In the Steppes of Central Asia

In the Steppes of Central Asia  is a symphonic poem composed by Alexander Borodin in 1880.

It had been intended to be presented as one of several tableaux vivants to celebrate the silver anniversary of the reign of Emperor Alexander II of Russia, who had done much to expand the Russian Empire into the Caucasus, Far East and Central Asia. The intended production never occurred, but the work has been a concert favorite since its first performance in 1889 in St. Petersburg under the conductorship of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

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