Symphony No. 1 Seattle Symphony Orchestra Gerard Schwarz, Conductor Alexander Borodin, Composer Symphony No. 2 Seattle Symphony Orchestra Alexander Borodin, Composer Gerard Schwarz, Conductor Symphony ...

For some reason that is beyond me, Borodin’s Second Symphony, which is his best, is a relatively rare bird in concert programming strategies. Yet it is a beauty of a piece, with thrilling outer ...

Like many of Russia's great composers, Alexander Borodin was renown in other fields beyond music. Although composer Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) is best known for writing one of the best Russian ...

Three cheers to the Seattle Symphony for championing Borodin’s symphonies, particularly in such fresh, lithe performances. They are slightly brightly recorded, maybe, and lack that particular warmth ...

I've never understood why Borodin's symphonies are so rarely played, though interest in his output has, for some reason, dipped of late. That he was a chemist by profession, and composed between ...