Composition: Prince Igor (Borodin, Aleksandr)
| Title | Prince Igor |
| Alternative title | Князь Игорь - ''Knyaz Igor'' |
| Creators | Aleksandr Borodin (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1869 |
| First published | 1888 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Felix Blumenfeld |
| view | Overture | piano | Felix Blumenfeld |
| view | Yaroslavna's Arioso (Act I, Sc. 2) | — | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | orchestra | Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | concert band | Kazumi Kobayashi |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | trumpet and wind band | Patrick Clements |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and tuba | Boris Korolyov |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | 2 pianos | Nikolay Sokolov |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | piano | Felix Blumenfeld |
| view | Polovetsian March (Act III, Prelude) | theater orchestra | Charles Woodhouse |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | M.P. Belaieff | 1888 | Complete Score · view Overture · view Prologue · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view Color frontispiece · view |
| view | Complete | — | M.P. Belaieff | 1888 | Act III (pp.429-30, 451-54) · view |
| view | Complete | — | M.P. Belaieff | 1888 | Prologue-Act I · view Acts II-IV · view |
| view | Overture | — | M.P. Belaieff | 1889 | Complete Score · view Color Cover, Title Page · view |
| view | Overture | — | M.P. Belaieff | 1889 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score (miniature format) · view |
| view | Polovetsian March (Act III, Prelude) | — | M.P. Belaieff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | M.P. Belaieff | — | Piccolo · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1 (A/B/C) · view Clarinet 2 (A/B/C) · view Bass Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1 (B/A) · view Trumpet 2 (B/A) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Triangle · view Snare Drum · view Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Tam-Tam 1/2 · view Tambourine · view Glockenspiel · view Harp (ad lib.) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | M.P. Belaieff | — | Alto Horn 1 (E) · view Alto Horn 2 (E) · view Tenor Horn 1/2 (B) · view Bass Horn · view Cornet 1 (B) · view Cornet 2 (B) · view Tuba · view Snare Drum · view |
| view | Overture | parts | M.P. Belaieff | 1888 | Piccolo · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A, B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (A, B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani (clean copy) · view Violins I (clean copy) · view Violins II (clean copy) · view Violas (clean copy) · view Cellos and Basses (clean copy) · view |
| view | Polovetsian Dances (Act II) | parts | M.P. Belaieff | 1888 | Piccolo · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B, A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Percussion (Triangle, Bells, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Cymbals, Bass Drum) · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Violas (No.17 only) · view Cellos/Basses (No.17 only) · view Cellos/Basses · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Polovetsian Dances (Act II) | parts | — | — | Percussion Score · view |
| view | Polovetsian March (Act III, Prelude) | parts | M.P. Belaieff | — | Piccolo 1, 2, Flute · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Snare Drum, Bass Drum/Cymbals, Tambourine · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | M.P. Belaieff | 1888 | Complete Score · view Table of Contents · view Overture (reconstruction) · view Prologue · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | M.P. Belaieff | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | M.P. Belaieff | — | Act II No.17: Choral Dance (Polovtsian Dances) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
M.P. Belaieff | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
M.P. Belaieff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Yaroslavna's Arioso (Act I, Sc. 2) | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score (Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon) · view Complete Parts (Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon) · view |
| view | Yaroslavna's Arioso (Act I, Sc. 2) | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score (Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon) · view Complete Parts (Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon) · view |
| view | Yaroslavna's Arioso (Act I, Sc. 2) | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score (2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet) · view Complete Parts (2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet) · view |
| view | Yaroslavna's Arioso (Act I, Sc. 2) | Arrangement |
— | — | Complete Score (2 Clarinets, Bassoon) · view Complete Parts (2 Clarinets, Bassoon) · view |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Eulenburg | — | Complete Score (No.17, facing pages) · view Complete Score (No.17, single pages) · view |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | Arrangement for concert band |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | Arrangement for trumpet and wind band |
Patrick Clements | 2017 | Complete Score (No.17) · view Complete Parts (No.17) · view |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | Arrangement for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (No.17a, b) · view |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score (No.17) · view |
| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | Arrangement for piano |
M.P. Belaieff | — | Complete Score (Nos.8 and 17) · view |
| view | Polovetsian March (Act III, Prelude) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Boosey & Hawkes | 1936 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Overture | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Overture | — | Albert Coates (conductor) and Albert Coates (conductor) | Side 1 · file Side 2 · file |
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| view | Polovtsian Dances (Act II) | — | Paul Hupperts (conductor) | Complete Recording · file |
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