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Also known as Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Michael Glinka, M.I. Glinka

Russian composer

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Mikhail Glinka was a Russian composer who lived in the 19th century and is considered a foundational figure in Russian classical music. He matters because his works helped establish a distinctly Russian musical identity and style that influenced generations of composers who came after him.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Mikhail Glinka is referenced by 966 other articles, and connects out to Bernhard Crusell, Supreme Soviet of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and Berlin.

It sits within the topics 1804 births, 1857 deaths and 19th-century classical composers from the Russian Empire.

Its subject is documented across 65 Wikipedia language editions.

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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Михаил Иванович Глинка, b. 1 June 1 [O.S. 20 May] 1804 – d. 15 February [O.S. 3 February] 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. Glinka’s compositions were an important influence on future Russian composers, notably the members of The Five, who took Glinka’s lead and produced a distinctively Russian kind of classical music. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/%

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1804-06-01
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1857-02-15
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36 objects attributed to Mikhail Glinka, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Divertimento brillante per piano-forte con accompagnamento di due violini, viola, violoncello e contrabasso sopra alcuni motivi de La sonnambula [Música notada] :]del M. Bellini

Divertimento brillante per piano-forte con accompagnamento di due violini, viola, violoncello e contrabasso sopra alcuni motivi de La sonnambula [Música notada] :]del M. Bellini

Impromptu en galoppe pour piano à quatre mains sur la barcarole de Donizetti dans L'elisire d'amore [Música notada]

Impromptu en galoppe pour piano à quatre mains sur la barcarole de Donizetti dans L'elisire d'amore [Música notada]

O pole, pole: arija Ruslana iz opery “Ruslan i Ljudmila”/muzyka M. Glinki

O pole, pole: arija Ruslana iz opery “Ruslan i Ljudmila”/muzyka M. Glinki

Doubt/Glinka

Doubt/Glinka

Kavatina Ljudmily: [okonč.]/M. Glinka

Kavatina Ljudmily: [okonč.]/M. Glinka

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu; opera/M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu; opera/M. Glinki

Rondo Farlafa, iz 2-go d. op. “Ruskan i Ljudmila”/Glinki

Rondo Farlafa, iz 2-go d. op. “Ruskan i Ljudmila”/Glinki

Cavatine and Rondo D. Antonida: from the opera “Iwan Susanin”/music by M. Glinka

Cavatine and Rondo D. Antonida: from the opera “Iwan Susanin”/music by M. Glinka

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu (prodolž. 2); opera/M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu (prodolž. 2); opera/M. Glinki

O pole, pole: arija Ruslana iz opery “Ruslan i Ljudmila” (prodolž.)/muzyka M. Glinki

O pole, pole: arija Ruslana iz opery “Ruslan i Ljudmila” (prodolž.)/muzyka M. Glinki

O pole, pole: arija Ruslana iz opery “Ruslan i Ljudmila” (okonč.)/muzyka M. Glinki

O pole, pole: arija Ruslana iz opery “Ruslan i Ljudmila” (okonč.)/muzyka M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu; (okonč.); opera/M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu; (okonč.); opera/M. Glinki

Nočnoj smotr/muz. M. Glinki, sl. V. Žukovskogo

Nočnoj smotr/muz. M. Glinki, sl. V. Žukovskogo

Ivan Susanin: Uvertjura/muzyka M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin: Uvertjura/muzyka M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin: Uvertjura (prodolženie)/muz. M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin: Uvertjura (prodolženie)/muz. M. Glinki

Rondo Farlafa iz opery “Ruslan i Ljudmila”/muzyka M. Glinki

Rondo Farlafa iz opery “Ruslan i Ljudmila”/muzyka M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu (prodolž. 3); opera/M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu (prodolž. 3); opera/M. Glinki

Arija Iwana Sussaina (further template title)

Arija Iwana Sussaina (further template title)

Still I think of the moment

Still I think of the moment

Romans Antonidy: uz 3 akta op. “Ivan Susanin”/muzyka M. Glinki

Romans Antonidy: uz 3 akta op. “Ivan Susanin”/muzyka M. Glinki

Romans Antonidy iz 3 akta op. “Ivan Susanin”/muzyka M. Glinki

Romans Antonidy iz 3 akta op. “Ivan Susanin”/muzyka M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu (prodolž. 1); opera/M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu (prodolž. 1); opera/M. Glinki

Kavatina Ljudmily/M. Glinka

Kavatina Ljudmily/M. Glinka

Cavatine and Rondo D. Antonida: from the opera “Iwan Susanin” (end)/music by M. Glinka

Cavatine and Rondo D. Antonida: from the opera “Iwan Susanin” (end)/music by M. Glinka

Vremja k devišniku: kvartet iz opery: “Žizn za carja”/[Michaul Glinka]

Vremja k devišniku: kvartet iz opery: “Žizn za carja”/[Michaul Glinka]

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu (prodolž. 4); opera/M. Glinki

Ivan Susanin [Iwan Sussanin]: Scena v lesu (prodolž. 4); opera/M. Glinki

Pesnja Bajana iz opery “Ruslan i Ljudmila”/muzyka M. Glinki

Pesnja Bajana iz opery “Ruslan i Ljudmila”/muzyka M. Glinki

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Encyclopedic overview

Portrait of Mikhail Glinka by Karl Bryullov, 1840 Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Russian: Михаил Иванович Глинка, romanized: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɨˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə] ; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1804 – 15 February [O.S. 3 February] 1857) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country and is often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music. His compositions were an important influence on other Russian composers, notably the members of The Five, who produced a distinctive Russian style of music.

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