Question by Corvus: Who is Alexander Borodin?
I know that he is a music composer and lived somewhere around the 19th century, i’ve got 2 pieces of his music, but what is his style generally? What’s his nationality? What composition is he most famous for?
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free711206 says
Nationality – Russian.
Music – Opera-historical themes.
Mostly for Russian history
Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Порфи́рьевич Бороди́н, tr. Aleksandr Porfir’evič Borodin) (12 November [O.S. 31 October] 1833 –27 February [O.S. 15 February] 1887) was a Russian Romantic composer and a successful chemist, of Georgian-Russian parentage. 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 two string quartets, and his opera Prince Igor. Music from Prince Igor and his string quartets was later adapted for the musical Kismet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Borodin