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BORODIN – Andantino (from the Polovtsian Dances of ‘Prince Igor’) – FOUR CELLOS

Other Identification:
The Andantino is the opening “Gliding Dance of the Maidens” within the larger Polovtsian Dances, a famous section from Alexander Borodin’s opera Prince Igor. Composed around 1875, this “exotic” balletic scene from the second act features beautiful, flowing melodies from the captive Polovtsian women as they perform for their captors.
The opera is based on a 12th-century conflict between the Russian Prince Igor and the Polovtsy people, a nomadic Tartar tribe.
Though the opera was never completed by Borodin, the Polovtsian Dances are his work and remain a beloved concert piece, often performed without the choral parts.

Movements or sections:
marked ‘Andantino’

Instrumentation:
QUARTET OF FOUR CELLOS
Arranged by David Johnstone
(Also effective in Cello Orchestra / use in the Cello class etc.)

2 PDFs:
1] – General Score
2] – All individual parts

Approximate difficulty:
MEDIUM
The melodic importance is shared almost equally amongst all four cello parts.

Links (Audio – Visual), and known performances given by:
Polovtsian Dances Cello Version – Borodin, Prince Igor

Prince Igor from the Polovtsian Dances – Bend Cello Collective

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