Famous Russian classical composers

Can you figure out which Russian composer is descibed by each hint?

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Hint	Answer
Composed his famous etude Op 8 No 12, also had synesthesia and believed each key has its own color	Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin
One of the 'Mighty Handful' and was also a chemist	Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin
Composer of 'Sabre Dance'	Aram Ilyich Khachaturian
Another one of the Mighty Handful but his composition is quite French-styled	Cesar Antonobich Cui
Composed 15 symphonies, finally ending the '9th curse'	Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich
Composer of 'The Rite of Spring', one of the most famous pieces of modern classical music	Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
One of the first Russian composers to get widely recognized and started Russian musical nationalism.	Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

Hint	Answer
The leader of the Mighty Handful and composer of 'Islamey'	Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev
Another one of the Mighty Handful and composer of 'Pictures at an Exhibition', whose orchestral version by Maurice Ravel is also popular	Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Another one of the Mighty Handful and one of his most popular pieces is 'Flight of the bumblebee' from 'The Tale of Tsar Saltan'	Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Composer of popular ballet music like 'The nutcrakcer' and 'Swan lake'	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer of 'Peter and the Wolf' and 'War Sonata(Piano Sonata No 6,7,8)'	Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev
Was almost 2 meters tall and was able to play thirteenths by one hand, also composed his famous symphonies and concerti	Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff

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Feb 19, 2021

So, why doesn't entering "Khachaturian" work whilst entering "Mussorgsky" does?

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Feb 19, 2021

Fixed, I forgot clicking on the 'name' while making the quiz. Thanks for playing!

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