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Borodin - Chamber Music

Alexander Mndoiantz (piano) & Alexander Gotthelf (cello), with Alexander Mndoiantz (piano), with Alexander Gotthelf (cello), Alexander Detisov, Alexander Polonsky (violins), Igor Suliga, Alexander Bobrovsky (violas) & Alexander Osokin, Alexander Gotthelf (cellos)

Moscow String Quartet,...

Release Date: 23rd Nov 2009
Catalogue No: 93973
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 3 hours 1 minute

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Borodin: String Quartet No. 1 in A major

Work length39:21

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Moscow String Quartet

I. Moderato - Allegro

Track length13:52

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II. Andante con moto

Track length8:30

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III. Scherzo. Prestissimo

Track length5:56

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IV. Andante - Allegro risoluto

Track length11:03

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Borodin: Piano Quintet in C minor

Work length26:05

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Alexander Mndoiantz
Moscow String Quartet

I. Andante

Track length5:34

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II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo

Track length5:54

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III. Finale. Allegro Moderato

Track length14:37

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Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D major

Work length28:21

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Moscow String Quartet

I. Allegro moderato

Track length8:28

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II. Scherzo. Allegro

Track length4:54

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III. Notturno: Andante

Track length8:04

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IV. Finale. Andante

Track length6:55

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Borodin: String Quintet in F minor

Work length29:35

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Alexander Gotthelf
Moscow String Quartet

I. Allegro con brio

Track length10:42

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II. Andante ma non troppo

Track length5:34

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III. Menuetto

Track length3:53

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IV. Finale. Prestissimo

Track length9:26

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Borodin: String Quartet on the Theme B-la-f, III. Serenata alla spagnola

Work length2:17

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Serenata alla spagnola

Track length2:17

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Borodin: String Sextet in D minor

Work length8:11

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Alexander Polonsky, Alexander Bobrovsky
Moscow String Quartet

I. Allegro

Track length5:26

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II. Andante

Track length2:45

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Borodin: String Trio in G Minor

Work length7:01

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Moscow Trio

Borodin: String Trio in G Major

Work length18:53

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Moscow Trio

I. Allegro

Track length10:02

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II. Andante

Track length8:51

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Borodin: Piano Trio in D major

Work length22:02

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Moscow Trio

I. Allegro con brio

Track length6:18

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II. Romance. Andante

Track length7:46

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III. Intermezzo. Tempo di minuetto

Track length7:58

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Comprehensive booklet notes.

Recording made in 1995.

All Russian players who are steeped in experience of this repertoire.

Very few collections of the Borodin chamber works are available.

Alexander Borodin (1833–87) was one of those composers who did something else for a living. He was a highly respected research chemist who published over 40 scientific works and composed in his spare time. Borodin met Balakirev in 1862, and became part of the collective of Russian composers called ‘The Mighty Handful’ – with Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky and Rimsky Korsakov. Out of the five, Borodin was the most disposed to chamber music, and had composed quite a significant body of work before his meeting with Balakirev. These works are of an astonishing quality, and it is remarkable to consider that he was almost self taught. He studied the works of Spohr, Onslow, and Boccherini as a youngster, and as a keen cellist, the chamber works of these composers no doubt provided the inspiration for his String Quintet – probably the first by a Russian composer.

The undoubted masterpiece though is his Second String Quartet, one of the most famous and best loved works in the genre. The famous thirdmovement Notturno was used for the song ‘And this is my Beloved’ from the 1953 Broadway musical Kismet, based entirely on Borodin’s music. For those who know only his Second Symphony, and the dances from his opera Prince Igor, this set provides a fascinating opportunity to explore another aspect of this fabulously gifted composer, containing many lesser known works that deserve to be better known.

Borodin - Chamber Music

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