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Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Alexander Borodin

from Wikipedia:

Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin
(Russian: Александр Порфирьевич Бородин, Aleksandr Porfir'evič Borodin) (31 October/12 November 183315 February/27 February 1887) was a Russian composer of Georgian parentage who made his living as a notable chemist. He was a member of the group of composers called The Five (or "The Mighty Handful"), who were dedicated to producing a specifically Russian kind of art music[1] [2] [3]. He is best known for his symphonies, his opera Prince Igor, and for later providing the musical inspiration for the musical Kismet.

To Get: Alexander Borodin's Symphony No. 3
Borodin was part of The Five: The Five or The Mighty Five was the loose collection of five Russian composers in St Petersburg, who met during 1856-1862, including: Mily Balakirev (the leader), Alexander Borodin, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

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