Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
Bio
Glinka was born in Smolensk into a family with strong ties to the Tsars. He received lessons in piano from John Field and Charles Mayer as a teenager and began composing. He traveled to Europe and met Mendelssohn and Berlioz and then returned to Russia intent on creating a distinct Russian classical music. He is now considered the father of the Russian classical tradition and had a notable impact on The Five. The Glinka Prize was created in 1884 and early winners included Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Balakirev, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Cui.
Music
Symphony on Two Russian Themes in D Minor
Orchestral Opera Suites
String Quartet in F major
Prince Kholmsky
Trio pathétique
Ruslan and Lyudmila, Overture and Dances
Piano Music
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