These Dances from Alexander Borodin's 'Prince Igor' are overwhelmingly brilliant and irresistibly barbaric in the best Romantic crowd-pleasing manner particularly when performed with the original choral parts -SATB with Baritone solo and piano accompaniment.The Dances gained an unexpected popular currency when one of the more memorable tunes was transformed into the song 'Stranger in Paradise' as part of the Broadway musical Kismet. English version by Henry G. Chapman.

This enticing choral arrangement of the well-known first Polovtsian Dance from Borodin's Prince Igor juxtaposes the music of a Russian with text from Act 4 of The Tempest - 'Our revels now are ended'. Chilcott masterfully combines the SSAATTBB forces with wordless upper-voice solos and an optional guitar line in a calm yet powerful evocation of the text.A featured song on the album Into The Light with Kaori Muraji(guitar) and The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers.