Mili Alexejevich Balakirev (1837-1910) was an important Russian composer, and a founding member of the "The Mighty Handful", who played a key role in shaping the development of Russian Romantic Music as it evolved through the 19th century. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all his wonderful music today!
Balakirev was born into a wealthy, aristocratic family. As a child he learned the piano, and he began to compose at an early age. In 1855 he met Michail Ivanovich Glinka, one of the founders of Russian national music, who convinced him to compose music rich with Russian national spirit. In the late 1850s and early 1860s, Balakirev gathered a group of composers who would later become known as ’The Mighty Handful’, whose aim was to compose inherently Russian music, and not imitate older European models. Their work influenced an entire generation of composers well into the late romantic and modern periods.
Balakirev’s intensive conducting, dramaturgical and teaching schedule did not leave a lot of time for him to work extensively as a composer. The scope of his work is therefore more focused. Pieces of note are his symphonic poem Tamara, two symphonies and his works for piano. His music was mainly influenced by Glinka, Borodin and Western European musical traditions, and like most of the composers of the "The Mighty Handful", Balakirev often worked with oriental motifs.
Orientalische Fantasie
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 383272
Fantaisie orientale
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 281157
14 Original Works
Schott Anthology Series
Band 4
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 780190
Arrangement
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 797043
Fantaisie Orientale
for: Piano
Solostimme
Item no.: 884468
für Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 207369
Violoncello, Kontrabass, Flöte, Oboe und Horn
Studienpartitur
for: KAMMERMUSIK SONSTIGE BESETZUNGEN OKTETTE
Study score
Item no.: 609485
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 207367
für Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 563886
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1344740
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 285689
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 761280
für Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1344948
Second Version
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1345090
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 165964
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 477362
für Orchester
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1343996
for: Piano
Item no.: 130547
EMB Album Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 256563
for: Piano
Item no.: 129413
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 244837
Studienpartitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 563884
for: Piano
Item no.: 383579
for: Piano
Item no.: 130546
Fantasie Orientale
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 135802
Symphonic Poem
Eulenburg Miniature Scores
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 736886
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1020700
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