Alexander Borodin

Alexander Porfyrevich Borodin (?????????? ???????????? ????????, Aleksandr Porfir'evi? Borodin) (November 12, 1833 – February 27, 1887) was a Russian composer who made his living as a chemist. He was a member of The Five, or "The Mighty Handful", a group of composers dedicated to producing a specifically Russian music.

Sound sample

• (.ogg format, 19 s, 89 KB) - possibly Borodin's best known piece