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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 <margoperagmail.com>.)

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>.)

• http://www.52composers.com/borodin.html