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Sergei Bortkiewicz
Person · male · Austria · Kharkiv · born 1877 · died 1952 · recording since 1991
Russian Romantic composer and pianist (1877–1952)
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Also known as Sergei Bortkiewicz · Сергей Борткевич · Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz · Sergei Eduardowitsch Bortkiewicz · Sergej Ėduardovič Bortkevič · Sergueï Bortkiewicz · +2 more
Timeline
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1870s
1950s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Works for Piano
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
· Album
Album: Piano Sonata no. 2, op. 60 / Three Mazurkas, op. 64 / Jugoslavische Suite, op. 58 / Fantasiestücke, op. 61 / Lyrica nova, op. 59
Album
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2020s
Biography
English biography1,892 words · 9 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363726736
Biography
Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz (28 February 1877 [O.S. 16 February] – 25 October 1952) was a Romantic composer and pianist. He moved to Vienna in 1922 and became a naturalized Austrian citizen in 1926.
Early life and origins
Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz was born in Kharkov in the Russian Empire (present-day Kharkiv, Ukraine), on 28 February 1877 to parents Edward and Zofia (née Uszyńska) Bortkiewicz, who were Polish nobility. He spent most of his childhood on the family estate of Artiomovka, near Kharkov. Bortkiewicz received his musical training from Anatoly Lyadov and Karel van Ark at the Imperial Conservatory of Music in Saint Petersburg.
In 1900, he left Saint Petersburg and travelled to Leipzig, where he became a student of Alfred Reisenauer and Salomon Jadassohn, both pupils of Franz Liszt. In July 1902, Bortkiewicz completed his studies at the Leipzig Conservatory and was awarded the Schumann Prize on graduation. On his return to the Russian Empire in 1904, he married Elisabeth Geraklitowa, a friend of his sister, and then returned to Germany, where he settled in Berlin. It was there that he started to compose seriously.
From 1904 until 1914, Bortkiewicz continued to live in Berlin but spent his summers visiting his family or travelling around Europe on concert tours. For a year he also taught at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory. There he met the Dutch pianist Hugo van Dalen, who became a lifelong friend. Van Dalen premiered Bortkiewicz's Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 16, in November 1913 in Berlin with the Blüthner Orchestra conducted by the composer. It was the greatest success of Bortkiewicz's early period.
First World War
The outbreak of World War I in 1914 changed Bortkiewicz's life. As Russian citizens, he and his wife were both placed under house arrest, then deported from Germany to Russia, via Scandinavia. He returned to Kharkov, where he established himself as a music teacher, and also gave concerts.
The latter years of the war saw the beginning of the Russian Revolution, which forced the composer and his family to flee their estate at Artiomovka due to occupation by the Bolsheviks. In June 1919, the Bolsheviks fled before the White Army and Bortkiewicz was able to return and help rebuild the family estate, which had been completely plundered. While Bortkiewicz traveled to Yalta with his wife, Kharkov fell to the Red Army, which meant that he and his family could not return to Artiomovka. With the area now surrounded by the Red Army, the composer watched his mother and the husband of his sister Vera fall ill with typhus, both dying in the chaos at Novorossiysk. Bortkiewicz sought to escape from Yalta and succeeded in obtaining passage on the steamer Konstantin, which brought them safe, but impoverished, to Constantinople in November 1919.
Between the wars
In Constantinople, with the help of the court pianist to the Sultan, Ilen Ilegey, Bortkiewicz began to give concerts and started teaching again. He became well known throughout a number of embassies and made the acquaintance of the wife of the Yugoslavian ambassador Natalie Chaponitsch, to whom he dedicated his Trois Morceaux, Op. 24 (1922). She organised musical gatherings for Bortkiewicz within the embassy, and it was with the help of her husband that the composer and his wife were able to obtain a visa for Yugoslavia. Bortkiewicz and his wife came to Sofia via Belgrade, where they had to wait for some time before obtaining an Austrian visa. On 22 July 1922, the composer and his wife reached Austria.
Initially Bortkiewicz chose Baden as his residence, where he remained until 1923. He then moved and settled in Vienna, where he was to remain for the next five years. In 1926 he obtained Austrian citizenship.
In 1928, Bortkiewicz went to Paris for six months and then returned to live in Berlin. In 1933, he was forced to leave Germany again—being a Russian he was now facing persecution from the Nazis and saw his name being deleted from all music programmes. He returned to Vienna, where he established residence at Blechturmgasse 1 door 5 in 1935. He lived there for the rest of his life.
It was during these years that Bortkiewicz suffered with serious financial difficulties and needed to ask for financial help from his friend Hugo van Dalen many times, which the pianist always gave freely. It was also during this period that he translated from Russian into German the letters between Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Nadezhda von Meck. These letters were published as Die seltsame Liebe Peter Tschaikowsky's und der Nadjeschda von Meck (Köhler & Amelang, Leipzig 1938). Van Dalen adapted Bortkiewicz's book for a Dutch readership and published it as Rondom Tschaikovsky's vierde symphonie (De Residentiebode, 1938).
Second World War
World War II profoundly affected Bortkiewicz and his wife. At the end of the war he described in a letter dated 8 December 1945 to his friend Hans Ankwicz-Kleehoven how he still lived:
I'm writing to you from my bathroom where we have crawled in because it is small and can be warmed on and off with a gas light. (!) The other rooms cannot be used and I cannot touch my piano. This is now! What awaits us further? Life is becoming more and more unpleasant, merciless. I teach at the Conservatory with the heat at 4 degrees, soon even less!
During this period he composed a number of works including his Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 60. The sonata was first performed by the composer on 29 November 1942 in the Brahmssaal of the Musikverein in Vienna. Hugo van Dalen gave the Dutch premiere on 9 February 1944 in Amsterdam.
The war negatively impacted Bortkiewicz's finances. Most of his printed compositions were held by his German publishers Rahter & Litolff; they were destroyed in Allied bombing, resulting in the loss of all his income from the sale of his music. The health of Bortkiewicz and his wife declined to the point that they were admitted for treatment at the Franz Joseph Hospital in Vienna by its chief physician Dr. Walter Zdrahal, a friend of the couple. In later life, Bortkiewicz's wife was diagnosed as suffering from bipolar disorder.
After the War
In the autumn of 1945, Bortkiewicz was appointed director of a master class at the Vienna City Conservatory, which helped to give the composer some of the financial security he so sought. During this period he composed his Six Preludes, Op. 66 (1946–47), of which only two—Numbers 1 and 3—have so far been located. These preludes are dedicated to the Dutch pianist Hélène Mulholland (1912–2000), who helped him after the war by sending much needed food and clothes. After his retirement in 1948, the community of Vienna awarded him an honorary pension.
At the instigation of Hans Ankwicz-Kleehoven, a Bortkiewicz Society was founded in 1947 in Vienna in order to keep the memory of Bortkiewicz's music alive. The inaugural meeting took place in the library hall of the Akademie at Schillerplatz on 10 April 1947. As a result of that meeting, on the first Monday of each month from November to May, friends of the composer and members of the Society gathered in the Künstlerhaus and listened to concerts of the composer's music, much of which was played by Bortkiewicz himself. The Bortkiewicz Society was dissolved on 6 March 1973.
On 26 February 1952, the Bortkiewicz Society along with the Ravag Orchestra celebrated the 75th birthday of the composer at a concert in the Musikverein Hall in Vienna. Bortkiewicz conducted the orchestra with Felicitas Karrer playing the Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 16, the violinist Jaro Schmied played his Des Frühlings und des Pans Erwachen—ein lyrisches Intermezzo nach Gemälden von Sandro Botticelli, Op. 44, and the concert was concluded with his Symphony No. 1, Op. 52, "Aus meiner Heimat", which contains a quotation from "God Save the Tsar" in the finale. This was to be his last great concert and the excitement of the event was illustrated in a letter to van Dalen dated 18 March 1952:
Finally I had the opportunity to show, in a large hall with a large orchestra and soloists, what I can do. Not only the critics, but others who know me, were surprised and amazed. ... I can always feel happy to have found so much recognition at the age of 75 years, which really comes in most cases after death to someone who really earned it.
Bortkiewicz had been suffering for some time from a stomach ailment and, on the advice of his physician, he decided to undergo an operation in October 1952. He never recovered and died in Vienna on 25 October of that year. His wife, Elisabeth, who was childless, died on 9 March 1960 in Vienna. Bortkiewicz and his wife are buried at the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna.
Nationality
According to Jeremiah A. Johnson, Bortkiewicz referred to himself as Russian, his country of origin as "Little Russia" or "South Russia", and Kharkov as its intellectual capital. Johnson also said that Bortkiewicz opposed Ukrainian independence.
However, some other modern authors regard Bortkiewicz as either a Ukrainian composer (particularly Yi Jing Chen; Y. O. Levkulych), or as Ukrainian-born (Emma Scanlon).
Recordings
Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (Hyperion)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 16. Marjorie Mitchell (piano), Vienna State Opera Orchestra, William Strickland (American Decca – Brunswick UK)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 16. Stephen Coombs (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk (Hyperion)
Pieces for Violin and Piano. Christian Persinaru (violin) and Nils Franke (piano) (Apex).
Complete Piano works. Jouni Somero (FC-Records, in nine volumes)
Complete Piano Music. Klaas Trapman (Piano Classics, six CDs)
Piano works. Stephen Coombs (Hyperion, in two volumes)
Piano works. Pierre Huybregts (Centaur)
Piano works. Cyprien Katsaris (Piano21)
Piano works. Pavel Gintov (Piano Classics)
Piano works. Alfonso Soldano (Divine art)
Piano pieces. Anna Reznik (Classical Recordings)
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3. Stefan Doniga (piano), Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, David Porcelijn (Netherlands Muziek Instituut)
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 22. Dutton Recording CDLX7323 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Yates (conductor), Sergey Levitin (violin)
Symphonic Poem after Shakespeare's Othello, Op. 19. Dutton Recording CDLX7323 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Yates (conductor)
Cited sources
Chen, Yi Jing (August 2021). The First Movements of Sergei Bortkiewicz's Two Piano Sonatas, Op. 9 and Op. 60: A Comparison including Schenkerian Analysis and an Examination of Classical and Romantic Influences (Doctor of Musical Arts dissertation). Denton, Texas: University of North Texas. p. 4. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
Johnson, Jeremiah A. (October 2016). Echoes of the Past: Stylistic and Compositional Influences in the Music of Sergei Bortkiewicz (Doctor of Musical Arts). University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Kościelak-Nadolska, Agnieszka (2016). "Życie i twórczość Sergiusza Bortkiewicza (1877–1952), cz. I: Sylwetka artysty" [The life and work of Sergiusz Bortkiewicz (1877–1952), part. I: Profile of the artist]. Notes Muzyczny. 1.
Levkulych, Y. O. (2021). ДФОРТЕПІАННА СПАДЩИНА СЕРГІЯ БОРТКЕВИЧАУ АКТУАЛЬНОМУ ПРОСТОРІ ВИКОНАВСЬКОГОМИСТЕЦТВА ХХ – ПОЧАТКУ ХХІ СТОЛІТТЯ [The piano heritage by Sergei Bortkiewicz in the current space of the performing arts of the 20th – early 21st century] (PDF) (Thesis) (in Ukrainian). Kiyv: National Music Academy of Ukraine.
Scanlon, Emma (October 2017). Pianism Reimagined: an analytical inquiry of left-hand piano through the career and commissions of Paul Wittgenstein (PDF) (PhD thesis). Maynooth University.
Schwarz, Boris (20 January 2001). "Bortkiewicz [Bortkievich], Sergei [Sergey] Eduardovich". Grove Music Online. revised by Sigrid Wiesmann (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03637. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required)
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 | 19 | 79.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -39 | 7.2th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 17 studio albums)
Albums · 17
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:00:21
1Prelude, op. 40: No. 1. Allegretto1:362Prelude, op. 40: No. 2. Andante2:433Prelude, op. 40: No. 3. Con moto1:234Prelude, op. 40: No. 4. Sostenuto2:365Prelude, op. 40: No. 5. Allegro1:196Prelude, op. 40: No. 6. Andantino dolento3:167Prelude, op. 40: No. 7. Appassionato1:358Three Studies, op. 15: No. 6. Sostenuto4:519Three Studies, op. 15: No. 8. Lamentoso con gran espressione5:3810Three Studies, op. 15: No. 10. Presto furioso2:1111Ballade, op. 428:3312Three Waltzes, op. 27: No. 1. La Gracieuse4:0713Three Waltzes, op. 27: No. 2. La Mélancolique2:4614Three Waltzes, op. 27: No. 3. La Viennoise3:5615Elegie, op. 465:4416Four Preludes, op. 33: No. 3. Andantino1:4617Four Preludes, op. 33: No. 5. Andantino semplice1:3618Four Preludes, op. 33: No. 6. Sostenuto, con gran espressione dramatica3:1919Four Preludes, op. 33: No. 10. Patetico1:261997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 1:18:48
1Lamentations and Consolations, op. 17: Book 1: No. 1. Lamentation in D minor4:082Lamentations and Consolations, op. 17: Book 1: No. 2. Consolation in D major2:573Lamentations and Consolations, op. 17: Book 1: No. 3. Lamentation in C-sharp minor3:584Lamentations and Consolations, op. 17: Book 1: No. 4. Consolation in D-flat major4:445Lamentations and Consolations, op. 17: Book 2: No. 5. Lamentation "Le Mal du pays" in A minor3:256Lamentations and Consolations, op. 17: Book 2: No. 6. Consolation in A major2:077Lamentations and Consolations, op. 17: Book 2: No. 7. Lamentation in E-flat minor2:078Lamentations and Consolations, op. 17: Book 2: No. 8. Consolation "Sorrento" in E-flat major4:349Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: The Princes and the Pea1:0210Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: The Bell1:5611Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: The Hardy Tin Soldier1:2412Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: The Angel1:5213Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: Little Ida's Flowers1:3514Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: The Nightingale3:5015Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: It Is Quite Certain1:3216Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: The Child in the Grave2:5317Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: The Butterfly2:4318Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: The Ugly Duckling2:4019Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: Golden Treasure2:3320Aus Andersens Märchen, op. 30: The Metal Pig2:2021Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 1 in C-sharp minor4:1122Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 2 in F-sharp minor1:3323Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 3 in D major1:2524Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 4 in B minor1:1525Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 5 in A major1:1026Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 6 in C-sharp minor3:0827Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 7 in F-sharp major3:2828Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 8 in D-flat major4:1529Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 9 in B-flat major2:3530Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 10 in B-flat minor1:28Symphonies no. 1 in D & no. 2 in E-flat
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:11:54
1Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 52 "From My Homeland": I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro12:332Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 52 "From My Homeland": II. Scherzo. Vivace7:443Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 52 "From My Homeland": III. Adagio10:104Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 52 "From My Homeland": IV. Allegro vivace8:525Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 55: I. Allegro ma non troppo8:246Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 55: II. Vivace7:127Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 55: III. Andante sostenuto7:138Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 55: IV. Vivace (alla breve)9:462007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:16:59
16 Pensées lyriques, op. 11: No. 1 in G major: Andantino cantabile4:4126 Pensées lyriques, op. 11: No. 2 in E minor: Sostenuto assai2:5436 Pensées lyriques, op. 11: No. 3 in E major: Allegretto grazioso1:2446 Pensées lyriques, op. 11: No. 4 in E major: Moderato, quasi improvisando4:0256 Pensées lyriques, op. 11: No. 5 in A-flat major: Poco moto, con amabilita2:0766 Pensées lyriques, op. 11: No. 6 in D-flat major: Andante poco moto4:087Lamentations et Consolations, op. 17: No. 1. Lamentation in D minor5:358Lamentations et Consolations, op. 17: No. 2. Consolation in D major4:449Lamentations et Consolations, op. 17: No. 3. Lamentation in C-Sharp minor4:1710Lamentations et Consolations, op. 17: No. 4. Consolation in D-flat major5:4711Lamentations et Consolations, op. 17: No. 5. Lamentation in A minor (Le mal du pays)4:1212Lamentations et Consolations, op. 17: No. 6. Consolation in A major3:4413Lamentations et Consolations, op. 17: No. 7. Lamentation in E-flat minor2:5114Lamentations et Consolations, op. 17: No. 8. Consolation in E-flat major (Sorrento)6:0315Quatre Morceaux, op. 65: No. 1. Chant sans paroles4:0416Quatre Morceaux, op. 65: No. 2. Étude1:5717Quatre Morceaux, op. 65: No. 3. Épithalame (chant nuptiale)5:0718Quatre Morceaux, op. 65: No. 4. Capriccio alla polacca3:53196 Preludes, op. 66: Prelude No. 1. Andante2:49206 Preludes, op. 66: Prelude No. 3. Moderato e cantabile2:402008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:09:52
1Ballade, op. 427:192Elegie, op. 466:13310 Preludes, op. 33: No. 1 in C-sharp minor: Maestoso6:05410 Preludes, op. 33: No. 2 in F-sharp major: Vivace1:13510 Preludes, op. 33: No. 3 in D major: Andantino1:43610 Preludes, op. 33: No. 4 in B minor: Sostenuto - Molto agitato1:14710 Preludes, op. 33: No. 5 in A major: Andantino semplice1:20810 Preludes, op. 33: No. 6 in C-sharp minor: Sostenuto, con espressione, dramatica3:48910 Preludes, op. 33: No. 7 in F-sharp major: Andantino4:071010 Preludes, op. 33: No. 8 in D-flat major: Andante sostenuto e cantabile5:321110 Preludes, op. 33: No. 9 in B-flat major: Andantino3:411210 Preludes, op. 33: No. 10 in B-flat minor: Patetico1:2413Minuit, op. 5: No. 1. Allegro quasi presto6:5814Minuit, op. 5: No. 2. Andante con moto7:43153 Valses, op. 27: No. 1. La Gracieuse3:47163 Valses, op. 27: No. 2. La Melancolique3:37173 Valses, op. 27: No. 3. La Viennoise4:082009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 31 tracks · 1:07:48
1The Little Wanderer, op. 21: I. Preparing His Travel0:512The Little Wanderer, op. 21: II. The Sleight Drive1:173The Little Wanderer, op. 21: III. The Farewell2:034The Little Wanderer, op. 21: IV. The Train's Departure1:295The Little Wanderer, op. 21: V. Through the Steps1:096The Little Wanderer, op. 21: VI. In Poland1:547The Little Wanderer, op. 21: VII. Venice, "Songs of the Gondelier"3:348The Little Wanderer, op. 21: VIII. Naples1:199The Little Wanderer, op. 21: IX. France1:4910The Little Wanderer, op. 21: X. Spain1:0511The Little Wanderer, op. 21: XI. England, "Scotch Reel"0:4812The Little Wanderer, op. 21: XII. Old Germany1:3413The Little Wanderer, op. 21: XIII. Norway1:23146 Preludes, op. 13: No. 1 in E-flat major: Cantabile ma sempre poco animato1:51156 Preludes, op. 13: No. 2 in C minor: Moderato1:31166 Preludes, op. 13: No. 3 in A major: Allegretto con grazia1:37176 Preludes, op. 13: No. 4 in C-sharp minor: Appassionato1:29186 Preludes, op. 13: No. 5 in A-flat major: Andantino placido5:48196 Preludes, op. 13: No. 6 in C major: Assai moto ma sempre con espressione1:5620Marionettes, op. 54: I. Russian Peasant Girl1:3621Marionettes, op. 54: II. The Cossack1:0422Marionettes, op. 54: III. The Spanish Lady2:1023Marionettes, op. 54: IV. The Tirolese1:1224Marionettes, op. 54: V. The Gipsy0:4225Marionettes, op. 54: VI. The Marchioness1:0326Marionettes, op. 54: VII. The Chinese1:0627Marionettes, op. 54: VIII. Teddy Bear1:2328Marionettes, op. 54: IX. Punch-Harlequim1:4629Piano Sonata no. 1 in B major, op. 9: I. Allegro ma non troppo9:2030Piano Sonata no. 1 in B major, op. 9: II. Andante mesto e molto espressivo7:2231Piano Sonata no. 1 in B major, op. 9: III. Presto4:372010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:14:45
1Piano Sonata no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 60: I. Allegro ma non troppo8:082Piano Sonata no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 60: II. Allegretto5:423Piano Sonata no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 60: III. Andante misericordioso8:334Piano Sonata no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 60: IV. Agitato3:335Aus meiner Kindheit, op. 14: I. What the Nurse Sang3:166Aus meiner Kindheit, op. 14: II. The Dark Room3:007Aus meiner Kindheit, op. 14: III. The Dancing Lesson3:268Aus meiner Kindheit, op. 14: IV. First Love3:289Aus meiner Kindheit, op. 14: V. First Sorrow2:5210Aus meiner Kindheit, op. 14: VI. When I Am a Man2:391110 Piano Etudes, op. 15: No. 1. Allegre commondo e con anima in F major1:571210 Piano Etudes, op. 15: No. 2. Andante sostenuto e funebre in E-flat major4:231310 Piano Etudes, op. 15: No. 3. Allegro con spirito in B-flat major2:061410 Piano Etudes, op. 15: No. 4. Andantino poco moto con morbidezza A major2:501510 Piano Etudes, op. 15: No. 5. Vivace in A-flat major2:141610 Piano Etudes, op. 15: No. 6. Sostenuto in G-sharp minor5:121710 Piano Etudes, op. 15: No. 7. Vivacissimo e brioso in C-sharp major1:421810 Piano Etudes, op. 15: No. 8. Lamentoso con gran espressione in D-flat major5:551910 Piano Etudes, op. 15: No. 9. Allegro di molto in F-sharp minor1:452010 Piano Etudes, op. 15: No. 10. Presto furioso in E minor2:042011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:12:19
14 Pieces for Piano: No. 1. Ballada6:5724 Pieces for Piano: No. 2. Mazurka2:5534 Pieces for Piano: No. 3. Etude in A major "Fontaine lumineuse"5:0344 Pieces for Piano: No. 4. Etude in E-flat major2:0153 Morceaux, op. 24: No. 1. Nocturne in E-flat major "Diana"6:0463 Morceaux, op. 24: No. 2. Valse grotesque "Satyre"3:5573 Morceaux, op. 24: No. 3. Impromptu in E-flat major "Eros"6:07812 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 1. La Blonde1:40912 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 2. La Rousse1:581012 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 3. La Brune2:161112 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 4. La Philosophe4:211212 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 5. La Poète6:291312 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 6. Le Héros2:181412 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 7. Le Mystérieux inconnu1:471512 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 8. Le Jongleur2:051612 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 9. Celui qui aime au clair de la lune6:341712 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 10. Don Quichotte2:091812 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 11. Hamlet5:131912 Études nouvelles, op. 29: No. 12. Falstaff2:272011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:12:59
1Prelude, op. 6 no. 15:162Esquisses de Crimée, op. 8: No. 1. Les Rochers d'Outche-Coche8:083Esquisses de Crimée, op. 8: No. 2. Caprices de la mer4:004Esquisses de Crimée, op. 8: No. 3. Idylle orientale5:125Esquisses de Crimée, op. 8: No. 4. Chaos2:476Im 3/4 Takt, op. 48: No. 1. Moderato2:167Im 3/4 Takt, op. 48: No. 2. Un poco sostenuto2:378Im 3/4 Takt, op. 48: No. 3. Allegro giocoso1:189Im 3/4 Takt, op. 48: No. 4. Allegro moderato2:3610Im 3/4 Takt, op. 48: No. 5. Allegro vivace2:1311Im 3/4 Takt, op. 48: No. 6. Allegro robusto2:1112Lyrica Nova, op. 59: I. Con moto affettuoso4:1013Lyrica Nova, op. 59: II. Andantino3:5714Lyrica Nova, op. 59: III. Andantino3:0715Lyrica Nova, op. 59: IV. Con slancio1:49164 Morceaux, op. 3: No. 1. Capriccio5:45174 Morceaux, op. 3: No. 2. Etude6:04184 Morceaux, op. 3: No. 3. Gavotte-Caprice4:19194 Morceaux, op. 3: No. 4. Primula veris5:142012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 31 tracks · 1:30:39
Disc 11Impressions, op. 4: No. 1. Vieux portrait2:532Impressions, op. 4: No. 2. étude d'oiseaux1:343Impressions, op. 4: No. 3. Tempête1:304Impressions, op. 4: No. 4. Apres la pluie4:405Impressions, op. 4: No. 5. Bergers et Bergères3:016Impressions, op. 4: No. 6. Au claire de la lune6:287Impressions, op. 4: No. 7. Bal masqué3:028Ein Roman für Klavier, op. 35: No. 1. Begegnung3:559Ein Roman für Klavier, op. 35: No. 2. Plauderei4:0710Ein Roman für Klavier, op. 35: No. 3. Erwachende Liebe5:2311Ein Roman für Klavier, op. 35: No. 4. Auf dem Ball3:1312Ein Roman für Klavier, op. 35: No. 5. Enttäuschung4:0413Ein Roman für Klavier, op. 35: No. 6. Vorwürfe2:0314Ein Roman für Klavier, op. 35: No. 7. Ein Brief4:1715Ein Roman für Klavier, op. 35: No. 8. Höchstes Glück2:11Disc 213 Morceaux, op. 6: No. 2. Valse triste4:0323 Morceaux, op. 6: No. 3. Étude3:003Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 1. Karl Iwanowitsch, Der Lehrer1:314Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 2. Maman3:205Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 3. Der Vater1:086Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 4. Grisha, der wandernde Mönch3:147Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 5. Katienka und Liubotschka1:328Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 6. Kindheit (Kapitel 15)2:239Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 7. Natalia Sawischna (Die Amme)2:4910Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 8. Die Jagd1:4011Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 9. Robinson-Spiele1:1412Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 10. Vielleicht erste Liebe2:2613Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 11. Die Gäste kommen0:4914Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 12. Quadrille2:4615Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 13. Mazurka2:2116Kindheit (Nach dem Roman von Leo Tolstoy), op. 39: No. 14. Der Tod der Mutter4:022012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:13:12
12 Morceaux, op. 7: No. 1. Melodie4:4722 Morceaux, op. 7: No. 2. Menuet-Fantasie5:1733 Morceaux, op. 12: No. 1. Mazurka4:4843 Morceaux, op. 12: No. 2. Gavotte3:1253 Morceaux, op. 12: No. 3. Polonaise8:3267 Preludes, op. 40: No. 1 in F-sharp major: Allegretto1:2477 Preludes, op. 40: No. 2 in B minor: Andante2:4187 Preludes, op. 40: No. 3 in E major: Con moto1:1297 Preludes, op. 40: No. 4 in F-sharp major: Sostenuto2:56107 Preludes, op. 40: No. 5 in D major: Allegro1:16117 Preludes, op. 40: No. 6 in F-sharp minor: Andantino dolente4:36127 Preludes, op. 40: No. 7 in E major: Appassionato1:1713Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 1. The Princess and the Pea1:2114Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 2. The Clock1:5415Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 3. The Hardy Tin Soldier1:3116Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 4. The Angel2:5117Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 5. Little Ida's Flowers2:0318Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 6. Nightingale4:4519Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 7. It Is Quite Certain1:3920Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 8. The Child in the Grave4:0621Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 9. The Butterfly2:4522Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 10. The Ugly Duckling3:3223Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 11. Golden Treasure2:2724Aus Andersen's Marchen, op. 30: No. 12. The Metal Pig2:202016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 26 tracks · 1:16:04
1Six Preludes, op. 66: No. 1 in F-sharp major. Andante2:352Six Preludes, op. 66: No. 3 in E-flat minor. Moderato e cantabile2:263Fantasiestücke, op. 61: Warum? Moderato1:444Fantasiestücke, op. 61: Ein Traum. Sostenuto e molto tranquillo2:405Fantasiestücke, op. 61: …und das Erwachen. Agitato3:126Fantasiestücke, op. 61: Humoreske. Allegretto2:257Fantasiestücke, op. 61: Sie tanzt. Tempo di Valse2:008Fantasiestücke, op. 61: Serenade. Allegretto4:019Lyrica nova, op. 59: Con moto affettuoso3:2110Lyrica nova, op. 59: Andantino3:0111Lyrica nova, op. 59: Andantino3:0412Lyrica nova, op. 59: Con slancio1:0613Three Mazurkas, op. 64: No. 1 in A minor. Moderato2:2514Three Mazurkas, op. 64: No. 2 in E major. Allegro cantabile2:3815Three Mazurkas, op. 64: No. 3 in G-flat major. Vivace e con brio1:2316España, op. 63 no. 42:4917Jugoslavische Suite, op. 58: Im Walde. Andantino2:1218Jugoslavische Suite, op. 58: Dorftanz. Allegro vivace1:1519Jugoslavische Suite, op. 58: An der Donau. Allegro commodo1:3520Jugoslavische Suite, op. 58: Spiel der Wellen. Con moto2:5121Jugoslavische Suite, op. 58: Dubrovnik (Nocturne). Andante2:3022Jugoslavische Suite, op. 58: Belgrad: Am Teresia-Platz. Allegro1:5023Piano Sonata no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 60: Allegro ma non troppo7:3624Piano Sonata no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 60: Allegretto5:3825Piano Sonata no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 60: Andante misericordioso6:4626Piano Sonata no. 2 in C-sharp minor, op. 60: Agitato (ma poco a poco animando)3:012018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 58:30
1Piano Concerto no. 2 "for the left hand only", op. 28: 1. Allegro dramatico6:142Piano Concerto no. 2 "for the left hand only", op. 28: 2. Allegretto11:513Piano Concerto no. 2 "for the left hand only", op. 28: 3. Allegro dramatico4:124Piano Concerto no. 2 "for the left hand only", op. 28: 4. Allegro vivo7:075Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 32: 1. Grave4:186Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 32: 2. Cadenza1:557Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 32: 3. Andante10:558Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 32: 4. Lento. Maestoso. Solenne6:009Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 32: 5. Moderato5:582022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:13:58
1Elegie in D-flat, op. 465:142Im ¾ Takt in G, op. 48 no. 52:283Berceuse in A, op. 15 no. 43:084Im ¾ Takt in E minor, op. 48 no. 22:525Suite, op. 63: I. Albumblatt in G. Andante2:546Suite, op. 63: II. Walzer in E minor. Tempo giusto – Più lento2:137Suite, op. 63: III. Méditation in E. Andante – Più mosso – Tempo I5:168Suite, op. 63: IV. Espana in C-sharp minor. Allegretto – Vivace3:079Trois Morceaux, op. 25: Romance in F6:5210Trois Morceaux, op. 25: Gavotte in D3:4911Trois Morceaux, op. 25: Valse in G3:1912Violin Sonata in G minor, op. 26: I. Sostenuto – Allegro dramatico – Un poco meno mosso – Adagio12:5913Violin Sonata in G minor, op. 26: II. Andante – Un poco più animato – Agitato – Cadenza – Tempo I – Andante lacrimoso10:1514Violin Sonata in G minor, op. 26: III. Allegro vivace e con brio – Vivace – Tempo I – Vivace – Moderato – Allegro vivace9:322023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 48:31
1Lyrica Nova, op. 59: No. 4. Con slancio1:322Trois Morceaux, op. 24: No. 1. Nocturne6:503Lamentations and Consolations, op. 17: No. 2 in D major. Consolation3:234Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 8 in D‐flat major. Andante sostenuto e cantabile5:115Four Pieces, op. 3: No. 3 in F‐sharp major. Gavotte‐Caprice4:506Ten Preludes, op. 33: No. 7 in F‐sharp minor. Andantino3:477Six Preludes, op. 13: No. 4 in C major. Appassionato2:088Ein Roman, op. 35: No. 7. Ein Brief4:229Six Pensées Lyriques, op. 11: No. 5 in A‐flat major. Poco moto con amabilita2:0110Ein Roman, op. 35: No. 3. Erwachende Liebe4:2511Lyrica Nova, op. 59: No. 3. Andantino3:2912Lyrica Nova, op. 59: No. 1. Con moto affettuoso4:0613Fantasiestücke, op. 61: No. 2. Ein Traum2:272024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 58:05
1Violin Sonata in A minor, op. 18: I. Allegro9:302Violin Sonata in A minor, op. 18: II. Andantino semplice8:123Violin Sonata no. 2: I. The Word. Moderato con moto5:204Violin Sonata no. 2: II. Aria. Andante con moto5:585Violin Sonata no. 2: III. Burlesque. Vivo3:476Violin Sonata in G minor, op. 26: I. Sostenuto - Allegro drammatico10:237Violin Sonata in G minor, op. 26: II. Andante7:288Violin Sonata in G minor, op. 26: III. Allegro vivace e con brio7:27A Romantic from Kharkiv: Music of Sergei Bortkiewicz
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:07:50
1Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat major, op. 16: I. Lento. Allegro deciso14:382Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat major, op. 16: II. Andante sostenuto6:153Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat major, op. 16: III. Molto vivace e con brio11:184Lamentations & Consolations, op. 17: No. 1 in D minor4:2253 Pieces, op. 24: No. 1. Nocturne5:516A Thousand and One Nights, op. 37: No. 1. Der Kalif Harun‐al‐Raschid1:467A Thousand and One Nights, op. 37: No. 2. Geschichte des armen Fischers3:078A Thousand and One Nights, op. 37: No. 3. Tanz der jungen Mädchen1:529A Thousand and One Nights, op. 37: No. 4. Orientalischer Tanz2:4810A Thousand and One Nights, op. 37: No. 5. Das verzauberte Schloß2:0911A Thousand and One Nights, op. 37: No. 6. Zobeïde4:2912A Thousand and One Nights, op. 37: No. 7. Tanz der Trauer3:2913A Thousand and One Nights, op. 37: No. 8. Tanz der drei Schwestern2:0214A Thousand and One Nights, op. 37: No. 9. Bacchanale1:0815A Thousand and One Nights, op. 37: No. 10. Der böse Zauberer entschluepft aus der Flasche2:36
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Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Sergei Bortkiewicz head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 19 | 79.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -39 | 7.2th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
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