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Alexandre Borodine 1833–1887

At St. Petersburg died, on February 27, Alexandre Porfiriévitch Borodine, a musician held in very high esteem in his native Russia, the composer of two symphonies and numerous minor orchestral, chamber, and vocal compositions, as also of a successful opera ‘Prince Tgor.’ Borodine was an adherent to what is known as the new Russian school in matters musical.

Musical Times, April 1887