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Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirʹevich, 1833-1887

Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin  b. St Petersburg, 1833; d. St Petersburg, 1887

Russian composer, doctor and chemist

  • Alexander Borodin (Wikipedia)
Nationality:
Russian

Works

Opera: "Prince Igor" - excerpt(s) from
Orchestral sketch: "In the steppes of Central Asia"
Overture: "Prince Igor"
Polovtsian Dances
String Quartet no. 1 in A major
String Quartet no. 2 in D major
Symphony no. 1 in E flat
Symphony no. 2 in B minor
Symphony no. 3 in A minor (unfinished)

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