1833–1887 · Russian

Borodin, Alexander

A doctor who composed in his spare time, leaving works of extraordinary power — the String Quartet No. 2, In the Steppes and the unfinished Prince Igor.

Symphony (6)

Sym1
Symphony No. 1 in E-flat majorE-flat major1862–67
Sym2
Symphony No. 2 in B minorB minor1869–76
Sym3
Symphony No. 3 in A minor (unfinished)A minor1882–87
SymphonyNo1
Symphony No.1
SymphonyNo2
Symphony No.2
SymphonyNo3
Symphony No.3

Tone Poem (1)

SteppesCentral
In the Steppes of Central AsiaA major1880

Opera (1)

PrinceIgor
Prince Igor (opera, compl. Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov)1869–87

Orchestral Excerpt (1)

PolovtsianDances
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)1875

String Quartet (4)

SQ1
String Quartet No. 1 in A majorA major1874–79
SQ2
String Quartet No. 2 in D majorD major1881
StringQuartetNo1
String Quartet No.1
StringQuartetNo2
String Quartet No.2

Chamber Music (2)

PianoQtet
Piano Quintet in C minorC minor1862
SerenataSpagn
Serenata alla spagnola (string quartet arr.)1886

Piano Piece (2)

PetiteSuiteP
Petite Suite (piano)1885
ScherzoAbFlat
Scherzo in A-flat major (piano)A-flat major1885

Song Collection (1)

Songs
Songs and Romances (16 songs)1860–86

Sonata (1)

CelloSon
Cello Sonata in B minor1860

String Sextet (1)

StrSextet
String Sextet in D minor1860–61

Orchestral Work (8)

Dissonance
Dissonance
GlorytoCyrilandMethodius
Glory to Cyril and Methodius!
HlnePolka
Hélène-Polka
TheSeaPrincess
The Sea Princess
TheSea
The Sea
TheSleepingPrincess
The Sleeping Princess
Tarantella
Tarantella
Symphonies
Symphonies

Song (3)

Mlodiedanstonpayssipleindecharme
Mélodie 'dans ton pays si plein de charmes'
MySongsareFilledwithPoison
My Songs are Filled with Poison
Albumof7Songs
Album of 7 Songs

Piano Trio (1)

PianoTrio
Piano Trio

Suite (1)

SerenadeinHonorofOneLadybyFourCa
Serenade in Honor of One Lady by Four Cavaliers

String Trio (2)

StringTrioinGmajor
String Trio in G major
StringTrioinGminor
String Trio in G minor