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aleksandr porfirevich
[al-ig-zan-der pawr-feer-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; russian uh-lyi-ksahndr puhr-fyee-ryi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər pɔrˈfɪər ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr pʌrˈfyi ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (show ipa), 1833–87, russian composer and chemist.
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borodin keeps to the accepted divisions of italian opera, and gives to igor a long aria quite in the traditional style.
the russian opera rosa newmarch

borodin the composer is after all only the composer of a few fragments.
musical portraits paul rosenfeld

borodin, who divided his life between science and music, wrote his opera piece by piece.
the complete opera book gustav kobb

nor did he feel within himself borodin’s rich and vivid sense of the past.
musical portraits paul rosenfeld

in 1856, while serving as an officer in the preobrajensky guards, he made the acquaintance of borodin.
musical portraits paul rosenfeld

borodin seems to be a special favourite in germany (although they only care for this symphony).
the life & letters of peter ilich tchaikovsky modeste tchaikovsky

as in the case of borodin we are filled with amazement at the power of work and the versatility in korsakoff’s nature.
music: an art and a language walter raymond spalding

“the daughter of nikoly krnski, the one of borodin fame, you know,” somebody interrupted him.
fables for children, stories for children, natural science stories, popular education, decembrists, moral tales leo tolstoy

within a short time of their first meeting, the story of cui and moussorgsky was repeated in borodin.
the russian opera rosa newmarch

rimsky-korsakov and borodin soon became intimate, notwithstanding the ten years difference in their ages.
the russian opera rosa newmarch

noun
aleksandr porfirevich (alɪkˈsandr pərfiˈrjevitʃ). 1834–87, russian composer, whose works include the unfinished opera prince igor, symphonies, songs, and chamber music