Mikhail Glinka

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (??????? ????????? ???????) (June 1, 1804 – February 15, 1857) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition inside his own country, and is often regarded as the father of Russian classical music.

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Among his works are the operas A Life for the Tsar (Zhizn za tsarya) and Ruslan and Lyudmila, written after the famous poem by Aleksandr Pushkin, the overture to which is often played in concerts. His lesser known orchestral works include the symphonic poem Karaminskaya. His work was an important influence on future composers from that country, notably the members of the Mighty Handful, who took Glinka's lead and produced a distinctively Russian kind of classical music.

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Sketch For Glinka's Opera Zhizn Za Tsarya	Portrait of Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin circa 1860	Mikhail Bulgakov Time of Production of His Play The Days of the Turbins Moscow Art Theatre 1926	Dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and Choreographer Twyla Tharp Resting during Rehearsal