Alexander Borodin Popular Song Ranking [2026]

Piano Quintet in C minor, 1st movementAlexander Borodin21rank/position

Leonid Treer & Miami String Quartet: Borodin Piano Quintet, Andante

From the Piano Quintet in C minor, Movement I: Andante.

Performed by Leonid Tsui, piano, and the Miami String Quartet: violinists Ivan Chan and Cathy Meng Robinson, violist Chauncey Patterson, and cellist Keith Robinson.

Second Movement from the Piano Quintet in C minorAlexander Borodin22rank/position

Alexander Borodin, Piano quintet en Do Menor– Scherzo

From the Piano Quintet in C minor, Movement II: Scherzo.

Performed by: piano – Nil Sole Bachs; violins – Clara Garriga Traugott and Pol Risvanoglu Collado; viola – Jordi Freixa Giner; cello – Emma Salsuela Castro.

Piano Quintet in C minor, 3rd movementAlexander Borodin23rank/position

Borodin quintet IIImv AmernetStringQ&KatarinaMisicPiano 1

From the Piano Quintet in C minor, Movement III: Finale.

Performed by pianist Katarina Pipovic Misic and the Amernet String Quartet: violinists Misha Vitenson and Franz Felkl, violist Michael Klotz, and cellist Jason Calloway.

Polka ‘Helene’Alexander Borodin24rank/position

Viktor und Alexander Urvalov, A. Borodin, Polka

In 19th-century Russia, Alexander Borodin earned high acclaim as a composer while also distinguishing himself as a scientist.

Although he called himself a “Sunday composer,” he left behind remarkable works such as In the Steppes of Central Asia and Prince Igor.

This lively piano piece was composed by Borodin when he was just nine years old.

He later arranged it for piano four hands, and it is said to reflect his feelings for his first love.

With its bright, cheerful rhythms, the piece offers a glimpse of Borodin’s budding musical genius.

Symphony No. 1: IV. MovementAlexander Borodin25rank/position

Symphony No.1 in E-Flat Major: IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivo

If you ever get the chance to hear it, I’d like to introduce a truly precious hidden gem by Alexander Borodin.

This is the first symphony Borodin composed, written between 1862 and 1867.

Its premiere was a private performance within the Russian Musical Society; although it was played a few more times afterward, it never became very popular.

Still, as an orchestral work it is a fully accomplished piece.

Across its four movements, there are engaging call-and-response passages among the woodwinds, brass, and strings, and the powerful tutti sections, brimming with distinctly Russian drive, are real highlights.

If anyone connected with an orchestra is reading this, please consider performing this underrated masterpiece.

Compared to Symphony No.

2, live performances are rare, which makes any opportunity to hear it especially valuable—so if you can, be sure to go! You might be the one to spread the word about how great this piece is.

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