Works: Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"; Reminiscences on "A Life for the Czar", for piano (2nd version of Fantasy on Glinka's themes); Phantasiestück, for piano in D flat m...
Performers:
Paley, Alexander
Founder of the group of Russian composers called 'The Mighty Handful', Mily Balakirev is known for having helped create a distinctive Russian school of music...continue...
Works: Mily Balakirev: Sonata for Piano [No. 2] in B flat minor; Toccata for piano in C sharp minor; Anatol Lyadov: Preludes (4), for piano, Op. 46; Preludes (3) for piano, Op. 36; Pieces (4) for piano, Op....
Performers:
Alexeyev, Anya
The Russian Music Box is a collection of Russian piano music from the turn of the 20th century. This undeservedly forgotten yet sublimely beautiful repertoire,...continue...
Works: Mily Balakirev: The Lark; Sonata for Piano [No. 2] in B flat minor; Nocturne for piano no 3 in D minor; Scherzo for piano no 2 in B flat minor; Valse di bravura, waltz for piano no 1 in G major
Performers:
Jacobson, Julian
Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) - composer, pianist, conductor, arranger, teacher, organizer, and tireless champion of Russian music - was one of the most significant figures in...continue...
Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Hopak; Pictures at an exhibition; Mily Balakirev: Sonata for Piano [No. 2] in B flat minor
Performers:
Libetta, Francesco
A program of piano music by Russian composers, highlighted by a brilliant performance of Musorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Filling out the demanding program is...continue...
Works: Earl Wild: Adagio, for piano (after Marcello's Oboe Concerto); Jarabe Tapatio (Mexican Hat Dance), for piano; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 332; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (32) for ...
Performers:
Wild, Earl [Piano]
Works: Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"; Reminiscences on "A Life for the Czar", for piano (2nd version of Fantasy on Glinka's themes); Phantasiestück, for piano in D flat m...
Performers:
Paley, Alexander