Daniel Börtz
Person · male · Sweden · Hässleholm church parish · born 1943 · recording since 1996
Swedish composer
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Also known as Даниэль Бёртц
Timeline
1940s
1980s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Sinfonia no. 1 / Strindberg Suite / Sinfonia no. 7 / Parodos
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
Biography
Daniel Börtz (born 8 August 1943) is a Swedish composer, born in Hässleholm.
He studied composition under Hilding Rosenberg, Karl-Birger Blomdahl and Ingvar Lidholm. Among his works are the operas Backanterna (1991), Marie Antoinette (1998) and Goya (2009). His Sinfonia 13 was performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in 2019.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 3 | 95.4th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
Sinfonia no. 1 / Strindberg Suite / Sinfonia no. 7 / Parodos
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:08:27
1Sinfonia no. 116:202Strindberg Suite for Orchestra: I. Energico5:423Strindberg Suite for Orchestra: II. Maestoso3:434Strindberg Suite for Orchestra: III. Lento espressivo4:325Strindberg Suite for Orchestra: IV. Furioso4:426Sinfonia no. 722:447Parodos10:44
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | His Name Was Orestes – an Oratorio efter AeschylusSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:49:42Disc 1 1Hans namn var Orestes: Part 1: Prologue4:23 2Hans namn var Orestes: Part 1: Scene 13:17 3Hans namn var Orestes: Part 1: Scene 28:53 4Hans namn var Orestes: Part 1: Scene 38:52 5Hans namn var Orestes: Part 1: Scene 412:08 6Hans namn var Orestes: Part 1: Interlude0:32 7Hans namn var Orestes: Part 1: Scene 55:56 8Hans namn var Orestes: Part 1: Epilogue3:48 Disc 21Hans namn var Orestes: Part 2: Prologue8:25 2Hans namn var Orestes: Part 2: Scene 14:44 3Hans namn var Orestes: Part 2: Scene 27:21 4Hans namn var Orestes: Part 2: Scene 33:17 5Hans namn var Orestes: Part 2: Scene 45:20 6Hans namn var Orestes: Part 2: Scene 59:24 7Hans namn var Orestes: Part 2: Epilogue2:36 8En gycklares berättelser (Concerto for Recorder and Orchestra)20:46 | Compilation,Live | November 2007 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Daniel Börtz head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 3 | 95.4th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 11 | 28.3th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Christ Johnson Prize | won | |
| 1995 | Litteris et Artibus | won | |
| 2011 | Ingvar Lidholm Prize | won |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1a6fcbc4-aa17-4d44-947a-c99064168efediscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1a6fcbc4-aa17-4d44-947a-c99064168efecore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1160246genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1160246seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_B%C3%B6rtzbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_B%C3%B6rtz
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Wikidata: Q1160246 · MusicBrainz: 1a6fcbc4-aa17-4d44-947a-c99064168efe
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