Night on Bald Mountain my way with. Originally composed in the sixties under the influence of [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]'s "[[Totentanz (Liszt)|Danse Macabre]]" for the piano with accompaniment of orchestra, this piece (then called "St. John's Eve", and both severely and justly criticized by [[Mily Balakirev|Balakirev]]) had long been utterly neglected by its author, gathering dust among his unfinished works. When composing [[Stepan Gedeonov|Gedeonov]]'s "[[Mlada]]", Mussorgsky had made use of the material to be found in "Night", and, introducing singing into it, had written the scene of [[Chernobog]] on Mount Triglav. That was the second form of the same piece in substance. Its third form had
Night on Bald Mountain Saturdays 22 and 29 June, new style. Upon our arrival in Paris, rehearsals commenced. The orchestra, which proved to be excellent, the men being amiable and painstaking, had been borrowed from [[Édouard Colonne|Colonne]]. Their playing in the concerts was fine... The success was considerable, with plenty of applause, but the attendance was not large. "Night on Bald Mountain" was performed at the second concert, on 29 June 1889, where it followed [[Alexander Borodin|Borodin]]'s 'Polovtsian Dances' and 'Polovtsian March' from "[[Prince Igor]]" in the second half of the program. Rimsky-Korsakov later mentions another performance of the piece, taking place on 25