Brilliant just introduced a 10 CD of works of Borodin and it got me to thinking a little bit. Is his unfinished symphony really a work of Glazunov with his theme? I am leaning that way.
Tom :)
This reminds me of the MSS situation with Mozart's earliest piano concertos. They are arrangements of other works, and the MSS are in Leopold's hand. Will we ever know how much Wolfgang had to do with the final product? Probably not.
It sure sounds like Glazunov to me, but why not? The overture to Prince Igor is more Glazunov than Borodin, and Polovtsian Dances too. Borodin may have left the outline and suggested harmony, but the scoring is top-drawer Glazunov. But all of those Russians helped each other out all the time, and what's not to like? Borodin sure deserves this Brilliant box. Too bad so little of his music shows up on concerts these days.