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Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (UK: / b ə ˈ l æ k ɪ r ɛ v,-ˈ l ɑː k-/ bə-LA(H)K-i-rev, US: / ˌ b ɑː l ɑː ˈ k ɪər ɛ f / BAH-lah-KEER-ef; Russian: Милий Алексеевич Балакирев, pronounced [ˈmʲilʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsʲe(j)ɪvʲɪdʑ bɐˈlakʲɪrʲɪf] ⓘ; 2 January 1837 [O.S. 21 December 1836] – 29 May [O.S ...
Mily Balakirev (born December 21, 1836 [January 2, 1837, New Style], Nizhny Novgorod, Russia—died May 16 [May 29], 1910, St. Petersburg) was a Russian composer of orchestral music, piano music, and songs. He was a dynamic leader of the Russian nationalist group of composers of his era.
The following is a list of compositions by Russian composer Mily Balakirev. All are for solo piano unless otherwise indicated below.
Islamey: Oriental Fantasy (Russian: Исламей: Восточная фантазия), is a composition for piano by Russian composer Mily Balakirev written in 1869. Harold C. Schonberg noted that Islamey was "at one time…considered the most difficult of all piano pieces and is still one of the knucklebusters."
Mily Alexanyevich Balakirev (born Nizhny-Novgorod 2 January 1837; died St Petersburg 29 May 1910) was a Russian composer. His music sounds very Russian, and he was a very important influence on other Russian composers such as Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin and César Cui.
Russian composer, pianist, conductor and civil servant (b. 21 December 1836/2 January 1837 in Nizhny Novgorod; d. 16/29 May 1910 in Saint Petersburg), born Mily Alekseyevich Balakirev (Милий Алексеевич Балакирев).
Mily Balakirev. (1837—1910) Quick Reference. ( b Nizhny‐Novgorod, 1837 (old style 1836); d St Petersburg, 1910). Russ. composer who made major contribution to development of nationalist school.
Biography. A central figure in the early nationalistic movement of Russian music, Mily Balakirev was an inspiration to the group of composers—known as The Five—at which he was the center. His efforts and support lifted several of these young amateur composers out of obscurity and to heights greater than his own.
Mily Balakirev was an extraordinary force for the folk and indigenous music of Russia which he extolled in his numerous compositions. He warned musicians to guard against the free adaptation of the melodic and harmonic forms from southern and western Europe and to rely on the rich artistic resources of the area of eastern Europe and northern Asia.
Jul 31, 2013 · Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev ( 2 January 1837 [O.S. 21 December 1836] – 29 May [O.S. 16 May] 1910) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor known today primarily for his work...
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