Prince igor: polovetsian dances by alexander borodin (arr. nikolai rimsky-korsakov and alexander glazunov)
borodin begin composing his opera ‘prince igor’ in 1869, but died in 1887 before its completion. fellow composers nikolai rimsky-korsakov and alexander glasunov posthumously completed the work in 1888, and arranged an orchestral version of the ‘polovetsian dances’ at the end of act 2 of the opera.
Prince igor: polovetsian dances by alexander borodin (arr. nikolai rimsky-korsakov and alexander glazunov)
borodin begin composing his opera ‘prince igor’ in 1869, but died in 1887 before its completion. fellow composers nikolai rimsky-korsakov and alexander glasunov posthumously completed the work in 1888, and arranged an orchestral version of the ‘polovetsian dances’ at the end of act 2 of the opera.
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