Borodin Edition
Alexander Porfireyevich Borodin was the illegitimate son of a prince and his mistress, educated at home in St Petersburg by his mother. Although music was an early passion, he discovered his avocation once he matriculated at the city's Medical-Surgical Academy. A chemist he became, and a good one, though not without his extra-curricular enthusiasms: the head of department once admonished him thus, mid-lecture: 'Mr Borodin, busy yourself a little less with songs. I'm putting all my hopes in you as my successor, but all you think of is music: you can't hunt two hares at the same time.'
Fortunately for us, Borodin was happy to ignore his professor. We have left to us a small, eccentrically proportioned body of work which acknowledges the learnt influence of Wagner and Chopin in their respective fields while nonetheless cultivating a personal and nationally inflected voice that was principally nurtured by his fellow member of 'The Mighty Handful', Mily Balakirev. That voice was first cultivated in abstract orchestral works, which met with mixed acclaim, but the Second Symphony is one of the most popular Russian works of its kind; perhaps less well known these days than half a century ago, but full of Borodin's trademark, lyrical melodies, bending towards a wistfulness and melancholy that never threatens to break into outright hysteria unlike the work of his contemporary Tchaikovsky.
Songs and chamber music are barely known outside his home country, but they are worth discovering, as this unique edition will quickly reveal. And then there's his sprawling, unfinished masterpiece: Prince Igor, work of almost two decades, completed and partly orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov, the brainchild of the Mighty Handful's christener, Vladimir Stasov.
This chronicle of a bloody but exuberant period in Russian history makes the most of Borodin's fascination with Russia's outposts, in music of 'oriental' flavour that survives in popular recognition through the bounding energy of the Polovtsian Dances.
Other information:
- The only serious Borodin Collection in the market.
- The set (near complete) presents the 3 symphonies, the complete chamber music, songs, the complete piano music and the famous opera Prince Igor.
- Featuring performances by Alexander Mndoiantz, Moscow String Quartet, Alexander Gotthelf, Moscow Trio, Marco Rapetti, Marianna Tarassova and the great Nikolai Ghiaurov in Prince Igor.
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Kategorie:
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Filmy i muzyka
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Język wydania:
angielski
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ISBN:
5028421944104
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EAN:
5028421944104
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Wymiary:
13.0x13.0cm
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Waga:
0.28kg
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Nośniki:
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#1: Borodin Edition CD 4
(CD Audio)
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1. II. Scherzo: Allegro (04:54)
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2. IV. Finale: Prestissimo (09:26)
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3. I. Allegro con brio (10:42)
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4. IV. Finale: Andante – Vivace (06:55)
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5. II. Andante ma non troppo (05:34)
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6. Serenata alla spagnola (02:17)
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7. I. Allegro moderato (08:28)
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8. III. Menuetto (03:53)
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9. III. Nocturne: Andante (08:04)
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#2: Borodin Edition CD 3
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1. II. Andante con moto (08:30)
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2. I. Andante (05:34)
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3. III. Scherzo: Prestissimo (05:56)
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4. IV. Finale: Andante – Allegro risoluto (11:03)
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5. II. Scherzo: Allegro non troppo (05:54)
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6. I. Moderato (13:52)
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7. III. Finale: Allegro moderato (14:37)
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#3: Borodin Edition CD 6
(CD Audio)
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1. AdagIo patetIco In A flat (04:03)
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2. Fughetta on B–A–C–H (Rimsky-Korsakov) (00:39)
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3. I. Au couvent: Andante religioso (06:03)
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4. IV. Mazurka II: Allegretto (03:58)
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5. Dans les steppes de l’AsIe (07:36)
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6. VI. Sérénade: Allegretto (02:11)
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7. Valse (Lyadov) (01:58)
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8. Polka (Borodin) (01:16)
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9. Scherzo in A-Flat (03:16)
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10. III. Mazurka I: Allegro (02:50)
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11. Tarantella (Rimsky-Korsakov) (01:17)
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12. Galop (Lyadov) (01:03)
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13. Maurice Ravel: a la maniere de BorodIne (01:44)
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14. Requiem (Borodin) (03:40)
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15. Carillon (Rimsky-Korsakov) (01:36)
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16. Mazurka (Borodin) (01:28)
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17. VII. Nocturne: Andantino (03:02)
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18. Polka Hélene In D mInor (1843) for piano 4 hands (02:10)
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19. Menuetto (Rimsky-Korsakov) (00:55)
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20. Valse (Cui) (02:03)
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21. Gigue (Lyadov) (00:47)
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22. Tarantella In D for piano 4 hands (04:22)
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23. Allegretto In D flat for piano 4 hands (01:43)
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24. Fugue grotesque (Rimsky-Korsakov) (00:42)
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25. II. Intermezzo: Tempo di menuetto (03:29)
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26. Prélude (Liszt) (00:45)
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27. Marche funebre (Borodin) (01:40)
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28. V. Reverie: Andante (02:07)
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29. Scherzo In E for piano 4 hands (04:56)
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30. Cortege triomphal (Lyadov) (02:30)
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31. Berceuse (Rimsky-Korsakov) (02:34)
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#4: Borodin Edition CD 5
(CD Audio)
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1. II. Romance: Andante (07:45)
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2. III. Intermezzo: Tempo di minuetto (07:58)
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3. Trio in G Minor 7’01 (07:01)
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4. I. Allegro (05:26)
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5. II. Andante (08:51)
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6. I. Allegro (10:02)
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7. II. Andante (02:45)
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8. I. Allegro con brio (06:18)
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#5: Borodin Edition CD 7
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1. The Sea Princess (02:40)
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2. From My Tears (01:43)
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3. My Songs Are Poisoned (01:34)
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4. The Pretty Girl No Longer Loves Me (04:02)
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5. For The Shores Of Thy Far Native Land (04:05)
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6. The Sleeping Princess (05:30)
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7. The Magic Garden (02:15)
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8. Those Folk (03:26)
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9. The False Note (01:18)
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10. Arabian Melody (02:30)
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11. Why So Early, O Sunset? (02:28)
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12. Song Of The Dark Forest (03:10)
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13. Listen To My Song, Little Friend (03:48)
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14. The Beautiful Fisher Woman (01:32)
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15. Pride (03:25)
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16. The Sea (03:47)
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#6: Borodin Edition CD 9 Prince Igor
(CD Audio)
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1. Recitative of Prince Igor (03:26)
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2. Choir of the Polovtsian Maidens (06:07)
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3. Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens (02:16)
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4. Duet of Igoryevich and Konchakovna (06:40)
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5. Prince Igor and Ovlur (04:01)
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6. Scene with Choir (03:40)
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7. Finale of Act I (09:29)
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8. Recitative and Cavatina of Vladimir Igoryevich (05:25)
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9. Polovtsian Dance with Choir (11:53)
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10. Cavatina of Konchakovna (06:39)
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11. Aria of Konchak (06:30)
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12. Aria of Prince Igor (07:03)
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#7: Borodin Edition CD 8 Prince Igor
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1. Prologue (21:20)
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2. Overture (10:17)
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3. Scene 1: At Vladimir Galitsky’s Court (18:35)
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4. Yaroslavna with the Girls (04:59)
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5. Yaroslavna and Galitsky (08:05)
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6. Scene 2: Arioso of Yaroslavna (09:53)
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#8: Borodin Edition CD 10 Prince Igor
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1. Aria of Yaroslavna (10:13)
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2. Choir and Dance of the Guards (03:46)
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3. Song of the Peasants (03:05)
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4. Recitative of Ovlur and Prince Igor (01:59)
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5. Polovtsian March (05:52)
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6. Recitative of Konchak and Choir of the Khans (04:50)
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7. Choral Finale (03:49)
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8. Trio (Konchakovna, Igoryevich and Prince Igor) (04:13)
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9. Recitative of Yaroslavna and Duet with Igor (07:48)
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10. Song of the Gudok-players and Choir (09:34)
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11. Finale (04:48)
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12. Song of Konchak (03:11)
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#9: Borodin Edition CD 2
(CD Audio)
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#10: Borodin Edition CD 1
(CD Audio)
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1. IV. Allegro molto vivace (07:42)
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2. II. Scherzo: Prestissimo (06:58)
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3. I. Adagio – Allegro molto (13:29)
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4. III. Andante (08:04)
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5. In the Steppes of Central Asia (07:35)
