Miliy Alexeevich Balakirev (1837–1910) addressed himself to the piano music genres much more often than his colleagues of the "Mighty Five". The composer's legacy is represented by virtuoso concert works and salon pieces. Among the most popular virtuoso pieces by Balakirev is the transcription of the romance "The Skylark" by Glinka, in which, according to Muzalevsky, "it is not the lonely Glinka lark that chirps, but a whole flock of songbirds". In mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, scherzos, there is a natural fusion of Chopin's style with the traditions of Russian music.

Foreword
Impromptu on the themes of two preludes by F. Chopin
Dumka
Polka
Lark (Romance by M. Glinka. Piano transcription)
In the garden (Etude-idyll)
Pensiveness