Prince Igor (Borodin, Aleksandr)

Title Prince Igor
Alternative title Князь Игорь - ''Knyaz Igor''
Creators Aleksandr Borodin, composer
Opus
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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Composed 1869
First published 1888
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Composition types Operas
Language Russian
Period Romantic
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete piano Felix Blumenfeld
View Overture piano Felix Blumenfeld
View Yaroslavna's Arioso (Act I, Sc. 2) Roe William Goodman
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) orchestra Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) concert band Kazumi Kobayashi
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) trumpet and wind band Patrick Clements
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and tuba Boris Korolyov
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) 2 pianos Nikolay Sokolov
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) piano Felix Blumenfeld
View Polovetsian March (Act III, Prelude) theater orchestra Charles Woodhouse

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete M.P. Belaieff 1888 Complete Score
Overture
Prologue
Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
Color frontispiece
View Complete M.P. Belaieff 1888 Act III (pp.429-30, 451-54)
View Complete M.P. Belaieff 1888 Prologue-Act I
Acts II-IV
View Overture M.P. Belaieff 1889 Complete Score
Color Cover, Title Page
View Overture M.P. Belaieff 1889 Complete Score
View Overture Eulenburg Complete Score (miniature format)
View Polovetsian March (Act III, Prelude) M.P. Belaieff Complete Score
View Complete parts M.P. Belaieff Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2/Piccolo
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
English Horn
Clarinet 1 (A/B/C)
Clarinet 2 (A/B/C)
Bass Clarinet (B)
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Horn 1 (F)
Horn 2 (F)
Horn 3 (F)
Horn 4 (F)
Trumpet 1 (B/A)
Trumpet 2 (B/A)
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Tuba
Timpani
Triangle
Snare Drum
Bass Drum/Cymbals
Tam-Tam 1/2
Tambourine
Glockenspiel
Harp (ad lib.)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Complete parts M.P. Belaieff Alto Horn 1 (E)
Alto Horn 2 (E)
Tenor Horn 1/2 (B)
Bass Horn
Cornet 1 (B)
Cornet 2 (B)
Tuba
Snare Drum
View Overture parts M.P. Belaieff 1888 Piccolo
Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (A, B)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
Trumpet 1, 2 (A, B)
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Tuba
Timpani (clean copy)
Violins I (clean copy)
Violins II (clean copy)
Violas (clean copy)
Cellos and Basses (clean copy)
View Polovetsian Dances (Act II) parts M.P. Belaieff 1888 Piccolo
Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
English Horn
Clarinet 1, 2 (B, A)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
Trumpet 1, 2 (B)
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
(Triangle, Bells, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Cymbals, Bass Drum)

Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Violas (No.17 only)
Cellos/Basses (No.17 only)
Cellos/Basses
Cellos/Basses
View Polovetsian Dances (Act II) parts Percussion Score
View Polovetsian March (Act III, Prelude) parts M.P. Belaieff Piccolo 1, 2, Flute
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (B)
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
Trumpet 1, 2 (B)
Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
Timpani
Snare Drum, Bass Drum/Cymbals, Tambourine
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Complete vocal score M.P. Belaieff 1888 Complete Score
Table of Contents
Overture (reconstruction)
Prologue
Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
View Complete vocal score M.P. Belaieff 1888 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score M.P. Belaieff Act II No.17: Choral Dance (Polovtsian Dances)
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Felix Blumenfeld
M.P. Belaieff 1888 Complete Score
View Overture Arrangement for piano
by Felix Blumenfeld
M.P. Belaieff Complete Score
View Yaroslavna's Arioso (Act I, Sc. 2) Arrangement
by Roe William Goodman
Complete Score (Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon)
Complete Parts (Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon)
View Yaroslavna's Arioso (Act I, Sc. 2) Arrangement
by Roe William Goodman
Complete Score (Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon)
Complete Parts (Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon)
View Yaroslavna's Arioso (Act I, Sc. 2) Arrangement
by Roe William Goodman
Complete Score (2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet)
Complete Parts (2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet)
View Yaroslavna's Arioso (Act I, Sc. 2) Arrangement
by Roe William Goodman
Complete Score (2 Clarinets, Bassoon)
Complete Parts (2 Clarinets, Bassoon)
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) Arrangement for orchestra
by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Eulenburg Complete Score (No.17, facing pages)
Complete Score (No.17, single pages)
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) Arrangement for concert band
by Kazumi Kobayashi
Complete Score
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) Arrangement for trumpet and wind band
by Patrick Clements
Patrick Clements 2017 Complete Score (No.17)
Complete Parts (No.17)
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) Arrangement for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and tuba
by Boris Korolyov
Complete Score and Parts (No.17a, b)
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) Arrangement for 2 pianos
by Nikolay Sokolov
Muzgiz Complete Score (No.17)
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) Arrangement for piano
by Felix Blumenfeld
M.P. Belaieff Complete Score (Nos.8 and 17)
View Polovetsian March (Act III, Prelude) Arrangement for theater orchestra
by Charles Woodhouse
Boosey & Hawkes 1936 Complete Score and Parts

Recordings/Performances

DetailsSectionEnsemblePerformersFiles (click to listen)
View Overture DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) Barbara Schubert, conductor Complete Performance
View Overture Albert Coates, conductor
Albert Coates, conductor
Side 1
Side 2
View Polovtsian Dances (Act II) Paul Hupperts, conductor Complete Recording


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