List of compositions by Alexander Borodin

This list of compositions by Alexander Borodin is sorted by genre.

Alexander Borodin

Operas
Title Start End Libretto Notes
The Tsar's Bride18671868sketches, lost
Bogatyri1878Viktor KrylovOpera farce in 5 Scenes, based on music by Rossini, Meyerbeer, Offenbach, Serov, Verdi, etc., orchestrated by E. Merten
Prince Igor18691887Borodin, after "The Lay of Prince Igor"Unfinished opera with a prologue and 4 acts. Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov 1887/88. First performance, St.Petersburg 1890
Mlada, Act 418721872Viktor KrylovPart of unperformed collaborative ballet-opera-spectacle by Cui (Act 1), Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov (Acts 2 and 3), and Borodin (Act 4), with ballet music by Minkus. Borodin used material from his unfinished Prince Igor as the basis for Act 4. Finale orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov as a concert piece (1892)

Orchestral works
Title Start End Notes
Symphony No. 1 in E-flat18621867First published 1875 (arr. piano 4 hands by the composer); 1882 (full score)
Symphony No. 2 in B minor18691876first pub. 1878 ( arr. piano 4 hands by the composer); Borodin's orchestration slightly revised by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov for publication of 1887 full score.[1]
In the Steppes of Central Asia18801880first pub. 1882 (arr. piano 4 hands by the composer); 1882 (full score)
Symphony No. 3 in A minor18861887first two movements only, completed and orchestrated by Glazunov.

Chamber music
Title Start End Notes
Piano Trio185018603 movements only, last movement is lost
Quartet for flute, oboe, viola, and cello18521856based on music by Joseph Haydn
String Trio in G major for 2 violins and cello1852 ?1856 ?only first 2 movements completed
String Trio in G minor for 2 violins and cello18551855One movement (Andantino) only. Based on the Russian folk-song "Чем тебя я огорчила" (Chem tebya ya ogorchila) "What did I do to upset you"
String Quintet in F minor for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos18591860coda of finale completed by O.A. Yevlachov (1960)
String Sextet in D minor18601861only two movements survive
Sonata in B minor for cello and piano18601860Based on the Fugue from J. S. Bach's Violin Sonata no. 1 in G minor BWV 1001
Piano Trio in D major18601861for violin, cello and piano
Piano Quintet in C minor18621862for string quartet and piano
String Quartet No. 1 in A18741879
String Quartet No. 2 in D18811881
Scherzo for String Quartet18821882from Mitrofan Belyayev's collection "Fridays". Also used by Glazunov in his completion of Borodin's 3rd Symphony
Serenata alla spagnola for String Quartet18861886From the collective quartet "B-La-F" with Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov and Lyadov

Works for piano
Title Hands Start End Notes
Petite Suite2c187018851. At the Convent 2. Intermezzo 3. Mazurka I 4. Mazurka II 5. Rêverie 6. Serénade 7. Nocturne. Orchestrated by Glazunov, including the A-flat Scherzo (below) as part of the last movement
Scherzo in A-flat21885Arr. 4 hands by Théodore Jadoul, the dedicatee. Included in the last movement of Glazunov's orchestration of the Petite Suite (above).
Paraphrases on Chopsticks318741878Polka, Funeral March, Requiem (with words) and Mazurka; in a collection of pieces by Borodin, Cui, Lyadov and Rimsky-Korsakov. 2nd edition includes pieces by Liszt and Nikolai Shcherbachov
Hélène-Polka in D minor418431861written in 1843 when the composer was just 9 years old, revised and transcribed for 4 hands by the composer in 1861.[2]
Allegretto in D-flat41861Arrangement of the 3rd movement of the String Quintet
Scherzo in E major41861
Tarantella in D major41862

Solo songs
Title Russian Transliteration Original Text Start End Notes
Why did you grow pale earlyЧто ты рано, зоренькаShto ty rano, zaren'kaSergey Solovyov18521855
The beautiful girl does not love meРазлюбила красна девицаRazlyubila krasna devitsaA. Vinogradov18531855for voice, cello and piano
Listen to my song, my friendsСлушайте, подруженьки, песенку моюSlushaite, podruzhen'ki, pesenku moyuIven Kruse18531855for voice, cello and piano
Thou lovely fisher-girlКрасавица рыбачка!Krasavitsa rybachkaHeinrich Heine18541855for voice, cello and piano. Ger. original: "Du schönes Fischermädchen"
The Sleeping PrincessСпящая княжнаSpyashchaya knyazhnaBorodin18671867also orch. Rimsky-Korsakov
My songs are full of poisonОтравой полны мои песниOtravoy polny moyi pyesniHeine18681868Ger. original "Vergiftet sind meine Lieder"
The Sea PrincessМорская царевнаMorskaya Tsar'yevnaBorodin18681868
Song of the Dark Woods (Old song)Песня темного леса (Старая песня)Pesnya tyomnovo lesaBorodin18681868also arr. Glazunov for two-part male chorus and orch. (1873)
The False NoteФальшивая нотаFal'shivaya notaBorodin18681868
The SeaMopeMor'yeBorodin18701870orch. by the composer (1884) and also by Rimsky-Korsakov (1896)
From my tearsИз слез моихIz slyoz moyikhHeine18701870Ger. original: "Aus meinen Tränen"
For the shores of your far homelandДля берегов отчизны дальнойDlya beregov otchizny dal'noyPushkin18811881Published 1888. Also orchestrated by Glazunov (1912)
To the people at homeУ людей-то в домуU lyudey-to v domuNekrasov18811881
Arabian melodyАрабская мелодияArabskaya MelodiyaBorodin18811881
PrideСпесьSpjes'A. K. Tolstoy18841885
The Magic GardenЧудный садChudnyy sadGeorges Collin18851885Fr. original "Septain"

Other vocal works
Title Date Notes
Serenade of Four Knights for One Ladycomic quartet for male voices and piano1870
God save Kyril! God save Methodius!for unaccompanied men's chorus1885unfinished, completed by Pavel Lamm

Transcriptions for piano 4 hands
Title Date Notes
Allegretto in D-flat1861arrangement of the 3rd movement of the String Quintet
Symphony No. 11875
Symphony No. 21878
In the Steppes of Central Asia1882
String Quartet No. 11887

Lost works
Title Date Notes
Concerto in D for flute and piano1847
String Trio for 2 violins and cello1847on a theme from Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable
Le Courant – etude for piano1849
Fantasy on a theme by Hummel1849
Fugues – for piano1851/52
Scherzo in B minor for piano1852
Fugue for piano1862

References
  1. "Symphony No.2 (Borodin, Aleksandr)". IMSLP. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  2. "Borodin; Helene Polka, arranged for orchestra by Mark Starr". Noteworth Musical Editions. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  • At Classical Net
  • List of works at Karadar (in German)
  • Vijvers, Willem (2007) "Alexander Borodin" pp 285–286 (Doctorate thesis, in Dutch)
  • Vijvers, Willem. Alexander Borodin; Composer, Scientist, Educator. Amsterdam, 2013. ISBN 978-90-812269-0-5. pp 317–318.
  • Oldani, Robert William. "Borodin, Aleksandr Porfir′yevich. Works." |Grove Music Online (subscription required; viewed 2008-05-23)
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