Vadim Vasilyevich Borisovsky (Russian: Вадим Васильевич Борисовский; 20 January 1900 – 2 July 1972) was a Soviet and Russian violist.
Born in Moscow, Borisovsky entered Moscow Conservatory in 1917 studying the violin with Mikhail Press. A year later, on the advice of violist Vladimir Bakaleinikov, Borisovsky turned his attentions to the viola. He studied with Bakaleinikov and graduated in 1922. Borisovsky became Professor of Viola at the conservatory in 1925
Between 1922 and 1923, Borisovsky and colleagues from the Moscow Conservatory formed the Beethoven Quartet. He was the quartet's violist until 1964. There are many recordings of Borisovsky with the Beethoven Quartet.
Borisovsky was also a viola d'amore player. He arranged, transcribed and edited more than 250 compositions for viola and viola d'amore.
He died in Moscow in 1972, aged 72.
For harp solo
| Original composer | Russian title (original title) | English title | Publication date | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| anonymous (16th century) | Парижские колокола | Paris Bells | 1962 | ||
| Скерцо: "Перезвон" | Scherzo: "Carillon" (1650?) | 1962 | |||
| Траурная аллеманда | Allemande funèbre | 1962 | original for lute | ||
| Прелюдия | Prelude | 1962 |
For viola d'amore and piano unless otherwise noted
| Original composer | Russian title (original title) | English title | Publication date | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Непостоянный Грациозная Менуэт Гавот | L'inconstant La gracieuse Menuet Gavotte | align=center valign="top" | 1928 | transcription date 1926; originals for viola da gamba and continuo; alternate parts for violin and cello | |
| Мадригал | Madrigal "Caro mio ben" | 1936 | original for voice; also for viola and piano; false attribution to Giuseppe Giordani | ||
| Tambourin | 1934 | ||||
| Divertimento for viola d'amore solo, 2 horns, 2 violins and basso | 1934 | viola d'amore and piano reduction by Cornelis Kint | |||
| Пролог | Prologue | 1962 | |||
| Aria con Variazioni | 1934 | original for viola d'amore and basso; reduction by Cornilius Kint |
For viola and piano unless otherwise noted
| Original composer | Russian title (original title) | English title | Publication date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Рондо | Rondo | 1973 | |||
| Ария из "Классической сюиты" | Aria | 1937 | original from Classic Suite, Op. 32 (1928) for orchestra | ||
| Элегия | Elegy | 1962 | |||
| anonymous (18th century French) | Контрданс | Contredanse | 1980 | ||
| Вальс | Valse | 1974 | |||
| Адажио из Органного концерта № 3 | Adagio | 1960 | original from Organ Concerto No. 3 | ||
| Ария из Кантаты № 5: "Пролейся скорее, источник священный..." | Ergieße dich reichlich, du göttliche Quelle from Cantata No. 5 for tenor, viola and piano (1724) | 1977 | original for tenor, viola and continuo | ||
| Упражнение для органной педали | Pedal Study for viola solo | 1932 | original for organ | ||
| Весна | Die Frühling | 1961 | original for clavier | ||
| Natalya Baklanova (1902–1985) (Наталья Владимировна Бакланова) | Русская Народная Песня: «Не белы то снеги» | Russian Folk Song: "The Snow Is Not White" | 1953 | ||
| Русская Народная Песня: Прялка «Против красна солнышка» | Russian Folk Song | 1953 | |||
| Русская Народная Песня: Плясовая | Russian Folk Song: Dance | 1953 | |||
| Багатель, Соч. 6 № 2 | Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 2, Sz. 38 (1908) | 1975 | original for piano | ||
| Адажио кантабиле, Соч. 13 | Adagio cantabile, Op. 13 | 1961 | original: movement II from Sonata Pathétique for piano | ||
| Соната D-dur для двух альтов и фортепиано | Sonata in D major for 2 violas and piano | original for 2 violins and continuo | |||
| Адажиэтто из сюиты "Арлезианка" | Adagietto from "L'Arlésienne" | 1980 | original for orchestra | ||
| Интермеццо | Intermezzo | 1980 | original for orchestra from the incidental music L'Arlésienne | ||
| Соната № 1, Соч. 5 | Sonata No. 1, Op. 5 | original for violin and basso continuo | |||
| Сонатное аллегро | Sonata Allegro | 1967 | original for piano | ||
| Вальс | Waltz in A major, Op. 39 No. 15 (1865) | 1936 | original for piano 4-hands | ||
| Школа для Альта | Viola Method | 1937 | |||
| Баркарола для двух альтов и фортепиано | Barcarolle in D major for 2 violas and piano | 1950 | original for 2 voices and piano | ||
| Канцонетта | Canzonetta in C major | 1946 | transcription dated 1943 | ||
| Интерлюдия | Interlude | 1980 | original for orchestra from Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19 | ||
| Этюд, Соч. 25 № 2 | Étude, Op. 25 No. 2 (1837) | 1971 | original for piano | ||
| Прелюдия, Соч. 28 № 14 | Prélude for viola solo, Op. 28 No. 14 | 1932 | original for piano | ||
| Вальс | Waltz in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2 | 1950 | original for piano | ||
| Элегия | Elegy | 1949 | original: Не спрашивай, зачем: Элегия (Do Not Ask Why), Elegy for voice and piano (1844); words by Alexander Pushkin | ||
| Романс, Соч. 23 | Romance sans paroles in G major, Op. 23 | 1953 | original for cello and piano | ||
| Лунный свет (из "Бергамасская сюита") | Clair de lune | 1956 | original from Suite bergamasque (1890, 1905) for piano | ||
| В лодке (из "Маленькая сюита") | En Bateau | 1956 | original from Petite Suite (1886–1889) for piano 4-hands | ||
| Прелюд "Девушка с волосами цвета льна" | Prelude "La fille aux cheveux de lin" | 1936 | original for piano | ||
| (1876–1940) | Дождь | La Pluie jabote... (The Rain...) | 1980 | original for cello and piano | |
| Концертная симфония ре-мажор "Двойной концерт" | Sinfonia Concertante in D major for viola, double bass and orchestra, K. 127 | 1962 | |||
| Тарантелла | Tarantella | 1973 | |||
| Тема с вариациями | Theme and Variations for viola and orchestra (1946) | 1957 | original for bassoon and orchestra | ||
| Andrey Esaulov (1800–c.1850) (Андрей Петрович Есаулов) | Вальс меланхолической | A Melancholic Waltz in E minor | 1946 | transcription dated 1942 | |
| Ноктюрн | Nocturne in G major | 1980 | original for string orchestra from the incidental music Shylock, Op. 57 (1889) | ||
| Сюита | Suite for viola and piano, Op. 8 | 1969 | |||
| Iosif Genishta (1795–1853) (Иосиф Иосифович Геништа) | Соната | Sonata for viola or clarinet and piano, Op. 9 | 1961 | ||
| Мадригал | Madrigal | 1936 | transcription of Caro mio ben; original for voice; also for viola d'amore and piano | ||
| Песнь трубадура | Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71 (1900) | 1957 | original for cello and piano or orchestra | ||
| Грезы | Rêverie in D major, Op. 24 (1890) | 1948 | original for horn and piano | ||
| Ноктюрн, Соч. 35 № 10 | Nocturne, Op. 35 No. 10 | 1946 | original for horn and piano | ||
| Русская песня, Соч. 34 № 15 | Russian Song in E minor, Op. 34 No. 15 | 1958 | original for piano; also published in 1961 as Romance, Op. 34 | ||
| Вальс, Соч. 45 № 2 | Waltz, Op. 45 No. 2 | 1946 | original from 12 Easy Pieces (12 Легких пьес), Op. 45 for violin and piano | ||
| Баркарола | Barcarolle | 1952 | original for piano | ||
| Детская полька | Children's Polka (Polka Enfantine) | 1952 | original for piano | ||
| Мазурка | Mazurka | 1948 | original for piano | ||
| Ноктюрн "Разлука" | Nocturne "La Séparation" | 1948 | original for piano | ||
| Вариации на тему романса А. Алябьева "Соловей" | Variations on Alyabyev's Romance "The Nightingale" | 1973 | original for piano | ||
| Неоконченная соната | Viola Sonata in D minor (1825–1828) | 1932 | completed by Borisovsky | ||
| Гавот | Gavotte | 1937 | original from the ballet Don Juan (1761) | ||
| Соната № 1 (ля-мажор), Соч. 10 (1899) | Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 10 (1899) | 1959 | original for violin and piano; viola part also arranged by Mikhail Vladimirovich Reytikh | ||
| Интермеццо | Intermezzo | 1936 | original for piano | ||
| Элегия, Соч. 38 № 6 | Elegy (Elegi), Op. 38 No. 6 | 1935 | original from Lyric Pieces, Op. 38 for piano | ||
| Поэма, Соч. 43 № 5 | Poème (Erotik), Op. 43 No. 5 | 1950 | original from Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 for piano | ||
| Песня Сольвейг, Соч. 55 № 4 | Solveig's Song (Solveigs Sang), Op. 55 No. 4 (1875) | 1971 | original for orchestra from Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 | ||
| Вальс | Waltz in D minor | 1946 | transcription dated 1942 | ||
| Johann Wilhelm Hässler (Гесслер) | Элегия | Elegy | 1936 | ||
| Менуэт | Menuet | 1950 | |||
| Адажио (Китайский танец) | Adagio (Chinese Dance) | 1962 | from the ballet Seven Beauties (1952) | ||
| Gypsy Dance | |||||
| Ноктюрн из музыки к драме М. Ю. Лермонтова "Маскарад" | Nocturne | 1980 | from the incidental music for Masquerade (1941) | ||
| Вальс из музыки к драме М. Лермонтова "Маскарад" для двух альтов и фортепиано | Waltz in A minor for 2 violas and piano | 1959 | from the incidental music for Masquerade (1941) transcribed 1958 | ||
| Концерт до-мажор | Concerto in C major for viola and orchestra (1801) | align=center valign="top" | 1947 | piano reduction and cadenzas also by Borisovsky; Attributed to Khandoshkin but is now thought to be written by Mikhail Goldstein. See Musical hoax. | |
| Вариации на русскую песню "То теряю, что люблю" | Variations on a Russian Song of Love | 1955 | original for violin and cello, Op. 4 No. 2 | ||
| Ivan Laskovsky (1799–1855) (Иван Федорович Ласковский) | Ноктюрн, Соч. 27 | Nocturne in B major, Op. 27 | 1973 | original for piano | |
| Ноктюрн | Notturno: Liebestraum No. 3, S. 541 (1850) | 1963 | original for piano | ||
| Поэма | 1963 | ||||
| Прощание | 1963 | ||||
| Романс | Romance | 1966 | |||
| Сонет Петрарки №104 | Sonetto 104 di Petrarca, S. 158 No. 2 (1844–1845) | 1966 | original for piano | ||
| Сонет Петрарки №123 | Sonetto 123 di Petrarca, S. 158 No. 3 (1844–1845) | 1966 | original for piano | ||
| Две пьесы (из оперы "Атис") | 2 Pieces | 1936 | from the opera Atys (1676) | ||
| Прелюдия | Prelude, Op. 11 No. 1 | 1950 | original from 3 Morceaux, Op. 11 (1886) for piano | ||
| Песня без слов "Весенняя песня" | Song without Words "Frühlingslied" (Spring Song), Op. 62 No. 6 | 1958 | original for piano | ||
| Песня без слов | Song without Words, Op. 85 No. 1 | 1958 | original for piano | ||
| Анданте и Менуэт | Andante et Menuet (1770) | 1980 | |||
| Гопак (из оперы "Сорочинская ярмарка") | Hopak | 1936 | from the opera The Fair at Sorochyntsi (1874–1880) | ||
| Конец сказки | Dernière du Conte, Op. 74 No. 6 (1947) | 1953 | original for piano from 6 Morceaux-impromptus (Шесть Импровизации), Op. 74 | ||
| Соната № 2 | Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81 (1948) | 1960 | original for cello and piano | ||
| Вальс | Waltz in G major | 1946 | transcription dated 1942 | ||
| Кошка | The Cat | 1962 | from Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (1936) | ||
| Свадьба Киже | Kijé's Wedding | 1980 | from the film Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60 (1934) | ||
| Колыбельная | Lullaby | 1962 | from the oratorio On Guard for Peace (На страже мира), Op. 124 (1950) | ||
| Пьесы из балета "Ромео и Джульетта" Вступление Улица просыпается Джульетта-Девочка Менуэт: Съезд гостей Танец рыцарей Меркуцио Сцена у балкона Карнавал Танец с мандолинами для двух альтов и фортепиано Ромео и Джульетта у патера Лоренцо Меркуцио умирает Утренняя серенада для двух альтов и фортепиано Сцена прощания (Прощание перед разлукой) и Смерть Джульетты | Pieces from the Ballet "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 64 Introduction The Street Awakens The Young Juliet Menuet: Arrival of the Guests Dance of the Knights Mercutio Balcony Scene Carnaval Dance with Mandolins for 2 violas and piano Romeo and Juliet Meet Friar Laurence Death of Mercutio Morning Serenade for 2 violas and piano Farewell Scene (Farewell before Parting) and Death of Juliet | 1961 1961 1961 1967 1961 1961 1961 1977 1977 1967 1977 1977 1977 | Carnaval is taken from No. 24 Dance of the Five Couples. | ||
| Мелодия, Соч. 3 № 3 | Mélodie, Op. 3 No. 3 (1892) | 1984 | original for piano from Morceaux de fantaisie | ||
| Прелюдия, Соч. 23 № 4 | Prelude, Op. 23 No. 4 (1903) | 1950 | original for piano | ||
| Не пой, красавица..., Соч. 4 № 4 | Sing Not to Me, O Lovely One for voice, viola and piano, Op. 4 No. 4 (1890–1893) | 1977 | original for voice and piano; words by Alexander Pushkin | ||
| Соната соль-минор, Соч. 19 | Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 (1901) | 1950 | original for cello and piano | ||
| Павана на смерть инфанты | Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899) | 1929 | original for piano | ||
| Полет шмеля (из оперы "Сказка о царе Салтане") | Flight of the Bumblebee (1899–1900) | 1984 | original for orchestra from the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan | ||
| Песня Индийского гостя (из оперы "Садко") | Song of the Indian Guest | 1962 | original for tenor and orchestra from the opera Sadko (1896) | ||
| Альпийская пастушка (из "Музыкальные вечера") | La Pastorella dell' Alpi | No. 6 from Les soirées musicales; original for soprano and piano | |||
| Скерцо | Scherzo in D major | 1962 | |||
| Концертный этюд | Étude de Concert in G major | 1962 | original for viola solo | ||
| Соната (соль-мажор) | Sonata in G major for viola and continuo | 1935 | |||
| Экспромт, Соч. 90 № 3 | Impromptu, Op. 90 No. 3 (1827) | 1971 | original for piano | ||
| Скерцо | Scherzo | 1936 | |||
| Два вальса | 2 Waltzes, Op. 9 Nos. 1 and 2 | 1952 | original from 36 Originaltänze, Op. 9, D. 365 for piano | ||
| Пчелка | Bagatelle "The Bee" (L'abeille; Die Biene), Op. 13 No. 9 (1860) | 1937 | original for violin and piano | ||
| Вечерняя песнь | Abendlied, Op. 85 No. 12 (1849) | 1937 | original for piano 4-hands | ||
| Адажио и аллегро | Adagio und Allegro, Op. 70 (1849) | 1953 | original for horn and piano | ||
| Маленький этюд | A Little Study for viola solo | 1932 | original for piano: No. 14 from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 (1848) | ||
| Пастушеская мелодия | Pastoral (Alpenkuhreigen) for viola solo, Op. 115 No. 4 | 1932 | from the incidental music for Manfred, Op. 115 | ||
| Прелюдия | Prélude in C minor, Op. 9 No. 1 (1894) | 1935 | transcription dated 1931 | ||
| Адажио Весенний Вальс | Adagio Spring Waltz | 1962 | original from the ballet The Limpid Stream, Op. 39 (1934–1935), also in Ballet Suite No. 2 | ||
| Пьесы из музыки к кинофильму "Овод" Увертюра Романс Контраданс Вальс-Шарманка Ноктюрн Галоп Сцена Интермеццо Народный праздник | Pieces from "The Gadfly" Overture Romance Contra-dance Barrel-Organ Waltz Nocturne Galop Scene Intermezzo Folk Festival (People's Holiday) | align=center valign="top" | 1964 1964 1964 1966 1966 1966 1976 1976 1976 | from music to the film The Gadfly (Овод), Op. 97 (1955) | |
| Lev Shvarts (1898–1962) (Лев Александрович Шварц) | Две Пьесы | 2 Pieces | align=center valign="top" | 1934 | |
| Грустный вальс, Соч. 44 № 1 | Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1 (1903) | 1963 | original for orchestra | ||
| Соната (соль-мажор) | Sonata in G major, Op. 6a | 1956 | original for violin and basso continuo: Sonate da camera | ||
| Концерт | Concerto in D major for viola and orchestra, Op. 1 (published 1774) | 1955 | |||
| Концерт № 2 | Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra | 1937 | |||
| Пастораль | Pastorale (1907) | 1967 | original for voice and piano | ||
| Страстное Признание | Ardent Declaration (Aveu Passionné) | 1950 | original for piano | ||
| Ночь, Соч. 73 № 2 | Night for voice, viola and piano, Op. 73 No. 2 (1893) | 1977 | original for voice and piano; words by Daniil Ratgauz | ||
| Ноктюрн, Соч. 19 № 4 | Nocturne in D minor, Op. 19 No. 4 (1873) | 1937 | original for piano | ||
| Нет, только тот, кто знал..., Соч. 6 № 6 | None But the Lonely Heart for voice, viola and piano, Op. 6 No. 6 (1869) | 1977 | original for voice and piano; words by Lev Mei | ||
| Времена Года No. 1 У Камелька No. 4 Подснежник No. 5 Белые Ночи No. 10 Осенняя Песня | The Seasons (Les Saisons), Op. 37b No. 1 January: By the Fireside (Au Coin du Feu) No. 4 April: The Snowdrop (Perce-neige) No. 5 May: White Nights (Les Nuits de Mai) No. 10 October: Autumn Song (Chant d'Automne) | 1950 1949 1949 1949 | original for piano | ||
| Сентиментальный Вальс | Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6 (1882) | 1979 | original for piano | ||
| Менуэт | Minuet in C major | 1946 | transcription dated 1942 | ||
| Песня о розе | The Rose's Song for voice, viola and piano | 1977 | original for voice and piano; words by Guillaume de Lorris | ||
| Nikolai Titov (1798–1843) (Николай Сергеевич Титов) | Романс | Romance in E major | 1946 | transcription dated 1942 | |
| Анданте из сюиты "Севилья" | Andante | 1958 | original from Sevilla, Op. 2 (1908) for piano | ||
| Строгий напев | Chant rigoureux, Op. 9 (1927) | 1937 | original for clarinet and piano | ||
| Вариации на две темы | Variations on Two Themes | 1950 | |||
| Концерт соль-мажор | Concerto in G major for viola and orchestra | 1955 | original: Concerto in D Major for viola d'amore and orchestra, RV 392 | ||
| Вариации | Variations on "A Schüsserl und a Rein'dl'" for viola and orchestra | 1962 | cadenzas by Borisovsky | ||
| Концерт ми-бемоль мажор | Concerto in E major for viola and orchestra | 1959 | |||
| Вальс | Waltz | 1957 | |||
| Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin (1905–1977) (Георгий Златев-Черкин) | Севдана | Sevdana (1944) | original for violin and piano |