Romantic composer Alexander Borodin was born on this day in 1833 | Borodin was a doctor, a chemist and a member of the Russian composer group "The Five" | In this clip, the Borodin Quartet performs Borodin's String Quartet No. 2 in 1973 – The quartet members at the time were Rostislav Dubinsky, Yaroslav Alexandrov, Dmitri Shebalin and Valentin Berlinsky | Read more at https://theviolinchannel.com/composer-doctor-chemist-alexander-borodin-born-on-this-day-1833/ | The Violin Channel

Alexander Borodin, the great Russian composer—born on this date back in 1833. Any excuse to share this clip from the String Quartet no. 2 performed in 1973 by the Borodin Quartet! Surely one of the most beautiful cello lines—and openings, to any piece of chamber music for string players 🥰 | D'Addario Orchestral