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'''Alexander Borodin''' (1833-1887) was a [[Russian]] composer whose day job was that of a [[chemistry | chemist]], working with [[aldehyes]]. His father was a Georgian prince, and Borodin was raised in a relatively wealthy household.

'''Alexander Borodin''' (1833-1887) was a [[Russia]]n composer whose day job was that of a [[chemistry | chemist]], working with [[aldehyes]]. His father was a Georgian prince, and Borodin was raised in a relatively wealthy household.

Borodin was one of “[[The Five]]” (with [[Balakirev]], [[Mussorgsky]], [[Rimsky-Korsakov]] and [[Cui]]) forging a new [[Russian]] voice in music. In many of his works are quite obvious traces of the Russian folk idiom and his dramatic works use Russian themes. His music is lyrical, elegiac and frequently passionate, always tuneful, and usually sounds quintessentially “Russian”.

Borodin was one of “[[The Five]]” (with [[Balakirev]], [[Mussorgsky]], [[Rimsky-Korsakov]] and [[Cui]]) forging a new Russian voice in music. In many of his works are quite obvious traces of the Russian folk idiom and his dramatic works use Russian themes. His music is lyrical, elegiac and frequently passionate, always tuneful, and usually sounds quintessentially “Russian”.

His musical output is not large, but most of it is regularly performed and recorded. It includes to big bold extrovert symphonies, the “musical picture” ''“In the Steppes of Central Asia”'', two tuneful String Quartets, and the mighty ''“Prince Igor”'' opera. There are

His musical output is not large, but most of it is regularly performed and recorded. It includes to big bold extrovert symphonies, the “musical picture” ''“In the Steppes of Central Asia”'', two tuneful String Quartets, and the mighty ''“Prince Igor”'' opera. There are