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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

Biography

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Russian: Михаил Иванович Глинка, romanized: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə] ; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1804 – 15 February [O.S. 3 February] 1857) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country and is often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music. His compositions were an important influence on other Russian composers, notably the members of The Five, who produced a distinctive Russian style of music.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

3,880 releases · 672 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 4,449
  • Other credits · 401

Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Kingsway Hall · Grand Hall Of The Moscow Conservatoire · Victoria Hall, Geneva

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Tchaikovsky
  • Glinka
  • Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Feodor Chaliapin
  • Mikhail Glinka
  • M. Glinka
  • Arturo Toscanini

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