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Mily Balakirev

real name Милий Алексеевич Балакирев

Mily Balakirev is credited on 183 albums across 872 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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872

Credits

183

Albums

8

Decades active

3

In collections

Biography

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Russian composer, pianist, conductor, head of the "Могучая кучка" / "Mighty Handful" / "The Five"
Born: January 2, 1837 (December 21, 1836 O.S.), Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire
Died: May 29 (16 O.S.), 1910, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Best known for his nationalistic compositions and his support of and influence on other composers such as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexander Borodin, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

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Credited work

872 releases · 183 albums · active 1952–2026

  • Performance · 909
  • Other credits · 101

Studios: Grand Hall Of The Moscow Conservatoire · Kingsway Hall · Abbey Road Studios · Carnegie Hall

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Balakirev
  • Various
  • M. Balakirev
  • Tchaikovsky
  • Mussorgsky
  • Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Borodin
  • Simon Barere

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