Psychiatric and other Diseases of Russian Composers

Abstract

In this article the authors are presenting medical diseases of the Russian composers. On the first place the authors analyzed “The Five” (M. A. Balakirev, A.P. Borodin, C.A. Cui, M.P. Musorgski and N. Rimski-Korsakov). “The Five” created special and different musical expression in the contrast to the rest of the Europe. Their work is a spontaneous continuation of one tradition and also the inspiration for the other composers. The other 29 Russian composers and their patographies are presented chronologically.