The Essential Borodin
Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Zlatina Ghiaurov (piano), Borodin Quartet
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Georg Solti, Edward Downes, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jean Martinon, Ernest Ansermet
2 CDs
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Borodin: Prince Igor Overture
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1966-02-03
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Borodin: Prince Igor / Act 1
- Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass (vocal))
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Edward Downes
- Recorded: 1964-07-14
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
"Greshno tait, ya skuki ne lyublyu (Galitzky's Aria)
Borodin: Prince Igor - Arranged by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) / Act 2
- Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass (vocal))
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Edward Downes
- Recorded: 1964-07-14
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
"Zdorov-li, Knaz?" (Konchak's Aria)
Borodin: Prince Igor, Act II
- London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1966-05
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Polovtsian Dances and Chorus
Borodin: Dlya beregov otchizni dal'noy (For the Shores of thy Far Native Land)
- Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass (vocal)), Zlatina Ghiaurov (piano)
- Recorded: 1971-03-04
- Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna
Borodin: Symphony No. 1 in E flat major
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Recorded: 1992-05
- Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London
1. Adagio - Allegro
2. Scherzo (Prestissimo) - Trio (Allegro)
3. Andante
4. Allegro molto vivace
Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Jean Martinon
- Recorded: 1958-03-07
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
1. Allegro
2. Scherzo: Prestissimo - Allegretto
3. Andante
4. Finale: Allegro
Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D major
- Borodin Quartet (string quartet), Rostislav Dubinsky (violin), Yaroslav Alexandrov (violin), Dimitri Shebalin (viola), Valentin Berlinsky (cello)
- Recorded: 1962-09
- Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London
I. Allegro
II. Scherzo
III. Notturno
IV. Finale
Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
- Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- Ernest Ansermet
- Recorded: 1961-02-10
- Recording Venue: Victoria Hall, Geneva
Borodin: Symphony No. 3 in A minor (unfinished)
- Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- Ernest Ansermet
- Recorded: 1954-11-11
- Recording Venue: Victoria Hall, Geneva
1. Moderato assai
2. Scherzo (Vivo - moderato)