Symphony No.2 (Borodin, Aleksandr)
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Complete Score
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Coulonnus (3 April 2012)
Aleksandr Glazunov (1865-1936)
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d. Plate 671.
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Complete Score
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Complete Score
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Aleksandr Glazunov (1865–1936)
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.[ca.1920]. Plate E.E. 3691
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1931 (#20049)
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Complete Score
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Moscow: Muzgiz, 1947. Plate 671
Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.[ca.1990]. A1333
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Parts
Flute 1, 2, Piccolo (doubles as Flute 3)
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Oboe 1 (doubles English Horn), 2
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Clarinet 1, 2 (A, B♭)
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Bassoon 1, 2
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Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
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Trumpet 1, 2 (A, B♭)
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Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
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Timpani, Drum, Triangle, Bass Drum/Cymbal
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Violins II
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Aleksandr Glazunov (1865-1936) andNikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1891). Plate 2480
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
For 2 Pianos, 4 hands (Chernov?)
Complete Score
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Carolus (13 February 2007)
Konstantin Chernov (1865-1937)?
St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d. (ca.1905), plate 4923
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For Piano 4 hands (Composer)
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Morel (1 November 2011)
Color cover
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Morel (1 November 2011)
[Composer's transcription]
Paris: Alphonse Leduc, n.d. Plate A.L. 8688
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For Piano solo (Chernov)
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Lyle Neff (1 February 2010)
Konstantin Chernov (1865-1937)
St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Cie., 1909. Plate 6700.
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General Information
| Work Title | Symphony No. 2 |
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| Composer | Borodin, Aleksandr |
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| Movements/Sections | 4 movements
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| Year/Date of Composition | 1869-1876 |
| First Publication | 1878 (piano 4 hand arr.) 1887 (full score) |
| Dedication | Ekaterina Borodina |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
Misc. Comments
Considerable confusion has arisen over the exact nature of the contributions by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov and Aleksandr Glazunov to this work. Although the symphony was completed by 1876, Borodin lost his original full scores for the first and final movements before being notified in the fall of that year of the Russian Musical Society's intent to perform the symphony early in 1877. The composer, ill in bed, was unable to find the scores and had to re-orchestrate the lost movements from his piano-4 hands version. After an unsuccessful premiere (10 March 1877, RMS / Eduard Napravnik), Borodin revised the orchestration, particularly that of the Scherzo, incorporating a number of suggestions by Rimsky-Korsakov. A second performance at the Free School under Rimsky-Korsakov's direction two years later (4 March 1879) received a much warmer response.
Even though his four-hand arrangement was published in 1877, Borodin held off publishing the orchestral score until he finished incorporating a number of additional technical improvements to the orchestration that had been recommended by Rimsky-Korsakov after the 1879 performance. Upon the composer's death, the full score and parts remained unpublished in an early proof stage. Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov completed the proofreading before publication later that year (1887). While it's true that Rimsky contributed orchestrational improvements, it would be inaccurate to ascribe the symphony's orchestration to him. The orchestration is substantially that of the composer. Bessel's credit to Rimsky and Glazunov, printed mainly for the purpose of securing French copyright status, has unfortunately contributed to this mistaken impression over the decades.
Publication History
Original publisher: St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., 1877
Bessel issues
- 1877 - Arr. piano 4 hands by composer, plate 672, 53 pages
- 1887 - Full score, "Ed. redigée par N. Rimsky-Korsakoff et A. Glazounoff", plate 671, 156 pages
- Reprinted by Muzgiz, ed. Nikolay Miaskovsky (1881-1950), plate 7465 (1927, 1931)
- Reprinted by Kalmus (Orch. Series #166, ca.1933-ca.1946)
- (1891) - Orchestra parts, plate 2480, engraved
- Reprinted by Kalmus (Orch. Series #166, later A1333), Lucks (after 1933)
- (1905) - Arr. 2 pianos, 4 hands (Konstantin Chernov?), plate 4923, 27 + 27 pages
- (1912) - Arr. piano solo, Konstantin Chernov (1865-1937), plate 6700, 35 pages
- 1920 - Full score, "Ed. redigée par N. Rimsky-Korsakoff et A. Glazounoff", plate 671, 116 pages
- Printed from a professional copyist's manuscript. Possibly prepared by Breitkopf (Bessel's German agent).
- (1920) - Study score, plate 671, 173 pages (joint issue with Eulenburg)
Other Publishers
Full and study scores
- (1920) - Leipzig, London: Ernst Eulenburg, Ed. #491, plate E.E. 3691, 173 pages
- Reprinted by Kalmus (KMOS #166), later Belwin et al, Philharmonia (#266), Boosey & Hawkes (HPS #642)
- 1946 - Moscow: Muzgiz, ed. L. Kaltat "redaktor", plate 671(!!), 152 pages, re-engraved (probably at C. G. Röder's facility)
- Reprinted Kalmus (Orch. Series #166, later A1333 - 1947 and later), Lucks, Dover (2005)
- 1977 - Moscow: Muzika, ed. D. Chupatov "redaktor", plate 9489, 162 pages
Other arrangements
- (1895) - Arr. piano 4 hands by composer, Paris: Alphonse Leduc, Bibiotheque Leduc #203, 63 pages
- (1897) - Arr. 2 pianos, 4 hands by Gustave Sandré (1843-1916), Paris: Alphonse Leduc, plate 10,297, 27+27 pages
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