Sergei BORTKIEWICZ : Esquisses de Crimée, Op. 8 (performed by Pavel Gintov)

Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952)
Esquisses de Crimée, Op. 8 (1908)
I. "The Rocks of Uch-Kosh " - Andante - D-flat major 0:13
Audio: • Esquisses de crimée, O...
II. "Caprices of the Sea" - Allegro assai - C major 6:48
Audio: • Esquisses de crimée, O...
III. "Walks in Alupka"
a) "Oriental Idyll" - Allegretto - E minor 10:03
Audio: • Esquisses de crimée, O...
b) "Chaos" - Allegro molto tempestoso - C minor 13:46
Audio: • Esquisses de crimée, O...
Performer: Pavel Gintov
Sheet music: imslp.org/wiki...

[@flatmarssociety1169]

Splendid. Bortkiewicz deserves so much more attention. He was a true 'melodist'.

Bortkiewicz is by far, my favorite composer. His music is romantic, passionate, sometimes lamentoso and epic.

[@TempodiPiano]

Oh please listen to Rachmaninov.

[@ulrichalbrecht9723]

@@TempodiPiano If someone knows Bortkiewicz - which is a quite unknown composer - he will for sure know Rachmaninoff

[@Ar1osssa]

@@ulrichalbrecht9723 Indeed

[@paulcapaccio9905]

Rachmaninov has too many useless notes. I studied at Juilliard for 7 years. We need to give the ‘standard’ composers a rest

[@duqueadriano0081]

@@paulcapaccio9905 😅🙈

[@Eliascmd]

His compositions are very well written, melodic, and elegant!

[@felixblumenfeld9403]

I love Bortkiewicz

[@mauriziom9422]

I think this is a masterpiece . I cannot realized why this composer is so
unknown

[@deodatdechampignac]

He came too late in a world too old (A. de Musset)

[@ruslanatokarieva5497]

He is unknown like many other Ukrainian composers 😢 but I hope it will change

[@thatnicekid04]

Pavel is an amazing talent!

[@alecrechtiene558]

Why does nobody know about this. Such an underrated composer. I love the first movement.

[@deodatdechampignac]

He came too late in a world too old (A. de Musset)

[@ruslanatokarieva5497]

I agree. There are a lot of other Ukrainian composers who are unknown for the world. But I hope it will change!

[@vanya645]

Борткевич чудовий!

[@MegaCirse]

Chants parfaits pour lire les formes subjectives des nuages et suivre d'un œil attendri les rainures des tiges des arbres; apprécier l'écriture complexe des branches imbriquées, goûter les couleurs de la décomposition de la lumière en gouttelettes d'eau dans un jardin, ressentir fortement le sol humide de la forêt ancestrale pour percevoir les traces des animaux du passé profond 🍍🌴

[@emilyhutjes]

🌷🌷🌷 I love Mr. Bortkiewicz 🎹🎵🎶 (Holland) Thank you for posting.

[@steveegallo3384]

Indeed.....Me, too....BRAVO from Acapulco!

[@felixblumenfeld9403]

1 my favourite

[@fulviopolce9785]

Che bellissima raccolta.Grande bravura ed espressione.Ottima l'esecuzione.Gran bel post.Complimenti.

[@kaleidoscopio5]

Esquisses de Crimée op 8:
00:13 The rocks of Uch-Kosh
06:48 Caprices of the sea
10:03 Oriental Idyll
13:47 Chaos

[@ОленаПономаренко-л3ж]

Браво❤️

[@williambunter3311]

This is breathtaking!

[@katyasavitska3465]

Thank you for sharing the great performance!!

[@tarikeld11]

The first piece is perfect for variations

[@elleneunjungkim6640]

Splendid👍
I've never known such great pieces of work before.

[@RodrigoElorduy]

This is beautiful!!

[@azur8439]

I. "The Rocks of Uch-Kosh " - Andante - D-flat major 0:13
II. "Caprices of the Sea" - Allegro assai - C major 6:48
III. "Walks in Alupka"
a) "Oriental Idyll" - Allegretto - E minor 10:03
b) "Chaos" - Allegro molto tempestoso - C minor 13:46

[@domodepiano]

He has some Medtnerish leaning in this one ,love this

[@OrganDanai]

The chords and those trills after 10:15 remind me of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker (Arab Dance). 😊

[@sevinjaliyeva]

Great!

[@wuyipiano]

Bravo!!

[@marsaeolus9248]

The andante is definitely inspired by Liszt! Beautiful piece

[@wilhelmberger9925]

the melody at 1:55 is utterly gorgeous, on same level like Liebestraum and Schubert g-flat Impromtu.

[@NathanaelSaintCyr]

A beautiful combination of Liszt’s Leibersraume and Beethoven’s “Moonlight” sonata.

[@r0mmm]

It's ironic that a piece called "Chaos" has a very organised fugue in it

[@ЛюдмилаФедорченко-ц2в]

Большой Хаос - это уникальный уголок Воронцовского парка в Алупке (Крым), оставшийся нетронутым - практически таким же, каким он был с древних времен.
Большой хаос в Алупке раскинулся в северной части Верхнего парка. Грандиозный каскад из огромных блоков диабаза почти не потребовал человеческого вмешательства: были убраны лишь мелкие каменные обломки, а на вершине хаоса были высажены алеппские и итальянские сосны.

[@nicolettaguglielmo7186]

❤️❤️❤️

[@d.o.7784]

What just happened at 13:46 😳😳

[@iianneill6013]

"Caprices of the Sea" (6:48) sounds quite like Anton Rubinstein in style ...

[@p-y8210]

Reminds me of liszt.

[@alecrechtiene558]

I hear Un Sospiro in there.

[@artbugzrecords]

Somebody needs to correct the wikipedia page, because this is a Ukrainian composer from Kharkiv who wrote about Crimea! Slava Ukraini

[@dianagaruda9875]

Так, Борткевич - український композитор! 🇺🇦

[@dianagaruda9875]

Так, Борткевич - український композитор! 🇺🇦

[@JaredBerman-t1z]

My god so repetitive.