Borodin’s second and third symphonies plus the Overture and Polovstian Dances from Prince Igor and ‘In the Steppes of Central Asia’ collected on a single CD. This is all of Ernest Ansermet’s Borodin recordings for Decca; recordings widely praised for their dynamism and thrust.
ALEXANDER BORODIN
Symphony No. 2 in B minor
Symphony No. 3 in A minor
Prince Igor:
Overture
Polovstian Dances
In the Steppes of Central Asia
Choeur des Jeunes, Lausanne
Choeur de Radio, Lausanne
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet
Recording producers: Victor Olof, Peter Andry (Symphonies, Overture); James Walker (In the Steppes of Central Asia, Polovstian Dances)
Recording engineers: James Walker, Roy Wallace (Symphonies, Overture) Roy Wallace (In the Steppes of Central Asia, Polovstian Dances)
Recording location: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, October 1954 (Symphonies, Overture); November 1960 (Polovstian Dances); February 1961 (In the Steppes of Central Asia)