1837 - 1910
Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (UK: bə-LA(H)K-i-rev, US: BAH-lah-KEER-ef; Russian: Милий Алексеевич Балакирев, pronounced [ˈmʲilʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsʲe(j)ɪvʲɪdʑ bɐˈlakʲɪrʲɪf] ; 2 January 1837 [O.S. 21 December 1836] – 29 May [O.S. 16 May] 1910) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor known today primarily for his work promoting musical nationalism and his encouragement of more famous Russian composers, notably Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. He began his career as a pivotal figure, extending the fusion of traditional folk music and experimental classical music practices begun by composer Mikhail Glinka. In the process, Balakirev developed musical patterns that could express overt nationalistic feeling. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mily Balakirev has received more than 469,774 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Mily Balakirev is the 108th most popular composer (down from 97th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Russia (down from 114th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Russian Composer.
Mily Balakirev is most famous for his work with Modest Mussorgsky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. He was a Russian composer, pianist, and teacher. He was a member of the group of composers called The Five.
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Among composers, Mily Balakirev ranks 108 out of 1,216. Before him are Joaquín Rodrigo, Benjamin Britten, Muzio Clementi, Mikhail Glinka, Francis Poulenc, and Francisco Tárrega. After him are Heinrich Schütz, Adolphe Adam, Alma Mahler, Giulio Caccini, Giacomo Meyerbeer, and Manuel de Falla.
1901 - 1999
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 102
1913 - 1976
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 103
1752 - 1832
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 104
1804 - 1857
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 105
1899 - 1963
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 106
1852 - 1909
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 107
1837 - 1910
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 108
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 109
1803 - 1856
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 110
1879 - 1964
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 111
1551 - 1618
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 112
1791 - 1864
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 113
1876 - 1946
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 114
Among people born in 1837, Mily Balakirev ranks 6. Before him are Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Alois Hitler, Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Grover Cleveland, and J. P. Morgan. After him are Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Fredrik Bajer, Cosima Wagner, Adam Opel, Marie François Sadi Carnot, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Among people deceased in 1910, Mily Balakirev ranks 11. Before him are Henry Dunant, William James, Edward VII, Henri Rousseau, Nadar, and O. Henry. After him are Marius Petipa, Luigi Lucheni, Léon Walras, Chulalongkorn, Johann Gottfried Galle, and Giovanni Schiaparelli.
1837 - 1898
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 1
1837 - 1903
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 2
1837 - 1923
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 3
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 4
1837 - 1913
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 5
1837 - 1910
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 6
1837 - 1897
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 7
1837 - 1922
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 8
1837 - 1930
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 9
1837 - 1895
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 10
1837 - 1894
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 11
1837 - 1913
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 12
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 5
1842 - 1910
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 6
1841 - 1910
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 7
1844 - 1910
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 8
1820 - 1910
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 9
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 10
1837 - 1910
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 11
1818 - 1910
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 12
1873 - 1910
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 13
1834 - 1910
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 14
1853 - 1910
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 15
1812 - 1910
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 16
1835 - 1910
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 17
Among people born in Russia, Mily Balakirev ranks 135 out of 3,262. Before him are Anatoly Dyatlov (1931), Alexei Rykov (1881), Alexander Kolchak (1874), Mikhail Botvinnik (1911), Aleksandr Vasilevsky (1895), and Georgi Plekhanov (1856). After him are Felix Yusupov (1887), Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia (1708), Martti Ahtisaari (1937), Sergei Yesenin (1895), Dmitry Donskoy (1350), and Walther Funk (1890).
1931 - 1995
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 129
1881 - 1938
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 130
1874 - 1920
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 131
1911 - 1995
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 132
1895 - 1977
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 133
1856 - 1918
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 134
1837 - 1910
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 135
1887 - 1967
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 136
1708 - 1728
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 137
1937 - 2023
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 138
1895 - 1925
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 139
1350 - 1389
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 140
1890 - 1960
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 141
Among composers born in Russia, Mily Balakirev ranks 10. Before him are Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873), Modest Mussorgsky (1839), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844), Alexander Scriabin (1871), Alexander Borodin (1833), and Mikhail Glinka (1804). After him are Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904), Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883), Sofia Gubaidulina (1931), Alfred Schnittke (1934), Otto Nicolai (1810), and Anton Arensky (1861).
1873 - 1943
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 4
1839 - 1881
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 5
1844 - 1908
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 6
1871 - 1915
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 7
1833 - 1887
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 8
1804 - 1857
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 9
1837 - 1910
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 10
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 11
1883 - 1946
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 12
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 13
1934 - 1998
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 14
1810 - 1849
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 15
1861 - 1906
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 16