String Quartet No.2 (Borodin, Aleksandr)

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Recordings

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Performer Pages Czech National Symphony Orchestra (string quartet)
Publisher Info. Palo Alto: Musopen, 2012.
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Misc. Notes Source: Musopen (lossless files also available)
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Allegro moderato (No.1)

Publisher Info. Hu String Quartet
Performers Hu String Quartet
Carl and David Hu (violins) Ben Hu (viola), Arthur Hu (cello)
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Misc. Notes Thalia Music Camp at Pilgrim Firs Summer 1975, by brothers of John Betty Hu family ages 6th to 11th grade. Michael Scheremetiew coach. Recorded on circa 1970 Sony TC-95 mono cassete recorder
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Notturno (No.3)

Performer Pages A Far Cry (strings)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)

Publisher Info. Paul De Bra, 2019.
Performers Professor P (Paul De Bra playing all parts on 4 accordions and bass accordion)
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Publisher Info. Paul De Bra, 2019.
Performers Professor P (Paul De Bra playing all parts on 4 accordions and bass accordion)
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Naxos

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Publisher Info. Altena: Jürgen Knuth
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Piano (Novegno)

Publisher Info. Roberto Novegno
Performers Tomoe
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Misc. Notes synthesized audio file performance
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Sheet Music

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Editor Revised edition
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, 1894. Plate 1055.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.(ca.1920). MPR
Reprinted Tchaikovsky & Borodin - Complete String Quartets (pp.189-236)
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1994.
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Editor Jürgen Knuth
Publisher. Info. Altena: Jürgen Knuth
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Parts

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Editor Revised edition
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, 1894. Plate 1064.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Editor Revised edition
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, 1894. Plate 1064.
Reprinted Moscow: Muzgiz, 1936. Plate 12292.
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Editor Revised edition
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, 1894. Plate 1064.
Reprinted Frankfurt: M.P. Belaieff, n.d.(after 1950). Plate 225.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)
Arranger Gaylon Babcock
Publisher. Info. Gaylon Babcock
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Misc. Notes each part designed to be printed front and back
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For Piano 4 hands (Blumenfeld)
Arranger Sigismond Blumenfeld (1852–1920)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, 1888. Plate 106.
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Allegro moderato (No.1)

For Piano
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(1929). Plate U.E. 9863.
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Scherzo (No.2)

For Piano (Feinberg)
Arranger Samuil Feinberg (1890–1962)
Editor Mikhail Sokolov
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, 1966. Plate 4387.
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For Piano (Novegno)
Arranger Roberto Novegno (b. 1981)
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Notturno (No.3)

For Violin and Orchestra (Rimsky-Korsakov)

13 more: Violin solo • Flute 1, 2 • Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (A) • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, n.d. MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4575.
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Misc. Notes Plate dropped by reprint?
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For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)
Arranger Paul De Bra (b. 1959)
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Arranger Paul De Bra (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Paul De Bra, 2019.
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Misc. Notes Like the full arrangement, but with measures 111 to 164 removed (and transition adapted).
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For Piano (Feinberg)
Arranger Samuil Feinberg (1890–1962)
Editor Mikhail Sokolov
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, 1966. Plate 4387.
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Braille Scores

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Feduol (2023/12/28)

Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2023.
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet No.2
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Quarteto de cordas n.º 2; 弦楽四重奏曲第2番; Quatuor à cordes nº 2; String Quartet No. 2; 2-րդ լարային կվարտետ; [8 more...]Symfonie č. 2 h moll „Bohatýrská“; Pedwarawd Llinynol Rhif 2; Струнный квартет №2; Ҡыллы квартет №2; 2. Streichquartett; Quartetto per archi n. 2; 2. strygerkvartet; Ceathairéad Téadach Uimh. 2
Name Aliases Quarteto de cordas nº 2; Quarteto de cordas no. 2
Authorities Wikipedia
Composer Borodin, Aleksandr
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IAB 14
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro moderato ( = 84. D major, 304 bars)
  2. Scherzo. Allegro ( = 80. F major, 299 bars)
  3. Notturno. Andante ( = 60. A major, 180 bars)
  4. Finale. Andante ( = 76) - Vivace ( = 108. D major, 671 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1881
First Publication. 1888 - Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff
Dedication Ekaterina Borodina
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
Discography All Music Guide
External Links Wikipedia article