@@albegue1Why do you need any backup to an argument in a world where opinion is all that is required. Heaven help us in this age of narcissism and hubris! Forget him!
When the piano brings in the main theme for the first time, it sounds so beautiful and natural that it is as if that were the only melody in the world...
Something many composers struggle with is expanding on ideas, often making their music sound like it is jumping from idea to idea too quickly. However this composer is excellent when it comes to sticking to an idea or theme, and expanding upon it.
Bortkiewicz was a teacher at the Klindworth-Scharwenka-Konservatorium in Berlin, whose founder the composer Karl Klindworth was a friend and admirer of Richard Wagner.
Along with Scriabin's concerto and Rubinstein's fourth concerto, this is one of the 'lost' masterpieces that belongs in the regular repertoire. It's at least as good as the Grieg concerto, so there is no reason for this concerto to have been ignored for so long.
@@tancreddehauteville764 I can see why you might say that. But there is a wistful beauty to the slow movement and an agreeable, exciting, and highly crafted polish to the virtuoso writing that makes the concerto delightful for me. For something more substantial and obscure I'd reach for Busoni's Piano Concerto.
4:32 - 6:03 OH MY GOD!!!! That is so so so unbelievably beautiful. I had goosebumps all the way through that passage. Oh My God. I just know that would make me cry so badly if I saw it live. Edit: Nevermind I just got to the end of the first movement and am sufficiently in tears. I dread to think what would happen if it were a live orchestra. Edit 2: Made it to the end and cried twice more. Oops haha Also a sidenote - the opening is v. reminiscent of Dvorak's New World second mvt opening
This is one of my favorite piano concertos. It gives Gershwin-like melodic surprises, yet has the raw beauty of a rach piano concerto. Thank you for uploading this masterpiece
@@tancreddehauteville764 The comment did not say it sounds like Gershwin, it drew a comparison to Gershwin with reference to 'melodic surprises' in the opinion of the person posting.
hi there! would you like my recording of the first movement? I am but a young urchin seeking to revive his music, though my influence may be small i hope to create a revival for this composer's amazing music!
hi there! would you like my recording of the first movement? I am but a young urchin seeking to revive his music, though my influence may be small i hope to create a revival for this composer's amazing music!
Coincidentally this was one the first piano concerto's I've discovered when starting listening to classical music. Always found it very captivating and it deserves to stand alongside the other greats.
This is just so good. Show you the ending, pull it away, show you the ending and pull it away, and then whammo! Many thanks to Connecticut's plucky independent WMNR for often playing this piece
I hate it when people call Bortkiewicz a "Discount Rachmaninoff". Yes, there are a lot of chords and stuff, but the way Bortkiewicz uses them in epic climaxes feels different than Rachmaninoff. Bortkiewicz has his own style even in other sections and is a really underappreciated composer
Un tel iconoclasme, une telle grandeur, un tel improbable paysage cosmique plein de ténèbres, de lumière, de peur et d’émerveillement et surtout de mystère, avec des déflagrations qui vous plongent dans une transe suivie de changements soudains qui vous réveillent, les yeux écarquillés et les sourcils frissonnants. J'écoute cela de temps en temps depuis des lustres et j'entends encore de nouvelles subtilités 🔥
@@ConcordMass I did this job more than one year ago when I listened to both. I listen to dozens of music pieces every given day. I should do it from scratch. Obviously I don't recall what back to back comparison I did. When I do it again I'll come back here and share. Sorry about that
the reason why is he still unknown, and probably will be unknown forever is just as happens in Pop Music, he didn't have a hit piece. You need that one piece that will appear on the music for the millions albums and playlists. As soon as people as familiar with your name they are interested in the rest of your output. it's sad but true. For years i'm annoyed by the constant repetition of just a handfull of pieces being performed just like those few are the only masterpieces and thousands of equally good works being ignored. Every vinger-exercise by Mozart or Haydn is played like its a masterpiece while we all know that Mozart and Haydn also wrote a lot of average music. And thus a lot of absolute masterpieces are doomed to the dusty shelves forever.
I was at this live performance where the Bortkiewicz's Piano Concerto №1 was being recorded in 2020 year. The Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra is of medium level - I regularly attend their concerts. Thank you for the video!
Woow, I can hardly believe it! - This is most certainly one of the most beautiful and overwhelming piano concertos I have ever heard. Absolutely gorgeous, how Bortkiewicz is building up the ffff - climaxes in the first movement and contrasting them with endlessly lovely romantic heartbreaking themes. Also the second and the third movement are absolutely stunning and full of harmonic and melodic surprises. Thank you so very much for uploading such a precious gem of wonderful music!! - Kindest regards.
hi there! would you like my recording of the first movement? I am but a young urchin seeking to revive his music, though my influence may be small i hope to create a revival for this composer's amazing music!
I couldn't really give a good judgement of the work but the first few notes are reeling me in. I am like a fish, enamored bequiled by it's sweet melodic utterances.
Felicitaciones! Es un concierto magnífico. Tiene pasajes tiernos como tormentosos que implican bravura y virtuosismo. Excelente para películas de acción. Le falta mayor difusión. Gracias! Por compartir. BENDICIONES DESDE MÉXICO.
Aww... I just checked. Such a shame, I would love to put it on my playlist. It is quite difficult for me to switch to classical music listening platforms after I've been accustomed to using Spotify for a few years.
Google Hyperion Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat major, Op 16 Bortkiewicz I sent them an email to upload this to spotify. This label Hyperion has several other albums already on Spotify. If people do the same, then they understand the urgency :)
Thank you for the upload. You've put a lot of effort to sync the sheet music with the recording. Good quality recordings of this masterpiece are so hard to find! In my opinion, this recording doesn't do enough justice to the wonderful concerto. I've felt more than once that it may not have been rehearsed enough before the performance. For example, 27:47 could easily be an inspiration for a James Bond movie (just like Bortkiewicz's 2nd concerto, lol). However, it sounds here like the performers desperately tried to keep track of the rhythm and sacrificed the musical balance.
My teacher's (Arminda Schutte) FAVORITE concerto, played one last time when she was 71. Bortkiewicz wrote brilliantly and masterfully for both the piano and the orchestra, and harmonized chromatic lines as well as any Russian!
I sent them an email to upload this to spotify. This label Hyperion has several other albums already on Spotify. If people do the same, then they understand the urgency :)
My favorite concerto! Nice to see a video of this masterpiece with a new recording (not that gsarci's video isn't fantastic as well). Although it is sad that there aren't that many recordings of this one. I bhought the Coombs recording, which is really good in quality, but lacks a bit of hearth. Really hope that we'll see more recordings of this in the future Thank you so much for uploading this amazing work!
hi there! would you like my recording of the first movement? I am but a young urchin seeking to revive his music, though my influence may be small i hope to create a revival for this composer's amazing music!
This is actually from Chopin's 4th Sonata 😀. It's so beautiful I don't mind this composer borrowing ideas from other composers. He knows exactly how to incorporate the music, and he also has his own beautiful voice.
Wow! I didn't like no.2 but this goes and develops well and has intelligent choices .Another late-late romantic concerto but this one doesn't stay its elcome.
why didnt I know about this composer?? What a shame I missed his music for so many years. I didnt realise he exists! breath taking music.... as good as Rachmaninoff's best music! Come on...let us make this guy famous. He deserves it though he is no longer alive.
hi there! would you like my recording of the first movement? I am a young urchin seeking to revive his music, though my influence may be small i hope to create a revival for this composer's amazing music!
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Bortkiewicz is such an underrated, underappreciated composer. He deserves to be so much more popular.
Nope. He is underrated because his compositions are marginal. He will remain so.
@@andrewpetersen5272 You will get diarrhea in 3 hours
@@andrewpetersen5272 Why do you think his compositions are marginal?
I think his music is fine - but it is very derivative.
@@albegue1Why do you need any backup to an argument in a world where opinion is all that is required. Heaven help us in this age of narcissism and hubris!
Forget him!
What !!!!? This concerto is just awesome ! Am I the only one who didn’t know the existence of this jewel ????
No, you are not. I have never heard of this composer, and I have degrees in music. Good piece!
Yes
Same here
@@damiangilz😂 haha
@@charlestimberlake5522SAME!!!
When the piano brings in the main theme for the first time, it sounds so beautiful and natural that it is as if that were the only melody in the world...
Bortkiewicz is a genius at writing melodies.
Beginning gives me _Tristan_ vibes.
Totally
Tristan but happy
True. It also kind of sounds like lord of the rings.
@@violamateoyeah, and it’s amazing
so true
Masterpiece. Never heard of this composer, and I just listened to all 3 of his piano concertos.
Absolute genius.
4:58 This D MAJOR TRANSITION IS JUST AMAZING!!!
IKR
It was so seamless too.
Something many composers struggle with is expanding on ideas, often making their music sound like it is jumping from idea to idea too quickly. However this composer is excellent when it comes to sticking to an idea or theme, and expanding upon it.
Bortkiewicz was a teacher at the Klindworth-Scharwenka-Konservatorium in Berlin, whose founder the composer Karl Klindworth was a friend and admirer of Richard Wagner.
Some metal moments in the orchestration corroborate this!
Along with Scriabin's concerto and Rubinstein's fourth concerto, this is one of the 'lost' masterpieces that belongs in the regular repertoire. It's at least as good as the Grieg concerto, so there is no reason for this concerto to have been ignored for so long.
Scharwenka also deserves more recognition
Better than the Grieg ngl
I would also add the Moritz Moszkowski Piano Concerto in E major, Op 59: th-cam.com/video/eh3l8I-JT4Q/w-d-xo.html
@@iianneill6013 I don't agree. The Moszkowski piece is nice, pretty and superficially attractive, but lacks emotional depth.
@@tancreddehauteville764 I can see why you might say that. But there is a wistful beauty to the slow movement and an agreeable, exciting, and highly crafted polish to the virtuoso writing that makes the concerto delightful for me. For something more substantial and obscure I'd reach for Busoni's Piano Concerto.
Someones watch makes a beep at 6:07 and it's perfectly in sync with the orchestra.
Woooow what a coincidence!!!!!!!!!!!
My jaw hit the floor. Where has this been all my life?
The orchestration at 3:45 or so is so brilliant
4:32 - 6:03 OH MY GOD!!!! That is so so so unbelievably beautiful. I had goosebumps all the way through that passage. Oh My God. I just know that would make me cry so badly if I saw it live.
Edit: Nevermind I just got to the end of the first movement and am sufficiently in tears. I dread to think what would happen if it were a live orchestra.
Edit 2: Made it to the end and cried twice more. Oops haha
Also a sidenote - the opening is v. reminiscent of Dvorak's New World second mvt opening
This is one of my favorite piano concertos. It gives Gershwin-like melodic surprises, yet has the raw beauty of a rach piano concerto. Thank you for uploading this masterpiece
Gershwin? Nah, more like Rachmaninov.
@@tancreddehauteville764 The comment did not say it sounds like Gershwin, it drew a comparison to Gershwin with reference to 'melodic surprises' in the opinion of the person posting.
@@tancreddehauteville764 scriabin a tratti
@@tancreddehauteville764 Nah, both :D
14:06 is basically heaven
(18:43 as well)
3:47 this section was nice
14:06 and this too
31:49 tears begin to fall down
Why oh! Why, have I never heard of this genius?
Why isn’t this more well known?? This is absolutely gorgeous.
hi there! would you like my recording of the first movement? I am but a young urchin seeking to revive his music, though my influence may be small i hope to create a revival for this composer's amazing music!
@@JadGate I would love to take a listen to it :)
This...
This is beyond words.
One of the best concerto ever, climax of 1st and 2nd mvt are just amazing
hi there! would you like my recording of the first movement? I am but a young urchin seeking to revive his music, though my influence may be small i hope to create a revival for this composer's amazing music!
you should post it on your channel@@JadGate
I love the orchestration on this one
2020 recording, wow... :D
18:11 feels like it was lifted directly from a Chopin concerto
It more like the middle part of Liszt pc1.
Wow! What a great Concerto.
My firat waltz with this composer. Count me impressed. Going to listen to his other concertos now.
Coincidentally this was one the first piano concerto's I've discovered when starting listening to classical music. Always found it very captivating and it deserves to stand alongside the other greats.
This is just so good. Show you the ending, pull it away, show you the ending and pull it away, and then whammo! Many thanks to Connecticut's plucky independent WMNR for often playing this piece
This is a fantastic work. I couldn't believe how this work or this composer is hidden
3:47 14:06 31:48
WOW these melodies are so catchy. amazing concerto, big fan
Fantastic concerto! Definitely belongs in the regular repertoire.
ive fallen in love with this concerto
I hate it when people call Bortkiewicz a "Discount Rachmaninoff". Yes, there are a lot of chords and stuff, but the way Bortkiewicz uses them in epic climaxes feels different than Rachmaninoff. Bortkiewicz has his own style even in other sections and is a really underappreciated composer
Вы правы,однако,Рахманиновым то пахнет иногда,хотя я тоже считаю,что очень,очень недооцененый композитор
Rahmaninoff would have liked this concerto with some trepidations :) This is a massively powerful concerto. Very beautiful.
So beautiful yet unbelievably underrated! This is much more interesting than all of Rach concertos
I always enjoy seeing the "magic" that produces such impressive and beautiful music. Thank you so much for posting.
Wow wow... I am amazed with every upload for recent few days
Un tel iconoclasme, une telle grandeur, un tel improbable paysage cosmique plein de ténèbres, de lumière, de peur et d’émerveillement et surtout de mystère, avec des déflagrations qui vous plongent dans une transe suivie de changements soudains qui vous réveillent, les yeux écarquillés et les sourcils frissonnants. J'écoute cela de temps en temps depuis des lustres et j'entends encore de nouvelles subtilités 🔥
He laid it out there right from the start. Most lovely melodic, so sweet and beautiful, melodic
This is.... So... Terribly wonderful...
Here's where Kosenko took inspiration for his piano concerto he published some 15 years later
really? where did you get that info from?
@@ConcordMass actually, from nowhere: it's my back to back comparison....
@@pietrolandri6081 could you give me some examples of where kosenko took inspiration from this? i dont find any similarities...
@@ConcordMass I did this job more than one year ago when I listened to both. I listen to dozens of music pieces every given day. I should do it from scratch. Obviously I don't recall what back to back comparison I did. When I do it again I'll come back here and share. Sorry about that
@@pietrolandri6081 ok, it's fine!
the reason why is he still unknown, and probably will be unknown forever is just as happens in Pop Music, he didn't have a hit piece. You need that one piece that will appear on the music for the millions albums and playlists. As soon as people as familiar with your name they are interested in the rest of your output. it's sad but true. For years i'm annoyed by the constant repetition of just a handfull of pieces being performed just like those few are the only masterpieces and thousands of equally good works being ignored. Every vinger-exercise by Mozart or Haydn is played like its a masterpiece while we all know that Mozart and Haydn also wrote a lot of average music. And thus a lot of absolute masterpieces are doomed to the dusty shelves forever.
maybe it was not something new thing, but he was unique.
straightly dramatic, emotional pieces
That Russian dance opening on the third movement was a pleasant surprise.
The 3rd movement feels the most original and expressive of Bortkiewicz. It also has the most coherent theme.
This feels like heaven
Terrific music. It sits right on the fence between wonderful and genius.
I was at this live performance where the Bortkiewicz's Piano Concerto №1 was being recorded in 2020 year. The Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra is of medium level - I regularly attend their concerts.
Thank you for the video!
An exciting intense passionate work.
I've heard Medner described as Rachmaninov without the tunes-- well this guy has got the tunes. It may be derivative but still pleasantly melodic.
Woow, I can hardly believe it! - This is most certainly one of the most beautiful and overwhelming piano concertos I have ever heard.
Absolutely gorgeous, how Bortkiewicz is building up the ffff - climaxes in the first movement and contrasting them with endlessly lovely
romantic heartbreaking themes. Also the second and the third movement are absolutely stunning and full of harmonic and melodic
surprises. Thank you so very much for uploading such a precious gem of wonderful music!! - Kindest regards.
You have low standards.
hi there! would you like my recording of the first movement? I am but a young urchin seeking to revive his music, though my influence may be small i hope to create a revival for this composer's amazing music!
I couldn't really give a good judgement of the work but the first few notes are reeling me in. I am like a fish, enamored bequiled by it's sweet melodic utterances.
The opening Tristan-like harmonies are kinda cheeky :D
The opening theme is a truncated memory of Tristan und Isolde.
Listening to this in the morning; it is amazing
Невероятной красоты музыка ....!! Продолжение лучших традиций романтического фортепианного концерта
Thanks for the effort you've put into this video. The performance has its shortcomings but I was very glad to be introduced to this work.
Felicitaciones! Es un concierto magnífico. Tiene pasajes tiernos como tormentosos que implican bravura y virtuosismo. Excelente para películas de acción. Le falta mayor difusión. Gracias! Por compartir. BENDICIONES DESDE MÉXICO.
This is wonderful, like angels singing: 3:43
I love this concerto; I listen to it often. It has spellbinding magic and appeal that makes it a great experience.
I hate that this is not on Spotify
I know right
@@ttv_pewned5766 Is it possible for the public to upload it ”for” him
Aww... I just checked. Such a shame, I would love to put it on my playlist. It is quite difficult for me to switch to classical music listening platforms after I've been accustomed to using Spotify for a few years.
@@symphonicpoem11 same
Google Hyperion Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat major, Op 16 Bortkiewicz
I sent them an email to upload this to spotify. This label Hyperion has several other albums already on Spotify. If people do the same, then they understand the urgency :)
This was just fabulous!!!! Thank you for the upload. DA
This piece is incredible ! The last movement is quietly inspired from Liszt I believe
these are Ukrainian motifs and folklore
Thank you for the upload. You've put a lot of effort to sync the sheet music with the recording. Good quality recordings of this masterpiece are so hard to find!
In my opinion, this recording doesn't do enough justice to the wonderful concerto.
I've felt more than once that it may not have been rehearsed enough before the performance.
For example, 27:47 could easily be an inspiration for a James Bond movie (just like Bortkiewicz's 2nd concerto, lol). However, it sounds here like the performers desperately tried to keep track of the rhythm and sacrificed the musical balance.
Attraente concerto per le tematiche che ti coinvolgono. Grazie e complimenti per l’esecuzione accurata!
What a masterpiece! Thank you very much. ❤ I have post it on FaceBook. (Netherlands)
Wonderful! Thanks a lot!
no words!!!!!
fantastic !!!! I love this concerto very much !
00:00 01a-Lento
01:47 01b-Allegro deciso
16:17 02-Andante sostenuto
22:07 03-Molto vivace e con brio
My teacher's (Arminda Schutte) FAVORITE concerto, played one last time when she was 71. Bortkiewicz wrote brilliantly and masterfully for both the piano and the orchestra, and harmonized chromatic lines as well as any Russian!
What a magical sounding piece
Very interesting piece. Who ever is playing the piano is amazing. Nicely done !
Delightful!
This is absolute incredible! Honestly I appreciate your uploads so much!
very nice thanks for the upload
Holy. Shit. It’s like listening to rach 3 for the first time
WHY is this not on Spotify?!
Fr
I sent them an email to upload this to spotify. This label Hyperion has several other albums already on Spotify. If people do the same, then they understand the urgency :)
Google Hyperion Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat major, Op 16 Bortkiewicz
They replied. It will be uploaded at the end of this month (feb.24)!
it is online
If people want a rach 5 this is it
not even close
surprised! I love this one
My favorite concerto! Nice to see a video of this masterpiece with a new recording (not that gsarci's video isn't fantastic as well). Although it is sad that there aren't that many recordings of this one. I bhought the Coombs recording, which is really good in quality, but lacks a bit of hearth. Really hope that we'll see more recordings of this in the future Thank you so much for uploading this amazing work!
hi there! would you like my recording of the first movement? I am but a young urchin seeking to revive his music, though my influence may be small i hope to create a revival for this composer's amazing music!
@@JadGate Why don't u upload it?
@@GaliaFarfan i have hhahahaha but its currently unlisted
8:18 epic
Love it so much
Один із улюблених концертів🫶🏻🥹🕊️🇺🇦
Chopin Nocturne in F minor Op.55 No.1 at 11:06
This is actually from Chopin's 4th Sonata 😀. It's so beautiful I don't mind this composer borrowing ideas from other composers. He knows exactly how to incorporate the music, and he also has his own beautiful voice.
Love the appergios
Wow! I didn't like no.2 but this goes and develops well and has intelligent choices .Another late-late romantic concerto but this one doesn't stay its elcome.
Sorry Borkiewitzc I never hear for you masterpiece grest Slaves grest soul where the music start i ask myself in the air
huh?
true
17:02 Sibelius Violin Concerto main theme in F major.
This is so close to rachmaninoff. Tho it's criminally underrated
It's good. I enjoyed dissociating on my bed while this was playing on my phone, which itself was in my hand.
I can see myself doing that again in the future too. It's really not a bad piece to listen to.
Impecável!!!!!!
sounds a lot like scriabin! I'll have to check this guy out
Amazing
와… 대박이다
super
why didnt I know about this composer?? What a shame I missed his music for so many years. I didnt realise he exists! breath taking music.... as good as Rachmaninoff's best music! Come on...let us make this guy famous. He deserves it though he is no longer alive.
hi there! would you like my recording of the first movement? I am a young urchin seeking to revive his music, though my influence may be small i hope to create a revival for this composer's amazing music!
i really like this. apple music classic does not even have this
11:11 found the only hesitation (quite rassuring that even the great pianist have some)
12:49 _jazz_
Indeed
thx for uploading