Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian (Polovetsian) Dances
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian (Polovetsian) Dances
- Instrumentation Chamber Orchestra
- Composer Alexander Borodin
- Editor Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow
- Series Nieweg Performance Editions - Kalmus
- Edition Score
- Publisher Edwin F. Kalmus
- Order no. K-A133601
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Description:
From the end of Act 2 from Borodin's opera Prince Igor, which remained unfinished at the time of the composer's death in 1887, this most famous version of the Polovtsian Dances (or Polevetsian Dances) was orchestrated by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. While the music includes choral/vocal parts, those are often omitted when performed as an orchestral showpiece. This edition has been edited by Nancy M. Bradburd and Clinton F. Nieweg. Instrumentation: 2+1.2(2dEH).2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(4-5): Hp: Str(9-8-7-6-5 in set): (Mix Chor).