Александр Порфирьевич Бородин Russian Federation

Biography

Alexander Porfiryevitch Borodin (????????? ??????????? ???????, Aleksandr Porfir’evi? Borodin) (Nov.12, 1833 – Feb.27, 1887) was a Russian composer. Though during his life he had chemistry as his main profession, Borodin also became a well known musician. He is considered a member of the so-called “The Great Five”, a group of Russian composers who were dedicated to producing specifically national, grassroots kind of classical music.

Popular Songs

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  String Quartet No. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro

  String Quartets No. 1, No. 2 (Lark Quartet)

  110 BPM
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  Prince Igor: Ni sna ni otdycha izmucennoj duse

  Prince Igor

  87 BPM
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  String Quartet No. 1 in A major: II. Andante con moto

  String Quartets No. 1, No. 2 (Lark Quartet)

  87 BPM
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  Symphony no. 2 in B minor: III. Andante

  Symphonies nos. 1-3

  76 BPM
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  Prince Igor, Polovtsian dances

  Borodin

  68 BPM

Discography

Piano Works by 'The Mighty Handful'

2011

Chamber Music

2009

Symphonies

2007

Symphony no. 2 in B minor

2005

Prince Igor (Bolshoy Theatre Chorus and Orchestra feat. conductor: Alexander Melik-Pashayev)

2005

Symphonies nos. 1-3

2004

String Quartets 1 & 2 / String Sextet in D minor

2003

String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (Shostakovich Quartet)

2003

Prince Igor (Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, feat. conductor: Alexander Melik-Pashayev)

2002

Князь Игорь

2002

Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 / Overtures & Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor" / In the Steppes of Central Asia

2001

Balakirev: Symphony no. 1 / Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from Le Coq d'or / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

2001

String Quartet No. 2 / Cello Sonata / Piano Quintet (Prazák Quartet feat. piano: Jaromír Klepác)

1999

The Essential Borodin

1998

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald Mountain / Khovanshchina / Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia

1997

String Quartet No.1 & 2 (Russian String Quartet)

1996

Prince Igor (Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: Mark Ermler)

1996

Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

1996

String Quartets No. 1, No. 2 (Lark Quartet)

1995

Prince Igor

1995

Prince Igor

1995

Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 (Dresdner Philharmonie feat. conductor: Michel Plasson)

1994

String Quartets nos. 1 and 2

1994

Symphonies 1 & 2 / In the Steppes of Central Asia (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy)

1994

Une nuit sur le mont chauve

1994

Overtüre 1812 / Polowetzer Tänze / Capriccio Espagnol / Eine Nacht auf dem Kahlen Berge

1992

Borodin

1992

Orchestral Works

1992

Symphony no. 2 / In the Steppes of Central Asia / Prince Igor

1991

Symphony no. 3 / Works for Symphony Orchestra

1991

Piano Quintet / String Quintet / Cello Sonata

1991

Polovtsian Dances / Symphonies 2 & 3

1991

Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 and 3

1990

Prince Igor

1990

Borodin Quartet No. 2 Smetana Quartet No. 1 "From My Life" (Cleveland Quartet)

1989

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on the Bare Mountain / Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia / Polovtsian Dances

1988

String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (The Borodin String Quartet)

1987

Russian Piano Music

1986

Mussorgsky, Borodin (Philharmonia Orchestra feat. conductor: Herbert von Karajan)

1980