Mily Balakirev (1 janv. 1836 – 1 janv. 1910)

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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.

Balakirev
A. Slavic Disharmony
1. Dissension existed among Russian composers, who tended to fall into the camps
forming in Germany.
2. Balakirev aligned with the more progressive ideas; Rubenstein held to a more conservative line.
a. A piano virtuoso, Rubenstein sought to raise Russian music training to a more professional level by importing master teachers (paid for by aristocratic patrons).
3. Balakirev, in response, formed the New Russian School.
a. He gathered a group around him to defend Russian music against the Germans. This group, kuchka (bunch), is known as the “Mighty Five” or “Mighty Handful.”
b. They were Balakirev, Cui, Borodin, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov.
4. Even though they claimed status as Russian composers, Glinka was the only Russian
composer they claimed. Thus, they claimed legitimacy as a group because of their ethnicity.

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