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Aleksandr Borodin: Syntheses and Symphonies |
| Section: NATURAL SCIENCE / SCIENTISTS: PAST AND PRESENT |
| Author: George B. Kauffman |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1988 |
| Size: 1,921 Words, 11,709 Characters |
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Aleksandr Borodin's musical compositions are relatively few--three symphonies (the last incomplete); a symphonic poem; about a half dozen pieces of chamber music; some piano works; less than twenty songs and choral works; and an unfinished opera, Prince Igor. Nevertheless, his reputation as one of the great masters of Russian music is unchallenged, and his melodies resonate in the memories of millions in such songs as "Stranger in Paradise." In the words of British music scholar Sir Henry Hadow, "No musician has ever claimed immortality with so slender an offering--yet if there be, indeed, immortalities in music, Borodin's claim is incontestable."
Like his musical works, Borodin's scientific output was also meager. Yet, little known to most of his musical admirers, he left behind a r...
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...sian symphonists, and Prince Igor, his two string quartets and his … songs are justly included among the masterpieces of Russian opera, Russian chamber music and Russian song." That his musical compositions, not his scientific achievements, have won his lasting fame is a singular circumstance of fate, because his commitment to science no less than to music has enriched and improved our lives.
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