Alexander Borodin - Prince Igor Overture
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887) - Prince Igor Overture (1869 - 1887)
London Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti (1966)
Prince Igor was left unfinished upon Borodin’s death in 1887. He worked on the opera, off and on, for 18 years. This overture was compiled by Alexander Glazunov based on themes from the opera and Borodin’s sketches.
"Alexander Borodin was a member of the “Mighty Handful,” which consisted of Mily Balakirev, Cesar Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin. Borodin was, by profession, a doctor and chemist, only composing in his spare time. He made fairly significant contributions in chemistry, particularly organic synthesis, and also founded a School of Medicine for Women in Saint Petersburg.
In 1869, Borodin began work on an opera on the Russian epic poem "The Tale of Igor’s Army." He quickly began to have doubts on the project and abandoned it, recycling much of his material for other works. After the success of Rimsky-Korsakov’s and Mussorgsky’s operas, Borodin returned to the project in 1874. He continued working on it, with help from Rimsky-Korsakov, and finished several sections of the work, including the immensely popular Polovtsian Dances. However, he was unable to complete the opera before his death in 1887. Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov retrieved his manuscripts and completed the opera, which was finally performed in 1890.
The overture to Prince Igor was completed by Glazunov. Common retellings state that Glazunov assembled the piece from his memory of hearing Borodin play an unwritten version on the piano, but it is more likely that Glazunov took themes and sketches already written by Borodin to create the overture. Although the work was primarily compiled and orchestrated by Glazunov, it still contains Borodin's distinct voice and demonstrates his gift for beautiful Russian melodies. The themes of the overture all appear in the opera itself: the slow introduction from Igor's aria, the fast section begins with some fanfares from the Polovtsian scene, followed by music from, among others, the duet between Igor and his wife Yaroslavna, and the theme of Konchakovna, the Polovtsian princess who is in love with Igor's son Vladimir. All these themes are woven together seamlessly, ending with a brilliant flourish."
(sources: Wikipedia, Kennedy Center)
Overture of Prince Igor is more touching and makes me emotional even more than Polovtsian dance suite.
This Solti version is just awesome. Thanks for uploading,
Buena obertura.....ME GUSTA ....CON CORAZÓN Y ALMA!!
Where else will you find such fine melodies crafted from simple descending scales?
Qué belleza... siempre lloro cuando la escucho 🥲🥲🥲
The part at 5:26 is so beautiful...
Alekszandr Borogyin:Igor herceg-Nyitány
Londoni Szimfonikus Zenekar
Vezényel:Solti György
"Слово о полку Игореве" doesn't mean "The Tale of Igor's Army", but "The Tale of Igor's Campaign" (the old meaning of this word).
Опера "Князь Ігор"
Увертюра
00:02 Вступ d-moll
01:50 ГП D-dur
03:08 СП D-B (Героїчний лейтмотив)
03:38 ПП B-dur
04:37 ЗП B-dur
Слава Украини!
So awfull trombones 0_0 It sounds like soviet orchestra :(