Alexander Porfir’yevich Borodin
Born: 12 November 1833, St. Petersburg (Russia)
Died: 27 February 1887, St. Petersburg (Russia)
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[details ←] Symphony No.3 Percussion,
[details ←] Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No.2 , string quartet (2 violins, viola, violoncello),
[details ←] String Quartet No.1 Violin, Viola, Cello,
[details ←] Paraphrases on a Simple Theme (Chopsticks Tati-Tati) Piano,
[details ←] Alexander Borodin: Polowetzer Tanze aus ’Furst Igor’ (Polovetzian Dances from ’Prince Igor’) , solo piano,
[details ←] Alexander Borodin: Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2 in D Major - Cello and Piano , cello solo and piano accompaniment,
[details ←] Alexander Borodin: Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2 in D Major - Violin and Piano , violin solo and piano accompaniment,
[details ←] Overture to Prince Igor Piano,
[details ←] Alexander Borodin: Eine Steppenskizze aus Mittelasien (In the Steppes of Central Asia) , solo piano,
[details ←] Alexander Borodin: Quartet No. 2 in D major , 2 violins, viola and cello,
[details ←] Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No.1 , string quartet,
[details ←] Polovetzian Dance Clarinet,
[details ←] Polovetzian Dances and Chorus (from Prince Igor) choral
[details ←] Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No.2 , string quartet (2 violin, viola, violoncello),
[details ←] String Quintet Violin, Viola, Cello,
[details ←] String Quintet Violin, Viola, Cello,
[details ←] Tarantella (YARBROUGH-COWAN) Piano,
Music
Dramatic music:
- The Bogatiirs, opera-farce (1867)
- One act of Mlada opera-ballet (1872)
- Prince Igor, opera inc. (1887)
Orchestral music:
- Symphony no. 1 in E flat major (1867)
- Symphony no. 2 in B minor (1876)
- In the Steppes of Central Asia, musical picture (1880)
Chamber music and piano music:
- 2 string quartets (1879, 1881)
- Ca. 10 other chamber works
- Scherzos etc. for piano solo and duet
- Vocal music: ca. 16 songs
(Contribution by <margopera
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Biography
Borodin is a Russian composer, as a youth he developed parallel interests in music and chemistry, teaching himself the cello and qualifying in medicine (1856). In 1862 he became lecturer at the Medico Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg.
His earliest completed works showing a freshness and assurance that brought immediate acclaim (First Symphony in Eb and the Second in B minor).
His predilection for the music of Mendelssohn, Schumann, together with his acquaintance with the lirysm of the Russian folksong melodies in the works of Mussorgsky, Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov, Liszt and Balakirev gave shape to his compositional efforts.
It was mainly through Balakirev’s influence that he turned towards Russian Nationalizm, using Russian folksong in his music. Borodin was one of "The Five", the group who created a distinctive nationalist school.
(Contribution by <margoperagmail.com>.)
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