Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): Prince Igor
Act 2, No 17, Polovetsian Dance With The Choir/Gliding Dance of the Maidens
This short melody from Borodin's opera "Prince Igor" is probably his most famous composition, and later was adapted for the song "Stranger In Paradise" from the musical Kismet.
In the original opera, this was sung by a female chorus, as a duet between the soprano and alto sections. My adaptation for mandolin and octave mandolin (mandola) uses Borodin's original vocal parts verbatim, in the original keys of A major and F# minor, with tenor guitar chords adapted from a piano reduction of the score. I attach a PDF leadsheet with both parts and chord symbols, adapted from a transcription of the vocal parts I found on Musescore (Link).
1898 Giuseppe Vinaccia mandolin
Mid-Missouri M-111 octave mandolin
Vintage Viaten tenor guitar
Martin
PS: For those who don't like my home demos, here is a very lush version by the Toronto Mandolin Orchestra, with Iraida Erokhina on solo domra: Link
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