Alexander Borodin. Prince Igor (author's version). ClavierThis edition is the most complete reconstruction of the author's version of the opera, A.P.Borodin's "Prince Igor." There are included separate scenes options, and the authorized translation of four pieces into French. Clavier is provided with textual comments in Russian, which are published for the first time.Expert’s opinion:"Prince Igor" is one of the most famous and beloved Russian classical operas. However, even those who are thrice familiar with the "Prince Igor": at music school, in college and in the conservatory - only know the opera version by NA Rimsky-Korsakov, and AK Glazunov. And not a single textbook is responding to the question: what the "Prince Igor" by Borodin, is like?The mission of this publication is to answer this question. Author's edition of "Prince Igor" has been restored by the musicologist A. Bulycheva, based on 93 musical manuscripts of the composer. For the first time you can see exactly which scenes Borodin actually composed, and which do not belong to him, to see how he saw cumani, how many arias Prince Igor has, and how the seditionary Vladimir Galitsky is described. Also, the changes that were made to the opera by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov. Opening the book, we can see how Borodin worked on Yaroslavna’s Dream and the scene with Igor and Konchak that are preserved in a few variants by the author, and which scenes he excluded from the opera personally. And much more.