Nationalist school · Russia
Balakirev's symphonies
The leader of the nationalist school who headed the Russian Five
- English name
- Mily Balakirev
- Life
- 1837–1910
- Country
- Russia
- Mainly active in
- St. Petersburg
- Symphony
- 2 symphonies
Fun to know
- He led the "Russian Five" together with Borodin, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Cui
- Famous for the piano fantasy Islamey, written in 1869
- He began Symphony No. 1 in 1864 and only finished it in 1897, more than 30 years later
2 symphonies
- Symphony No. 1C major · 1897 · about 41 minA symphony that took 33 years from start to finish
- Symphony No. 2D minor · 1908 · about 36 minThe last symphony of an aging Balakirev
Credits