Mily Balakirev and The Russian Five — Robert Greenberg: Music As A Mirror of History

An introduction to Mily Balakirev and the Russian Five in The Great Courses Lecture “Balakirev: Symphony No. 1 (1898)” from Robert Greenberg's new “Music As A Mirror of History” course.

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Delve into the 19th-century movement within Russia to create a distinctively Russian national art. With his Symphony No. 1 as a point of reference, learn how Mily Balakirev personified the quest for an authentic Russian musical aesthetic. Observe how this quest reflected a geopolitical conflict within Russia between pro-Western and “Slavophile” schools of thought, and see how Balakirev gathered around him a group of young composers who would change the face of Western concert music.

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