http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61229&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rssRussian-born Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) led a dual life as a composer and scientist, working as a researcher and lecturer at St. Petersburg's Medico-Surgical Academy for much of his adult life and composing some of the centuries most elegiac works for orchestra and string quartet. The culture of composers living in St. Petersburg at the time was great, and his personal relationships with Mussorgsky, Liszt, Rimsky-Korsakov and Balakirev inspired his compositional pursuits. But Balakirev proved to be the greatest influence, inspiring Borodin to focus on works of expressive Russian nationalism. His Second Symphony in B minor from 1876 is a greatly under-recognized symphony of the era, though his big hit in Europe was the short orchestral picture from 1880 <i>On The Steppes Of Central Asia</i>. His most substantial achievement is his brilliant opera Prince Igor, which he started in 1869 and was completed and partly orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov after his death. - Nate CavalieriRomanticen720Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:55:13 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61229&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss Russian-born Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) led a dual life as a composer and scientist, working as a researcher and lecturer at St. Petersburg's Medico-Surgical Academy for much of his adult life and composing some of the centuries most elegiac works for orchestra and string quartet. The culture of composers living in St. Petersburg at the time was great, and his personal relationships with Mussorgsky, Liszt, Rimsky-Korsakov and Balakirev inspired his compositional pursuits. But Balakirev proved to be the greatest influence, inspiring Borodin to focus on works of expressive Russian nationalism. His Second Symphony in B minor from 1876 is a greatly under-recognized symphony of the era, though his big hit in Europe was the short orchestral picture from 1880 <i>On The Steppes Of Central Asia</i>. His most substantial achievement is his brilliant opera Prince Igor, which he started in 1869 and was completed and partly orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov after his death. - Nate Cavalieri http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22717042&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss Classical Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:08:49 -0700 Playlists Featuring Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 22717042 ply.22717042 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22717042&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17012013&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss Classical Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:53:57 -0700 Playlists Featuring Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 17012013 ply.17012013 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17012013&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8610863&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss Classical Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:29:13 -0700 Playlists Featuring Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 8610863 ply.8610863 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8610863&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8612534&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss Classical Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:18:35 -0800 Playlists Featuring Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 8612534 ply.8612534 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8612534&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8612530&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss Classical Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:10:33 -0700 Playlists Featuring Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 8612530 ply.8612530 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8612530&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Fplaylists.rss