1. Home
  2. »
  3. Genres
  4. »
  5. Classical
  6. »
  7. Romantic
  8. »
  9. Mily Balakirev

Mily Balakirev

Share
  • Overview
  • Albums
  • Tracks
  • Similar Artists
Mily Balakirev Radio

Top Tracks

More
  • Play
    Options
    Queue
    4:56
    Valse Melancholique (Waltz No. 2 in F minor)
  • Play
    Options
    Queue
    10:29
    Caprice Brillant Sur "La Jota Aragonesa"
  • Play
    Options
    Queue
    8:41
    Capriccio
  • Play
    Options
    Queue
    4:37
    Au Jardin

Latest Albums

More
thumbnail
Play
Queue
Options

Balakirev: Symphony No. 1 in C Major

Feb 2010
thumbnail
Play
Queue
Options

The Piano Works, Vol.3 - Transcriptions

Jan 2004

Biography

The importance of Russian-born Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) was equal as a composer and trendsetter in the second half of the 19th century: he expanded the Russian trends of Orientalism and composed with dynamic variation technique that influenced Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky and even Tchaikovsky. Today he is known primarily for that technique and for his work promoting nationalism in Russian music.

Featured on Rhapsody

Similar Artists

More
  • Alexander Borodin
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky