Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (Composer)
Born: 2nd January 1837, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Died: 29th May 1910, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor known today primarily for his work promoting musical nationalism and his encouragement of more famous Russian composers, notably Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. He began his career as a pivotal figure, extending the fusion of traditional folk music and experimental classical music practices begun by composer Mikhail Glinka. In the process, Balakirev developed musical patterns that could express overt nationalistic feeling. After a nervous breakdown and consequent sabbatical, he returned to classical music but did not wield the same level of influence as before.
In conjunction with critic and fellow nationalist Vladimir Stasov, in the late 1850s and early 1860s, Balakirev brought together the composers now known as The Five (a.k.a., The Mighty Handful) – the others were Alexander Borodin, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
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Popular Works: Balakirev
- Au Jardin (6)
- Barkarola (4)
- Berceuse (9)
- Capriccio (4)
- Dumka (6)
- Hebrew Melody (Yevreyskaya Melodiya) 1859 (Lermontov/Byron) (5)
- Impromptu on the themes of two Preludes by Chopin (6)
- Islamey - Oriental Fantasy (92)
- Mazurka No. 1 in A Flat (7)
- Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor (8)
- Mazurka No. 3 in B minor (7)
- Mazurka No. 4 in G flat minor (7)
- Mazurka No. 5 in D (6)
- Mazurka No. 6 in A Flat (8)
- Mazurka No. 7 in E flat minor (6)
- Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor (5)
- Nocturne No. 2 in B minor (6)
- Nocturne No. 3 in D minor (8)
- Overture on three Russian Themes (6)
- Overture: King Lear (4)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1 (8)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major (5)
- Piano Sonata in B flat minor (15)
- Polka in F sharp minor (11)
- Reminiscences of Glinka's opera 'A Life for the Czar' (4)
- Rêverie in F major (7)
- Scherzo No. 1 in B minor (6)
- Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor (9)
- Sonata in B flat minor (1905) (4)
- Spanish Melody (5)
- Suite on Pieces by Chopin for orchestra (4)
- Symphonic Poem 'Russia' (11)
- Symphonic Poem 'Tamara' (21)
- Symphony No. 1 in C major (14)
- Symphony No. 2 in D minor (9)
- The Lark (8)
- Toccata (5)
- Waltz No. 3 in D - Valse Impromptu (4)
- Waltz No. 7 in G sharp minor (5)
- Waltz No.4 in B flat (6)
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