Balakirev: Complete Piano Works / Alexander Paley (piano)

Download & Streaming: Physical Purchase: Brilliant Classics’ Spotify: Spotify playlist: Brain Training – Classical Music Composer: Mily Balakirev Artist: Alexander Paley (piano) Mily Balakirev (1837-1910) was the founder of the group of Russian composers called ‘The Mighty Handful’. Together with Borodin, Rimsky Korsakov, Cui and Mussorgsky he helped create a distinctive Russian school of music that was not reliant on the influence of the Austro German school. Studying at the St Petersburg Conservatoire, he won the praise of Glinka, and had an influence on the young Tchaikovsky. He wrote two symphonies, two piano concertos, several symphonic poems and many piano works. On these 6CDs his entire output for piano can be found.