Symphony No. 2 - Alexander Borodin
Information about Symphony No. 2 by Alexander Borodin, and the best recordings available on CD or for download.
The work was written in 1869-76, and is in the key of B minor.
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS
Ashkenazy (Decca E4366512)
The best studio recording.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Decca E4366512
Coupled with Symphony No. 1
Kondrashin (Philips 475 757-0)
A brilliant live recording from 1980. Coupled with Rimsky Korsakov's Sheherazade.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Kiril Kondrashin, 1980.
Philips 475 757-0