Original: In conjunction with critic and fellow nationalist Vladimir Stasov , in the late-1850s and early 1860s Balakirev brought together the composers now known as The Five -- the others were Alexander Borodin , César Cui , Modest Mussorgsky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov .
Simplified: His music sounds very Russian , and he was a very important influence on other Russian composers such as Modest Mussorgsky , Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , Alexander Borodin and César Cui .