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Category: Music
Music:
String Quartet No. 3 – Nocturne
Composer:
Alexander Borodin
Performers:
Borodin String Quartet
1) Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin...(12 November [O.S. 31 October] 1833 – 27 February [O.S. 15 February] 1887) was a Russian Romantic composer of Georgian-Russian parentage who made his living as a chemist. 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. 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.
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2) The String Quartet No. 2, written in 1881, by Alexander Borodin is a work in four movement....
The main theme of the third movement Nocturne, performed in string orchestra arrangements and perhaps the most famous in the quartet, also appears in the musical Kismet, as And This is My Beloved. An agitated middle section....of the movement interrupts this theme's otherwise peaceful interchanges and spinnings-out.
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3) The Borodin Quartet is a string quartet that was founded in 1945 in the former Soviet Union. It is one of the world's longest lasting string quartets, marking its 60th anniversary season in 2005.
The quartet were one of the Soviet Union's best-known in the West during the Cold War era, through concert performances in the United States and Europe and through distribution of their recordings.
The quartet had a close relationship with composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who personally consulted with them on each of his quartets. They also performed with the pianist Sviatoslav Richter on many occasions.
Its recordings include numerous works by many composers on the Russian Melodiya, Teldec, Virgin Records, Chandos Records labels. They have recorded all Shostakovich's string quartets and all Beethoven quartets. Their programs include works by the Shostakovich pupil Mieczysław Weinberg, by Nikolai Myaskovsky and many others.
The quartet has played programs entirely dedicated to Beethoven and Shostakovich.
The original Borodin quartet's sound was characterised by an almost symphonic volume and an uncanny ability to phrase whilst maintaining group cohesion.
Click here for further info on The Borodin Quartet.
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