| Mily Balakirev (1837 - 1910)  RussiaMily Alexeyevich Balakirev (Russian: Милий Алексеевич Балакирев, Milij Alekseevič Balakirev) (January 2, 1837 ? May 29, 1910) was a Russian composer. He is better known today for bringing together the composers known as The Five than for his own music, with the possible exception of his Islamey: an Oriental Fantasy, which is still popular among pianists. |
