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 | | Mily Balakirev. Music to W. Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear". Full Score. | | Elibron Classics, 2002, 167 pages |
Sample Pages We recommend to print out sample pages to evaluate the quality of a reprint. | | Mily Alexeievich Balakirev (1837-1901), list of works | | | Never afraid to speak his own mind or to cause offense, Mily Balakirev was one of the most disliked men in the world of Eastern European music - and, paradoxically, one of the most influential. The leader of the so-called "Mighty Five," Balakirev was such an outspoken proponent of new Russian music that he was ousted from his position as conductor of the Russian Musical Society; the scandal led to a severe bout of depression and a startling religious conversion that led many to believe the composer had gone insane. Balakirev's brand of Russian musical nationalism survived him by several decades and is still influential today. |
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