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Dmytro Bortnianskyi
Person · male · Russian Empire · Hlukhiv · born 1751 · died 1825 · recording since 1990
Ukrainian-born Russian Classical composer and conductor
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Also known as Dmitri Bortnjanski · Dmitry Bortniansky · Дмитрiй Степанович Бортнянський · Дмитрий Бортнянский · D. Bortnjanskij · D. Bortnjansky · +17 more
Timeline
14 events▣ Album 11◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1750s
1820s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Concertos for Choir, vol. 3: No. XVI, III, XXXV, V, XXVII, VIII, XXIII
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Album
Album: Concertos for Choir, vol. 3: No. XVI, III, XXXV, V, XXVII, VIII, XXIII
Album
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2000s
Biography
English biography1,483 words · 11 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1375162005
Biography
Dmitry Stepanovich Bortniansky (28 October 1751 – 10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1825) was a Russian composer of Ukrainian Cossack origin. He was also a harpsichordist and conductor who served at the court of Catherine the Great. Bortniansky was critical to the musical history of both Russia and Ukraine, with both nations claiming him as their own.
Bortniansky, who has been compared to Palestrina, is known today for his liturgical works and prolific contributions to the genre of choral concertos. He was one of the "Golden Three" of his era, alongside Artemy Vedel and Maxim Berezovsky. Bortniansky was so popular in the Russian Empire that his figure was represented in 1862 in the bronze monument of the Millennium of Russia in the Novgorod Kremlin. He composed in many musical styles, including choral works in French, Italian, Latin, German, and Church Slavonic.
Early years
Dmitry Bortniansky was born on 28 October 1751 in the city of Glukhov, Cossack Hetmanate, Russian Empire (present-day Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine). His father was Stefan Skurat (or Shkurat), a Lemko-Rusyn Orthodox religious refugee from the village of Bartne in the Małopolska region of Poland. Skurat served as a Cossack under Kirill Razumovski; he was entered in the Cossack register in 1755. Dmitry's mother was of Cossack origin; her name after her first marriage was Marina Dmitrievna Tolstaya, as a widow of a Russian landlord Tolstoy, who lived in Glukhov.
At age seven, Dmitry's prodigious talent at the local church choir opened him the opportunity to move to Saint Petersburg, the capital of the empire, and join the Imperial Chapel Choir. Dmitry's half-brother Ivan Tolstoy also sang with the Imperial Chapel Choir. Dmitry studied music and composition under the guidance of the Imperial Chapel Choir director Baldassare Galuppi. In 1769 Galuppi left for Italy and took the boy with him.
Rise to fame
In Italy Bortniansky gained considerable success composing operas: Creonte (1776) and Alcide (1778) in Venice, and Quinto Fabio (1779) at Modena. He also composed sacred works in Latin and German, both a cappella and with orchestral accompaniment, including an Ave Maria for two voices and orchestra.
Bortniansky returned to the Saint Petersburg Court Capella in 1779. He composed at least four more operas in French, with libretti by Franz-Hermann Lafermière: Le Faucon (1786), La fête du seigneur (1786), Don Carlos (1786) , and Le fils-rival ou La moderne Stratonice (1787). Bortniansky wrote a number of instrumental works at this time, including piano sonatas, a piano quintet with a harp, and a cycle of French songs. He also composed liturgical music for the Eastern Orthodox Church, combining the Eastern and Western European styles of sacred music, incorporating the polyphony he learned in Italy; some works were polychoral, using a style descended from the Venetian polychoral technique of Gabrieli.
In 1796 Bortniansky was appointed as a director of the Imperial Chapel Choir, the first director from the Russian Empire. With such a great instrument at his disposal, he produced scores upon scores of compositions, including over 100 religious works, sacred concertos (35 for a four-part mixed choir, 10 for double choruses), cantatas, and hymns.
Death
Bortniansky died in St. Petersburg on 10 October 1825, and was interred at the Smolensky Cemetery in St. Petersburg; during the Soviet rule, his remains were reinterred into the Tikhvin Cemetery.
Legacy
In 1882, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky edited Bortniansky's liturgical works, which were published in ten volumes. Bortniansky wrote operas and instrumental compositions, but his sacred choral works are performed most often today. This vast body of work remains central not only to understanding 18th-century Orthodox sacred music, but also subsequently influenced Russian and Ukrainian composers in the 19th century.
The tune he wrote for the Latin hymn Tantum Ergo eventually became known in Slavic lands as Коль славен (Kol Slaven), in which form it is still sung as a church hymn today. The tune was also popular with Freemasons. It travelled to English-speaking countries and came to be known by the names Russia, St. Petersburg or Wells. In Germany, the song was paired with a text by Gerhard Tersteegen and became a well-known chorale and traditional part of the military ceremony Großer Zapfenstreich (the Grand Tattoo), the highest ceremonial act of the German army, rendered as an honor for distinguished persons on special occasions. Before the October Revolution in 1917, the tune was played by the Kremlin carillon every day at midday. In English-speaking countries, the tune St. Petersburg is set to the office hymn for the feast of the Conversion of Paul the Apostle: 'A heavenly splendour from on high' (New English Hymnal #154b)
James Blish, who novelized many episodes of the original series of Star Trek, noted in one story, "Whom Gods Destroy", that Bortniansky's Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe was the theme "to which all Starfleet Academy classes marched to their graduation."
Bortniansky composed "The Angel Greeted the Gracious One" (hymn to the Mother of God used at Pascha) as a trio used by many Orthodox churches in the Easter season.
Influence
Bortniansky's work had a significant impact on the development of Russian and Ukrainian music.
Almost half a century of Bortniansky's life was associated with music education, with the most important processes of the formation of musical culture in Russian Empire According to Russian musicologist Boris Asafyev, "Bortniansky developed a style with characteristic inversions, which retained its influence for several following generations. These typical appeals not only reached Mikhail Glinka, but also Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Alexander Borodin".
At the same time, beginning in the 1920s, Bortniansky's work became the subject of special attention from Ukrainian musicians. Stanyslav Lyudkevych's article "D. Bortniansky and Contemporary Ukrainian Music" (1925) called on Ukrainian musicians to develop the traditions established by Bortniansky, "to dive deeper and more thoroughly into the great cultural treasury concentrated in Bortniansky's works, to find the sources in it and foundations of our revival".
Traditionally, Ukrainian musicologists emphasize the use of intonations of Ukrainian folk songs in choral work, since the composer's first musical impressions were obtained in Ukraine. Most of Bortniansky's friends in the choir were Ukrainian, as was his teacher Mark Poltoratsky. In particular, Lydia Korniy notes:
typical for Ukrainian songs descending lyrical sixth V - VII # - I degree (on the example of choral concerts: № 13, end of the II part, and № 28, finale)
typical inversions with a reduced fourth between III and VII # degrees in minor,
typical for lyrical songs mournful intonations with an increased second between III and IV # degrees in minor.
Lyudkevych also notes Ukrainian intonations in Bortniansky's works:
although he adopted the manners of the Italian style and became a reformer of church singing in St. Petersburg, nevertheless, all his works (even with such disgusting to our spirit "fugues") hid so much typically Ukrainian melody that because of it he just now became unpopular Muscovites, and every foreigner from the first time hears in them something unknown to himself, original
The influence of Bortniansky's work is noted in the works of Ukrainian composers Mykola Lysenko, Kyrylo Stetsenko, Mykhailo Verbytskyi, Mykola Leontovych, M. Dremlyuga, Levko Revutsky, K. Dominchen, Borys Lyatoshynsky, and others.
Operas
Creonte (1776 Venice in Italian)
Alcide (1778 Venice in Italian)
Quinto Fabio (1779 Modena in Italian)
Le faucon (1786 Gatchina in French, with libretto by Franz-Hermann Lafermière)
La Fête du seigneur (1786 Pavlovsk in French, with libretto by Franz-Hermann Lafermière)
Don Carlos (1786 St Petersburg in French, with libretto by Franz-Hermann Lafermière)
Le Fils-Rival ou La Moderne Stratonice (1787 Pavlovsk in French, with libretto by Franz-Hermann Lafermière)
Choruses (in Church Slavonic)
Da ispravitsia molitva moja ("Let My Prayer Arise") no. 2.
Kjeruvimskije pjesni (Cherubic Hymns) nos. 1-7
Concerto No. 1: Vospoitje Gospodjevi ("Sing unto the Lord")
Concerto No. 6: Slava vo vyshnikh Bogu, y na zemli mir ("Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth")
Concerto No. 7: Priiditje, vozradujemsja Gospodjevi ("Come Let Us Rejoice")
Concerto No. 9: Sei djen', jego zhe Gospodi, konchinu moju
Concerto No. 11: Blagoslovjen Gospod' ("Blessed is the Lord")
Concerto No. 15: Priiditje, vospoim, ljudije
Concerto No. 18: Blago jest ispovjedatsja ("It Is Good To Praise the Lord", Psalm 92)
Concerto No. 19: Rjechje Gospod' Gospodjevi mojemu ("The Lord Said unto My Lord", Psalm 110)
Concerto No. 21: Zhyvyi v pomoshshi Vyshnjago ("He That Dwelleth", Psalm 91)
Concerto No. 24: Vozvjedokh ochi moi v gory ("I Lift Up My Eyes to the Mountains")
Concerto No. 27: Glasom moim ko Gospodu vozzvakh ("With My Voice I Cried Out to the Lord")
Concerto No. 32: Skazhy mi, Gospodi, konchinu moju ("Lord, Make Me Know My End")
Concerto No. 33: Vskuju priskorbna jesi dusha moja ("Why Are You Downcast, O My Soul?", Psalm 42:5)
Concerto-Symphony
Concerto-Symphony for Piano, Harp, Two Violins, Viola da gamba, Cello and Bassoon in B Flat Major (1790).
Quintet
Quintet for Piano, Harp, Violin, Viola da gamba and Cello (1787).
Hymn
How Glorious Is Our Lord in Zion (1794) - used as the official anthem of the Russian Empire
Other languages
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 41 | 94.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 14 | 90.5th |
| Recording span (years) | -165 | 3.9th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
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Discography (13 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
Concertos for Choir, vol. 3: No. XVI, III, XXXV, V, XXVII, VIII, XXIII
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:05:43
1Concertos for Choir: No. XVI. “I Will Exalt Thee! O My God”7:352Concertos for Choir: No. III. “The King Shall Joy in Thy Strength, O Lord”9:333Concertos for Choir: No. XXXV. “Lord, Who Shall Abide in Thy Tabernacle? Who Shall Dwell in the Holy Hill?”8:384Concertos for Choir: No. V. “The Lord Hear Thee in the Day of Trouble”7:395Concertos for Choir: No. XXVII. “I Have Cried to the Lord With My Voice”15:206Concertos for Choir: No. VIII. “I Will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord Forever”7:257Concertos for Choir: No. XXIII. “Blessed Is the People that Know the Joyful Sound”9:331990 · studio album
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1Concertos for Choir: No. XII. I Will Sing a New Song Unto Thee, o God8:372Concertos for Choir: No. IX. This Is the Day Which the Lord Hath Made8:583Concertos for Choir: No. XXIX. I Will Praise the Name of God With a Song8:054Concertos for Choir: No. XX. In Thee, o Lord Do I Put My Trust12:555Concertos for Choir: No. XXX. Hear My Voice, o God12:066Concertos for Choir: No. XXIV. I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto the Hills9:291994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:10:27
1Concerto no. 47:392Cherubic Hymn no. 75:283Concerto no. 347:114Concerto no. 3212:265Concerto no. 65:406Concerto no. 2715:177Concerto no. 156:518Concerto for Double Chorus9:55Music From the Court of St Petersburg, Vol. II
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 58:43
1Almen nel ciel pietoso3:392Polonaise - Pastorale2:033Stoner sizy golubochek3:164Polonaise on a theme by Piccini2:515Tschetno ya skryvayu3:466Barcarolle on a theme by Donizetti2:077Milaya vechor sidela4:338Andante & Rondo2:449Uzhe so tmoyu noshchi3:1110Polonaise2:2211Sokrylis'te chasy2:1812Larghetto3:1913T'amo tanto1:5014Polonaise2:5915V kakoi mne vredny den3:4816Minuet3:0917Ah s'il est dans votre village3:4618Polonaise & Fantaisie 13:2019Placido zeffiretto3:421999 · studio album
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1Sacred Concerto no. 1: I. "Sing unto the Lord a new song"2:122Sacred Concerto no. 1: II. "Let them sing praises unto him"4:103Sacred Concerto no. 1: III. "He will beautify the meek with salvation"1:484Sacred Concerto no. 2: I. "Triumph, O ye this day"1:305Sacred Concerto no. 2: II. "Who freed us from evil machinations"2:196Sacred Concerto no. 2: III. "Gave us eternal life and great mercy"1:567Sacred Concerto no. 3: I. "The king shall joy in thy strength"1:298Sacred Concerto no. 3: II. "Thou hast given him his heart's desire"5:309Sacred Concerto no. 3: III. "His glory is great in thy salvation"2:3410Sacred Concerto no. 4: I. "Make a joyful noise unto God"1:0911Sacred Concerto no. 4: II. "All the earth shall worship thee"3:2812Sacred Concerto no. 4: III. "Blow up the trumpet"4:3913Sacred Concerto no. 5: I. "The Lord hear thee"1:1514Sacred Concerto no. 5: II. "Remember all thy offerings"4:1815Sacred Concerto no. 5: III. "Let the king hear us"2:0616Sacred Concerto no. 6: I. "Glory to God in the highest"1:1917Sacred Concerto no. 6: II. "This day Bethlehem shall receive him"2:1818Sacred Concerto no. 6: III. "To the newly born infant..."2:1519Sacred Concerto no. 7: I. "O come, let us sing unto the Lord"0:5820Sacred Concerto no. 7: II. "For those that glorify him shall inherit the earth"2:4921Sacred Concerto no. 7: III. "And let the glory of his name..."2:2622Sacred Concerto no. 8: I. "I will sing the mercies of the Lord for ever"1:3723Sacred Concerto no. 8: II. "I have made a covenant with my chosen"4:0124Sacred Concerto no. 8: III. "And let all that seek thee, O Lord, rejoice"1:4825Sacred Concerto no. 9: I. "This is the day which the Lord hath made"2:3726Sacred Concerto no. 9: II. "Show us thy mercy, O Lord"4:1927Sacred Concerto no. 9: III. "He shall abide before God for ever"1:582000 · studio album
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1Sacred Concerto no. 10, “Sing Praises to our God”: I. Sing unto our Lord a song3:132Sacred Concerto no. 10, “Sing Praises to our God”: II. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving4:433Sacred Concerto no. 10, “Sing Praises to our God”: III. Let heaven and earth praise him4:484Sacred Concerto no. 11, “Blessed is the Lord, for He has heard the voice of my prayer”: I. Blessed is the Lord4:085Sacred Concerto no. 11, “Blessed is the Lord, for He has heard the voice of my prayer”: II. My lips called unto him3:126Sacred Concerto no. 11, “Blessed is the Lord, for He has heard the voice of my prayer”: III. Let my mouth be filled with thy prais3:007Sacred Concerto no. 12, “O God, a new song shall I sing unto thee”: I. I will sing a new song unto thee2:108Sacred Concerto no. 12, “O God, a new song shall I sing unto thee”: II. I shall make a sacrifice of praise to you3:119Sacred Concerto no. 12, “O God, a new song shall I sing unto thee”: III. O Lord, do not deprive me of your mercies3:1710Sacred Concerto no. 13, “Rejoice in God, our helper”: I. Sing aloud unto God our strength1:4011Sacred Concerto no. 13, “Rejoice in God, our helper”: II. Unburden your heart to him3:4512Sacred Concerto no. 13, “Rejoice in God, our helper”: III. For the Lord is our support and our defender1:5613Sacred Concerto no. 14, “My heart overflows with a good word”: I. My heart is inditing a good matter2:5814Sacred Concerto no. 14, “My heart overflows with a good word”: II. Thou lovest righteousness3:3615Sacred Concerto no. 14, “My heart overflows with a good word”: III. And he will glorify thee Lord God in all generations1:3916Sacred Concerto no. 15, “Come, let us sing, o ye people”: I. Ye people, let us come and sing of Christ’s resurrection2:4017Sacred Concerto no. 15, “Come, let us sing, o ye people”: II. He that was crucified, buried3:2018Sacred Concerto no. 15, “Come, let us sing, o ye people”: III. And resurrected1:3919Sacred Concerto no. 16, “I will exaly thee, O my God, my King”: I. I will exalt thee2:0720Sacred Concerto no. 16, “I will exaly thee, O my God, my King”: II. And I will bless thy name for ever and ever1:1421Sacred Concerto no. 16, “I will exaly thee, O my God, my King”: III. And thy saints shall bless thee2:4422Sacred Concerto no. 16, “I will exaly thee, O my God, my King”: IV. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom1:292000 · studio album
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1Sacred Concerto no. 17, “How lovely is thy dwelling place”: I. How amiable are thy tabernacles, o Lord of hosts!4:042Sacred Concerto no. 17, “How lovely is thy dwelling place”: II. As the Lord loves mercy and truth2:403Sacred Concerto no. 17, “How lovely is thy dwelling place”: III. Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee1:484Sacred Concerto no. 18, “It is good to give praise unto the Lord”: I. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord2:255Sacred Concerto no. 18, “It is good to give praise unto the Lord”: II. Upon an instrument of ten strings0:566Sacred Concerto no. 18, “It is good to give praise unto the Lord”: III. For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work3:097Sacred Concerto no. 18, “It is good to give praise unto the Lord”: I. Let all rejoice that trusts in thee1:468Sacred Concerto no. 19, “The Lord said unto my Lord”: I. The Lord said unto my Lord. sit down at my right hand3:529Sacred Concerto no. 19, “The Lord said unto my Lord”: II. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion2:4710Sacred Concerto no. 19, “The Lord said unto my Lord”: III. In the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning1:4511Sacred Concerto no. 20, “In thee, O Lord, have I trusted”: I. In thee, o Lord, do I put my trust2:3812Sacred Concerto no. 20, “In thee, O Lord, have I trusted”: II. Let me never be put to confusion1:5913Sacred Concerto no. 20, “In thee, O Lord, have I trusted”: III. For thou art my hope, o Lord God6:1314Sacred Concerto no. 20, “In thee, O Lord, have I trusted”: IV. And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works2:0615Sacred Concerto no. 21, “He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High”: I. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high4:3116Sacred Concerto no. 21, “He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High”: II. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fo4:1017Sacred Concerto no. 21, “He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High”: III. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him1:4018Sacred Concerto no. 22, “The Lord is my light”: I. The Lord is my light and my salvation1:4119Sacred Concerto no. 22, “The Lord is my light”: II. Though an host should encamp against me1:2220Sacred Concerto no. 22, “The Lord is my light”: III. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion3:1921Sacred Concerto no. 22, “The Lord is my light”: IV. I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord1:4522Sacred Concerto no. 23, “Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound”: I. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound3:4223Sacred Concerto no. 23, “Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound”: II. Then thou speakest in vision to the holy one3:1024Sacred Concerto no. 23, “Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound”: III. I will set his hand also in the sea1:3425Sacred Concerto no. 23, “Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound”: IV. My mercy will I keep for him for evermore1:112001 · studio album
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1Sacred Concerto no. 24: I. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills3:472Sacred Concerto no. 24: II. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved3:053Sacred Concerto no. 24: III. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in2:424Sacred Concerto no. 25: I. We, the unworthy, shall not cease6:365Sacred Concerto no. 25: II. We shall not renounce you2:476Sacred Concerto no. 25: III. For you are the eternal saviour of us3:127Sacred Concerto no. 26: I. Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee3:428Sacred Concerto no. 26: II. Lord God of Israel! That thine eyes may be open2:159Sacred Concerto no. 26: III. . . .and forgive thy people that have sinned against thee2:3710Sacred Concerto no. 26: IV. . . .that this house, which I have builded2:3011Sacred Concerto no. 27: I. I cried to the Lord with my voice6:1212Sacred Concerto no. 27: II. He sent from above, he took me2:4813Sacred Concerto no. 27: III. According to the cleanliness of my hands3:1114Sacred Concerto no. 27: IV. . . .and I did not put away his statutes from me3:1015Sacred Concerto no. 28: I. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord2:2716Sacred Concerto no. 28: II. His seed shall be mighty upon the earth1:1917Sacred Concerto no. 28: III. The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David4:1518Sacred Concerto no. 28: IV. His enemies will I clothe with shame2:3819Sacred Concerto no. 29: I. I will praise the name of God with a song1:2120Sacred Concerto no. 29: II. . . .and will magnify him with thanksgiving2:0921Sacred Concerto no. 29: III. For his merciful kindness is great toward us2:4222Sacred Concerto no. 29: IV. . . .and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever1:512001 · studio album
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1Sacred Concerto no. 30, “Hear, O God, my voice”: I. Hear my voice, O God6:222Sacred Concerto no. 30, “Hear, O God, my voice”: II. Rise up in my defence, hear my plea3:313Sacred Concerto no. 30, “Hear, O God, my voice”: III. O Lord, thou art my salvation and my glory2:184Sacred Concerto no. 31, “O clap your hands, all ye nations”: I. O clap your hands, all ye people1:385Sacred Concerto no. 31, “O clap your hands, all ye nations”: II. For the Lord most high is terrible1:146Sacred Concerto no. 31, “O clap your hands, all ye nations”: III. Sing praises to God, sing praises2:037Sacred Concerto no. 31, “O clap your hands, all ye nations”: IV. for God is the King of all the earth1:578Sacred Concerto no. 32, “O Lord, make me to know mine end”: I. Lord, make me to know mine end5:069Sacred Concerto no. 32, “O Lord, make me to know mine end”: II. Remove thy stroke away from me2:1610Sacred Concerto no. 32, “O Lord, make me to know mine end”: III. O spare me, that I may recover strength5:3911Sacred Concerto no. 33, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?: I. Why art thou cast down, O my soul…3:3512Sacred Concerto no. 33, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?: II. Hope thou in God. for I shall yet praise him1:3913Sacred Concerto no. 33, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?: III. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death4:2014Sacred Concerto no. 33, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?: IV. For God is my defence, and the God of my mercy2:0515Sacred Concerto no. 34, “Let God arise”: I. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered1:2816Sacred Concerto no. 34, “Let God arise”: II. But let the righteous be glad2:4917Sacred Concerto no. 34, “Let God arise”: III. Ascribe ye strength unto God1:1018Sacred Concerto no. 34, “Let God arise”: IV. Wondrous is God in his saints2:4619Sacred Concerto no. 35, “Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle”: I. Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?3:0120Sacred Concerto no. 35, “Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle”: II. He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness3:2221Sacred Concerto no. 35, “Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle”: III. He that doeth these things shall never be moved2:142002 · studio album
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1Sacred Concerto no. 1, I will praise thee: I. I will praise thee with my whole heart2:282Sacred Concerto no. 1, I will praise thee: II. I will worship toward thy holy temple3:323Sacred Concerto no. 1, I will praise thee: III. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord1:544Sacred Concerto no. 2, Praise ye the Lord: I. Praise ye the Lord2:085Sacred Concerto no. 2, Praise ye the Lord: II. From the rising of the sun2:536Sacred Concerto no. 2, Praise ye the Lord: III. His praise shall endure forevermore1:437Sacred Concerto no. 3, Come and behold the works of God: I. Come and behold the works of God1:598Sacred Concerto no. 3, Come and behold the works of God: II. He will break their bows1:559Sacred Concerto no. 3, Come and behold the works of God: III. Free yourselves2:1110Sacred Concerto no. 3, Come and behold the works of God: IV. The Lord of strength is with us2:0111Sacred Concerto no. 4, Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord: I. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?4:3312Sacred Concerto no. 4, Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord: II. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord1:4713Sacred Concerto no. 4, Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord: III. Lift up your head2:3314Sacred Concerto no. 4, Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord: IV. Who is this king of Glory?1:4715Sacred Concerto no. 5, The heavens declare the glory of God: I. The heavens declare the glory of God1:5816Sacred Concerto no. 5, The heavens declare the glory of God: II. In them hath he set a tabernacle2:2117Sacred Concerto no. 5, The heavens declare the glory of God: III. The law of the Lord is perfect1:3718Sacred Concerto no. 5, The heavens declare the glory of God: IV. Let the wounds of my mouth2:0519Sacred Concerto no. 6, What God is greater: I. What God is greater?3:0020Sacred Concerto no. 6, What God is greater: II. He has subdued his people3:0421Sacred Concerto no. 6, What God is greater: III. He who has glorified2:2522Sacred Concerto no. 7, Glory to God in the highest: I. Glory to God in the highest3:2023Sacred Concerto no. 7, Glory to God in the highest: II. Heed our prayer2:2924Sacred Concerto no. 7, Glory to God in the highest: III. For thou alone art holy1:5825Sacred Concerto no. 8: Ye people, sing a song6:1426Sacred Concerto no. 9: Praise ye the Lord3:3527Sacred Concerto no. 10, My heart is fortified: I. My heart is fortified in the Lord2:0928Sacred Concerto no. 10, My heart is fortified: II. There is none more holy than our Lord2:0229Sacred Concerto no. 10, My heart is fortified: III. His judgement extends2:482004 · studio album
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1Quinto Fabio: Sinfonia in C major: Allegro comodo2Quinto Fabio: Sinfonia in C major: Rondo. Andantino3Quinto Fabio: Sinfonia in C major: Presto4Quinto Fabio: Aria. Cara deh torna in pace, for Soprano and Orchestra5Ecco quel fiero istante, Canzonetta for Soprano & String Quintet6Vas orner le sein de Themire, Aria for Soprano & Strings7Amen, Fuga (Studio) for Four-part Choir & Strings8In Convertendo Dominus, Motet for Soprano, Alto, Bass & Strings: In Convertendo9In Convertendo Dominus, Motet for Soprano, Alto, Bass & Strings: Aria. Converte Domine10In Convertendo Dominus, Motet for Soprano, Alto, Bass & Strings: Aria. Qui Semi11In Convertendo Dominus, Motet for Soprano, Alto, Bass & Strings: Gloria Patri12Ave Maria, Cantata for Soprano & Ensemble: Ave Maria13Ave Maria, Cantata for Soprano & Ensemble: Aria. Benedicta14Ave Maria, Cantata for Soprano & Ensemble: Sancta Maria15Salve Regina, Motet for Soprano & Orchestra16Montes valles resonate, Motet for Soprano, Alto, Chorus & Orchestra
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| — | Sacred Concertos, Vol. 2 - Rssc-PolyanskySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:02:291I. Sing Unto Our Lord a Song3:13 2Ii. Enter Into His Gates With Thansgiving4:43 3Iii. Let Heaven and Earth Praise Him4:48 4I. Blessed Is the Lord4:08 5Ii. My Lips Called Unto Him3:12 6Iii. Let My Mouth Be Filled With Thy Praise3:00 7I. I Will Sing a New Song Unto Thee2:10 8Ii. I Shall Make a Sacrifice of Praise to You3:11 9Iii. O Lord, Do Not Deprive Me of Your Defender3:17 10I. Sing Aloud Unto God Our Strength1:40 11Ii. Unburden Your Heart to Him3:45 12Iii. For the Lord Is Our Support and Our Defender1:56 13I. My Heart Is Inditing a Good Manner2:58 14Ii. Thou Lovest Righteousness3:36 15Iii. And He Will Glorify Thee Lord God in All Generations1:39 16I. Ye People, Let Us Come and Sing of Christ's Resurrection2:40 17Ii. He That Was Crucified, Buried3:20 18Iii. And Resurrected1:39 19I. I Will Extol Thee2:07 20Ii. And I Will Bless Thy Name for Ever and Ever1:14 21Iii. And Thy Saints Shall Bless Thee2:44 22Iv. They Shall Speak of the Glory of Thy Kingdom1:29 | Soundtrack | — |
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| — | Bortnyansky Sacred Concertos Vol 4Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:07:161Concerto #24 I3:48 2Concerto #24 II3:05 3Concerto #24 III2:42 4Concerto #25 I6:36 5Concerto #25 II2:47 6Concerto #25 III3:12 7Concerto #26 I3:42 8Concerto #26 II2:15 9Concerto #26 III2:37 10Concerto #26 IV2:31 11Concerto #27 I6:12 12Concerto #27 II2:48 13Concerto #27 III3:11 14Concerto #27 IV3:10 15Concerto #28 I2:27 16Concerto #28 II1:19 17Concerto #28 III4:15 18Concerto #28 IV2:38 19Concerto #29 I1:21 20Concerto #29 II2:09 21Concerto #29 III2:42 22Concerto #29 IV1:49 | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Dmytro Bortnianskyi head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 41 | 94.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 14 | 90.5th |
| Recording span (years) | -165 | 3.9th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
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Tier rule: historic figure (41 language versions, career ended)
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Wikidata: Q316505 · MusicBrainz: c8f70fe2-a3fb-48cd-af02-ce5df49a7875
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