巴拉基列夫

Bālājīlièfū

proper noun

Meanings

1 Mily Balakirev, Russian composer
2 leader of 'The Mighty Five' group of nationalist Russian composers

About Mily Balakirev

1837–1910 · 音乐家 musician

Russian composer who led the Mighty Handful, the five composers called 强力集团 in Chinese, in building a Russian national style. His piano fantasy Islamey is famous for its difficulty.

Also called 米利·巴拉基列夫

Characters

lie (transliteration)

夫

fū

fu (transliteration of Russian -ev)

Examples

HSK 6

他演奏了一首巴拉基列夫的钢琴曲。

Tā yǎnzòu le yì shǒu Bālājīlièfū de gāngqín qǔ.

He performed a piano piece by Balakirev.

HSK 7-9

巴拉基列夫是俄罗斯五人强力集团的领袖。

Bālājīlièfū shì Éluósī Wǔ Rén Qiánglì Jítuán de lǐngxiù.

Balakirev was the leader of Russia's 'Mighty Five' group of composers.

Tips

culture

None of the five had formal training in composition: Balakirev himself studied mathematics at Kazan University and lived on piano lessons. The others had day jobs: Borodin was a chemist, Cui an army engineer, Mussorgsky a civil servant and Rimsky-Korsakov a naval officer.

Stroke Order

巴 bā

拉 lā

基 jī

列 liè

夫 fū