Polovtsian Dance (from Prince Igor)
Alexander Porfiryevitch Borodin or Alexander Borodin (Александр Порфирьевич… Read Full Bio ↴Alexander Porfiryevitch Borodin or Alexander Borodin (Александр Порфирьевич Бородин, Aleksandr Porfir’evič Borodin) (Nov.12, 1833 – Feb.27, 1887) was a Russian composer. Though during his life he had chemistry as his main profession, Borodin also became a well known musician. He is considered a member of the so-called “The Great Five”, a group of Russian composers who were dedicated to producing specifically national, grassroots kind of classical music. His fame out of Imperial Russia was introduced through Franz Liszt, who in 1880 held a performance of Borodin’s first symphony in Germany. He was admired also by French Countess of Mercy-Argenteau. Borodin’s music is noted for its strong lyricism and rich harmonies. It exudes also an undeniably Russian flavor, along with influences from Western composers. His passionate melodies and unusual harmonies evidenced an enduring influence on younger musicians in France, like Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel (who, in his tribute, wrote a piece for piano entitled “À la manière de Borodine” in 1913).
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Polovtsian Dance
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин Lyrics
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@GerardBeaubrun
The fact that Alexander Borodin was a full time, trailblazing chemist and yet still able to create beautiful works such as this is not only a reminder of the power of love but a true inspiration for the rest of us.
it is possible to give our whole to an activity even when our time cannot be fully spent on it. His dedication and love for the craft still compelled him to study and meticulously develop that sound which even to this day permeates in movie soundtracks.
When an adventurer sets his foolhardy plans for conquest or discovery and attempts to explain this romantic notion to others, this soft introduction to those dreams are always given the treatment of the beginning of the Polovtsian dances. His friends, parents or lover would beseech the hero to reconsider, they would be calmed and reassured by words given power by music such as what we hear at this portion 0:36.
Whenever a movie purports to display the beauty and sensuality of the middle east usually portrayed in the eyes of a mysterious beauty, we are lulled by inspired sets of the 1:21. The female chorus taken over by the hypnotizing strings, the lull of the honey like texture of the wind section usually carried by a noble oboe create this dimension far removed for the harsh reality, with beautiful shades of soft purple. Whether floating on a magic carpet, discovering the beautiful land or a dream sequence of love, we become strangers in paradise.
Off course, there is always that scenes where the people give themselves fully to a frenetic dance. 2:55 reminds us of those moments after the conflict where Heroes partake in this maelstrom of rhythm, in which they hold hands and loose themselves in joy, excitement and hope. Borodin creates this illusion of unbridled rhythm, almost hinting that the musicians are allowing to go unsupervised mirroring the freedom of ethnic who seems allow art to flow without the chaperoning of rules. It's amazing to me how trumpets almost play the part of bass, the flutes so adventurously soar high in the sky already filled with the fireworks of cymbals and percussion.
4:17 The sounds of doom, that moment where our heroes come close to an adversary so terrifying, it defies everything we once thought of challenges. Announced by the looming drums, our hearts pound ever faster and tension builds just like those ascending strings, a crescendo of emotions which culminate in this apex which is the soundtrack of the maiden who undergoes that spiritual sacrifice. The strings are imposing, and demand our emotions, fear, wonder, terror, to fuse into one moment of undeniable paralysis.
We have to admire that even in 4:51 in the midst of that terror, there is still place for beauty, dreaming and even the humor that hero such Indiana Jones display in the face of his impending end.
and Yes Borodin did all this, meticulously, taking his time, not worrying about his limitations, slowly improving himself, slowly adding beauty and innovation. he did all this because he loved the craft and wanted his people to develop and own their own sound.
Let's allow ourselves to take notes and not limit our endeavors because of our present situations. Our masterpieces will see life as long as we live to allow them the privilege of inception
@SpaghettiToaster
No, I'm not assuming that you said he shouldn't have typed his comment. I'm pointing out logical errors in your comment that make the comment itself pointless.
You called him out for getting "caught up in his subjectivity" when he was expressing his feelings for this music. You mock and deride his opinions based solely on the argument that they are, in fact, his opinions. You use "most people don't care about x" as a way to criticize someone's claim "x is beautiful". This is in itself fallacious, because even if beauty were an objectively measurable property, it wouldn't depend on popular opinion. If it's not, then any such statement is trivially a subjective opinion and it's not refuted by the existence of differing opinions.
Within this reasoning, it wouldn't make much sense to post a comment such as yours, as it's also full of your own opinions and could be criticized in the exact same (fallacious) way:
"X? What [adjective] nonsense! How about Y? And remember, X is just your opinion, most people don't even share X."
"Y? What [adjective] nonsense! How about Z? And remember, Y is just your opinion, most people don't even share Y."
Ad infinitum. It's easy to see that this method of argument leads nowhere.
The only way this argument could be made valid would be if the statements at hand could indeed be objectively evaluated by popular opinion. Of course they can't. But if this were the case, your own comment would be subject to the same kind of scrutiny: "Gerard Beaubrun's Statement is pseudo-profound nonsense" is a claim that almost everybody on earth would not agree with, for one thing because it's mean but mostly because a large number of people have never been exposed to it, making them unable to care about it (similar to classical music, incidentally). So, according to your own judgement, you're getting "caught up in your subjectivity" even much more than he is, because your post contains opinions shared by even fewer people than his.
This absurdity demonstrates why you cannot use "most people don't like x" to counter someone's subjective statements about x.
@petegebler2274
Thanks!
@petegebler2274
Best version I have ever heard. It is me who is saying thanks.
@fiqiretebraka3203
Grazie , faleminderit.
@andreybordyugov8619
Зачёт, ответ правильный, но этот ответ не все знают, рад за Вас.
@PATOPLOMERO
Es el 2023, y mi admiración por la orquesta no decae. Extraño sus vídeos. Saludos y abrazos queridos amigos.
@josemariabenavides7223
@petegebler2274
@mikischorner4873
All this beautiful young people playing this fantastic music. Is there still hope in this world?
@WillSing4TP
Always. Music is universal.🥰
@Tony-Thompson
If only. What a wonderful world that would be.
@antonkaschin7073
World is nice place to grow and to wake up from matrix