf. · 1998: 0.0% complete perf. · 1999: 0.0% complete perf. · 2000: 0.0% complete perf. · 2001: 0.5% complete perf. · 2002: 2.2% complete perf. · 2003: 0.1% complete perf. · 2004: 1.6% complete perf. · 2005: 0.0% complete perf. · 2006: 0.5% complete perf. · 2007: 0.0% complete perf. · 2008: 2.0% complete perf. · 2009: 0.1% complete perf. · 2010: 0.6% complete perf. · 2011: 0.5% complete perf. · 2012: 1.0% complete perf. · 2013: 0.7% complete perf. · 2014: 0.0% complete perf. · 2015: 0.0% complete perf. · 2016: 0.0% complete perf. · 2017: 0.6% complete perf. · 2018: 0.0% complete perf. · 2019: 0.0% complete perf. · 2020: 0.2% complete perf. · 2021: 0.0% complete perf. · 2022: 0.0% complete perf. · 2023: 0.5% complete perf. · 2024: 0.0% complete perf. · 2025: 0.0% Completed seasons. Both lines use the season's total work performances as denominator: the upper line is this composer's work performances, the lower line the part of them that are complete (no movement named). The gap is this composer's excerpts as a share of the whole season. Rank by decade Decade Rank Share 2000s 25 1.1%
Most performed works Work Work perf. Complete perf. First season Last season Rank (all) PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION (ARR. Ravel) 244 202 1929-30 2023-24 50 KHOVANSHCHINA (ARR. Rimsky-Korsakov) 102 1 1900-01 2025-26 164 NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN (ARR. Rimsky-Korsakov) 84 84 1919-20 2013-14 194 FAIR AT SOROCHINTSÏ, THE 22 0 1913-14 1984-85 670 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION (ARR. Gorchakov) 18 17 1992-93 2004-05 809 SONGS AND DANCES OF DEATH (VOICE + ORCH) (ARR. Shostakovich) 13 11 1919-20 2004-05 1054 KHOVANSHCHINA (ARR. Shostakovich) 12 0 1983-84 2025-26 1167 BORIS GODUNOV (ARR. Rimsky-Korsakov) 12 0 1930-31 1984-85 1169 BORIS GODUNOV 11 4 1932-33 1955-56 1246 JOSHUA 6 6 1913-14 1969-70 2050 SONG OF THE FLEA 6 6 1915-16 1968-69 2082 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION (ORIGINAL PIANO VERSION) 6 0 1965-66 2003-04 2160 DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB 5 5 1925-26 1969-70 2371 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION (ARR. Linckelmann) 4 0 2022-23 2025-26 2818 BORIS GODUNOV: SYMPHONIC SYNTHESIS (ARR. Stokowski) 4 4 1947-48 1947-48 2933
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