Aleksandr Borodin
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Music
- Subcategories: Composers, Songwriters, Musicians, Singers
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
Article abstract: Borodin made a significant contribution to the repertory of Russian national music, with particular excellence in the domains of opera, symphonic music, chamber music, and song.
Early Life
Aleksandr Porfiryevich Borodin was born out of wedlock to Prince Luka Stepanovitch Gedianov and Avdotya Konstantinova Antinova. Following Aleksandr’s birth, his father had him registered as the legal son of Porfiry Borodin, one of his servants, in accordance with a custom of the time and arranged for his mistress to marry Christian Ivanovitch...
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