Bortkiewicz: Piano Concertos

[@ambindia]

Amazing how this composer wrote beautiful music through all the misfortunes that life dished out to him.I served as an Indian diplomat in Ukraine but he was never mentioned among the music fraternity.Well, that lovely country has also suffered.

[@КатеринаПисаревська]

It is very interesting that for the revival of Bortkiewicz's music, a Ph.D. from the University of Bombay mr. Bhagwan Nebhraj Thadani has done a great job. Did you know that?) The merits of your compatriot are undisputed for the return of this composer to modern Ukrainian and world musical culture.

[@steveegallo3384]

@ambindia -- My sainted Father, born 1912 in Poltava, would have adored this.....Gracias from Acapulco!

[@anandsamuel1978]

Very well said. 🇩🇰

[@msgrace713]

What's happening in Ukraine is heartbreaking 😢

[@anandsamuel1978]

I don't know how many times I have listened to these beautiful Concertos! 🇩🇰

[@MenelionFR]

Monumental and magnificent, this music brings shivers down my spine. Thank you so much for bringing into attention this great composer of my beloved and long-suffering land. Glory to Ukraine!

[@tjr879]

BORTKIEWICZ the LEGEND

[@samaritan29]

very underrated composer!

[@alessandropelizzoli6613]

Un complesso di atmosfere fataliste, magniloquenti, colme di residui mitteleuropei, che avvolgono come in un nobile feuilleton a tinte vivide, fiammeggianti, un profluvio melodico di impronta post- rachmaninoviana. Ascolto piacevolissimo, grazie di questa proposta.

[@steveegallo3384]

@alessandropelizzoli6613 -- Yes....Beautiful! With echoes of "Swedish Rhapsody/Concerto" and "Warsaw Concerto"....Pure Romantic. Auguroni d'Acapulco!

[@MatesSkate]

Maravilloso compositor totalmente desconocido para mí, pero al que voy a dedicar el tiempo que merece. Desde mi modesto punto de vista se trata de una obra maestra.

[@j.l.callison1837]

Thank you for introducing me to Bortkiewicz. Don't know that I've had the pleasure before.

[@pietervoogt]

I like this. With lesser known romantic composers the problem often is that they start out great, but then after 3 minutes the moment of truth comes: do they have something more to say or will the rest just be a repetition, often just more of the same virtuosity. In this case the moment of truth appears at minute 4 when the energy of the introduction is gone and something new has to start. The composer then chooses a very classical and modest approach, with a simple theme that he can gradually develop. Basically it is this modesty and honest intentions that keep the music going from then on, more than great melodies or inventions.

[@nimrodshefer3649]

I have to disagree with you, i find that many times those last composeres has a lot of musical saying

[@SMECHOULAN]

@@nimrodshefer3649 Reminds me of the moment of truth in the Rachmaninoff's 4th Piano concerto. After one minute it ran out of steam, very unfortunately...

[@SpecialtyHorseTraining]

A new favorite for me!

[@juancarlosdiazricci5320]

Many thanks for sharing this wonderful music. Wonderful concerts and excellently performed.

[@tjr879]

amazing performance

[@장윤명]

This is such a gorgeous piece it gives me chills every time I hear brilliant classics' channel Thanks for posting this

[@dianegiovanniello3024]

Thank you so much 🙏❤️

[@fulviopolce9785]

Stupenda esecuzione.Interessantissima proposta.Grazie ! Ottimo post

[@류순열-h6i]

아름다운 연주곡 잘 들었읍니다~감사합니다~🎵🎻🎹

[@Jimbarleyy]

1:30 Sounds like Chopin’s etude op. 25 no. 12 (Ocean) but with his own twist.

[@javiervivanco919]

It has a beautyful moments

[@marioescudero7103]

Gracias !!!

[@efe9446]

supreme

[@davebarclay4429]

Fine as they are, neither of these concertos comes anywhere near No.1 which is a truly great work and deserves to be played at least as often as the Tchaikovsky or the Grieg. The best performance of No.1 which I know is by Stephen Coombs and the BBCSSO conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk. Well worth checking out.

[@alldittogames]

WOW , some elements sound like Star Wars!!!!

[@j.l.callison1837]

I think it is the other way around. :-)

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

Let's not forget that Concerto No 2 is only written for 1 hand!!

[@ludwig2019-]

But if pianist uses two hands, this concert is more dynamic and more various.

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

@@ludwig2019- errrr I don't think that's what the composer intended do you? Why write a concerto for the left hand and then play it with both?

[@ludwig2019-]

@@DavidA-ps1qr , play it with both hands is interpritation. I agree with you, that the composer's thoughts are important, but I do not understand, why do the do it for one hand? They seem to have two hands. In my opinion, concerts for one hand are incomplete.

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

@@ludwig2019- It doesn't have anything to do with the composer's thoughts. It's the music the composer has written down that matters and this piece was deliberately written for one hand not two. It's like saying that Beethoven's violin concerto would sound better if two violins played it instead of one.

[@bojman]

Reminds me to Rachmaninov

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

Sorry, this writing is a big distance from how Rachmaninoff wrote music. Check the structure and you'll see why. Never wise to compare one composer's music to another (friendly advice).

[@dergeradeweg1413]

@@DavidA-ps1qr there are some very similar elements to Rachmaninov.

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

@@dergeradeweg1413 Bortkiewicz, like Rachmaninov was not a "modernist" and sits comfortably in a similar genre. True there is a slight similarity between the two in the accompanying left hand writing, only Bortkiewicz's is inverted. If anything, technically his music is closer to early Scriabin than it is to Rachmaninov's. However, there are also influences of Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Chopin. And in the 3rd Concerto, Beethoven (see Piano Sonata in C minor Op111), and even Wagner in the 1st Piano Concerto. If you pick music to pieces you can hear influences of all sorts of other composers in everyone's music, which is why it's best to keep quiet and just enjoy the piece your listening to for what it is. And this is a lovely Piano Concerto.

[@pianist_from_kaniv]

Is there any possibility to get full score of the concerti and parts for orchestra players?🙏🙏🙏 (In IMSLP there are only arrangements for two pianos and also I couldn't find any online shops to buy the full score😞😞😞) Thank you!

[@AM-vc4fj]

What is the picture?

[@paologaudenzi837]

un gioello inestimabile

[@muzarecords2537]

!!

[@АлексейКлимкин-ч8и]

С чего это Борткевич оказался украинским композитором. Харьков не был украинским ни по языку, ни по культуре, ни тогда, ни сейчас. Базовое образование получил в питерской консерватории. Или Санкт-Петербург теперь тоже город "щеневмерлы"?

[@ARUSakov]

Когда он творил Украины не было...

[@КатеринаПисаревська]

Серьезно??? Немного лучше изучите историю: uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0 То, что РосИмперия посягала на все и вся вокруг своих границ - это не значит, что за этими границами ничего не было. Все концерты Борткевича - это перепевы украинских народных мелодий и песен. Он творил абсолютно в рамках украинской культуры того времени. Прекрасный композитор, жаль, так мало известен и исполняем!

[@andrey-martynov]

​@@КатеринаПисаревська расскажите пожалуйста поподробнее о том, какие именно украинские песни "перепеваются" во "всех концертах Борткевича"? В каких местах этой записи их можно услышать? По национальности и культуре тоже есть вопросы. У Борткевича отец - поляк, родился он в Харькове, учился в Санкт-Петербурге и в Лейпциге. Почти всю жизнь прожил за границей (в основном в Берлине и в Вене). Гражданством украинским не обладал. С 1926 года поменял российский паспорт на австрийский. Написал много красивой музыки. Австрийскую сюиту, Югославскую сюиту, но ничего украинского.

[@АлексейКлимкин-ч8и]

@@КатеринаПисаревська википедия это помойка. Каждый пишет, что хочет. И что? Борткевич ждал пока начнет существовать Украина целых (!) четыре года, чтобы написать все свои произведения? Только об этом и думал, учась в петербургской консерватории. Украинская культура - это часть русской культуры, также как культуры других народов прошлой и настоящей Российской империи.

[@gudvingudvin1115]

@@КатеринаПисаревська с какого перепугу " в рамках укрин. культуры"??))))) Вы не в себе?? Укр. в нем только город рождения , отец - поляк, а музыке учился в ПЕТЕРБУРГЕ, даже не Киеве , всю жизнь прожил в Европе - откуда там что-то украинское?? Вы что не слышите?? Его музыка - это Раманинов в чистом виде! Какие там перепевы нар. песен ???? 😲🤣🤣🤣🤣🙃 Вы уж не знаете , как и и что себе забрать)) Но это же смешно! Вы музыкально дико необразованы.