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Balakirev: Grand Fantasia, 30 Songs / Krimets, Banowetz

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-05-08

Works: Mily Balakirev: Grand Fantaisie on Russian Folksongs, for piano & orchestra, Op. 4; Russian Folksongs (30), song transcriptions for piano 4 hands; Anonymous, Russian: Dormition of the Mother of God (...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Chan, Alton; Kalugina, Olga; Kolgatin, Pavel; Nikolayeva, Svetlana
Conductors: Krimets, Konstantin

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)-the leader of the group of Russian composers known as "the Mighty Handful"-was influenced by folksong from the start of his career. His...continue...