Philharmonia Orchestra - Geoffrey Simon, Conductor
BORODIN
Alexander Borodin's life was a never-ending attempt to reconcile the conflicting demands of a dual career as a creative artist and a highly respected research chemist. It seemed as though the only time he could ever find to write music was when kept away from chemistry through illness; his artistic friends took to asking solicitously after his ill-health in the hope that he might be composing something. With characteristic modesty he regarded himself merely as a musical amateur - an attitude which caused considerable frustration amongst his collegue composers and others who appreciated the magnitude of his talent.
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