Borodin: Second Symphony - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Concert HD

Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest o.l.v. Karel Mark Chichon / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Borodin: Tweede symfonie / Second Symphony

[paullewis]

The 3rd movement has to be one of the glories of the Romantic Movement in music.

[ferdinangenius]

It makes me remember how much I liked this when I was 15 years old.
Now at 64 I still enjoy it very much.
It is so powerful, beautiful, majestic...

[handznet]

One of the most beautiful and easy to listen symphonies. Very ahead of its time - because as amateur Borodin wasn’t as tied with conventions. It is like concentrate of the best from the music of his peers into one awesome medley. No long developments, no time wasting, stright to the point. And I bet that the last movement inspired Hollywood western music a lot.

[marcusdolby]

Amazing this guy was a "Sunday composer". Composing took a back seat to his career. He wasn't very prolific either, but his compositions were of such high quality that one can only imagine what else he could have wrote if he did this full time, amazing just amazing !!

[MaxwellKaye]

I. Allegro moderato 0:03
II. Scherzo. Molto vivo 7:19
III. Andante 12:30
IV. Finale. Allegro 21:54

[billsullivan]

Borodin, Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov were members a Russian group some called the"Mighty Five." Their intention was to bring Russian themes into classical music. They opposed the Western musical themes that Russian graduates of the mainly German conservatories had used in their compositions. Borodin was busy teaching, scientific research, family, and music was a pastime. Therefore, much of his compositions were finished by other people. Rimsky-Kosakov finished the great opera Prince Igor. He was a close friend of Liszt. Liszt premiered some of the Borodin works. These five were the creators of some the first "Russian Sound" in classical music. However, many of these themes came from the" People". This is a fine video, played by one of the great orchestras, in a hall that makes the whole thing shine.

[thearcticlord]

I bought a record player in a carry case when I was 14. This record came with it. I played it endlessly until I got a second record. I started a life long love of Russian folk, religious and art music.

[williamgarza]

Go Borodin go!!An underperformed composer

[igori.]

 What a talent !!!! What a masterpiece

[TheVaughan]

The more I listen, the more I like this very romantic symphony and the more I appreciate the simply marvellous Concertgebouw Orchestra and that world beating acoustic of the legendary hall.

[ludwigvanbachmaninoff]

When symphony goes into the 3rd movement, it sounds like a mist image of late autumn forest in Russia. That’s such a magnificent and gorgeous composition of Russian folk classical music !

[rileeyparker]

We're playing the first movement in the symphony orchestra at my high school. I love this piece so much! A few months back we played In the Steppes of Central Asia, and I love that piece even more. Borodin was an incredible composer on top of being a chemist. That man had unmatched talent.

[geraldlee]

What a genius Borodin was. Heavenly music performed by a wonder orchestra. Nothing could be better.

[DamnVillarreal]

One of the few symphonies I'm able to hear from start to end

[albrechthuber]

Oh wie wunderbar ist dieser 3. Satz! ... die ganze Symphonie!!!

[ihadaralf]

One of the most succinct symphonies ever, Borodin knitted a work of pure genius. Half an hour and never a hint of wasteful music.

[brit]

Glorious Symphony from the pen of a Master and beautifully played.

[gerardbegni]

I love this symphony. It is absolutely awesome. How could a man who worked as a dilettante write a so perfect music? The themes, the construction, the orchestration, all is perfect in that symphony.

[jonathanbell]

What a thrill it must be if you are a gifted musician and part of an orchestra, to be able to play such joyous music as this..the final movement is so uplifting, full of spirit and brio...A pity that his love of chemistry limited his composing ...this is thirty minutes of musical pure joy . Bravo .

[lucienr]

12:22 the 3rd movement is really an one of a kind, great to see this piece peformed in het concertgebouw