http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61229&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.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, 31 Dec 2009 16:05:35 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61229&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.2073601&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Fri, 5 Feb 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 2073601 tra.2073601 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.0 Pictures at an Exhibition alb.211537 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/5/1/401508_170x170.jpg 1988-02-05 00:00:00.0 1988-02-05 00:00:00.0 true Polovtsian Dances tra.2073601 761000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2073601&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2073601&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2079154&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 24 Oct 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18367288&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18367288&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23944872&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 23944872 tra.23944872 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.0 Classical For Lovers alb.23944817 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/8/0/1450846_170x170.jpg 2008-09-01 00:00:00.0 2008-09-01 00:00:00.0 false Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony #5 tra.23944872 785000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23944872&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23944872&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2079159&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 24 Oct 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2085709&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2085709&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111372&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Wed, 20 Jun 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 2111372 tra.2111372 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.99 Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, and 3 alb.256613 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/8/3/453823_170x170.jpg 1990-06-20 00:00:00.0 1990-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Moderato assai tra.2111372 461000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111372&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111372&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124888&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alexander 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18367293&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18367293&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111371&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Wed, 20 Jun 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 2111371 tra.2111371 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.99 Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, and 3 alb.256613 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/8/3/453823_170x170.jpg 1990-06-20 00:00:00.0 1990-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Allegro tra.2111371 412000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111371&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111371&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124886&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alexander 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Scherzo tra.9045499 398000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9045499&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9045499&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124885&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 3124885 tra.3124885 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.99 Borodin-Symphony No. 2 alb.132986 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/0/0/1290014_170x170.jpg 2008-02-05 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Allegro tra.3124885 420000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124885&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3124885&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2079160&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 24 Oct 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 2079160 tra.2079160 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.0 String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 alb.194778 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/5/1/401540_170x170.jpg 1994-10-24 00:00:00.0 1994-10-24 00:00:00.0 true Notturno- Andante tra.2079160 503000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2079160&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2079160&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2079161&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Mon, 24 Oct 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 2079161 tra.2079161 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.99 String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 alb.194778 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/5/1/401540_170x170.jpg 1994-10-24 00:00:00.0 1994-10-24 00:00:00.0 true Finale- Andante - Vivace tra.2079161 430000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2079161&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2079161&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9236551&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 9236551 tra.9236551 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.99 Symphony No. 2; Overture And Polovtsian Dances alb.9233472 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/6/9/7/997965_170x170.jpg 2004-06-29 00:00:00.0 2004-06-29 00:00:00.0 true Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances tra.9236551 717000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9236551&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9236551&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111373&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Wed, 20 Jun 1990 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 2111373 tra.2111373 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.0 Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, and 3 alb.256613 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/8/3/453823_170x170.jpg 1990-06-20 00:00:00.0 1990-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Vivo tra.2111373 587000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111373&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2111373&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2354390&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Thu, 22 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 2354390 tra.2354390 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.99 24/7 Vol. 3 alb.311155 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/7/3/563766_170x170.jpg 2002-08-22 00:00:00.0 2002-08-22 00:00:00.0 true String Quartet #2 tra.2354390 461000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2354390&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2354390&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2718988&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss Romantic Fri, 31 May 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Alexander Borodin on Rhapsody Online 2718988 tra.2718988 Alexander Borodin art.61229 0.0 Great Conductors of the 20th Century alb.105075 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/1/2/512199_170x170.jpg 2002-06-04 00:00:00.0 2002-05-31 00:00:00.0 true Allegro - Animato assai tra.2718988 457000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2718988&variant=play&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2718988&variant=data&rws=%2Falexander-borodin%2Ftop-tracks.rss