- Born: January 02, 1837 in
- Genre: Easy Listening
- Influenced by: Mikhail Glinka
- Followed By: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Similar Artists: Alexander Borodin, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
A Russian composer of vocal, piano, and orchestral music, and mentor to many important Russian composers of the time. Balakirev was one of the group of Russian nationalist composers known as "The Mighty Five." ~ Blue Gene Tyranny, All Music Guide
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