Part of Russia's "Mighty Handfull" Borodin wrote very little piano music, concentrating mainly on chamber and orchestral works, when not serving as a Chemistry professor. Borodin composed his Tarantella in 1862 for piano 4 hands. It is a sparkling tour de force using the entire range of the piano. In this brilliant orchestration by Richard W. Sargeant, Jr., a large orchestra employs a kaleidoscopic pallette to convey the excitement of this amazing early Borodin work.