Artist: Klaas Trapman
Title: Bortkiewicz: Complete Piano Music
Year Of Release: 2018
Label: Piano Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: flac lossless +booklet
Total Time: 06:03:10

Tracklist
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01. 3 Morceaux, Op. 24: I. Nocturne
02. 3 Morceaux, Op. 24: II. Valse grotesque
03. 3 Morceaux, Op. 24: III. Impromptu
04. Ein Roman, Op. 35: I. Begegnung
05. Ein Roman, Op. 35: II. Plauderei
06. Ein Roman, Op. 35: III. Erwachene Liebe
07. Ein Roman, Op. 35: IV. Auf dem Ball
08. Ein Roman, Op. 35: V. Enttäusung
09. Ein Roman, Op. 35: VI. Vorwürfe
10. Ein Roman, Op. 35: VII. Ein Brief
11. Ein Roman, Op. 35: VIII. Höchstes Glück
12. 3 Morceaux, Op. 6: I. Prélude
13. 3 Morceaux, Op. 6: II. Valse triste
14. 3 Morceaux, Op. 6: III. Etude
15. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 60: I. Allegro ma non troppo
16. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 60: II. Allegretto
17. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 60: III. Andante misericordioso
18. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 60: IV. Agitato
19. Préludes, Op. 66: I. Andante
20. Préludes, Op. 66: II. Moderato et cantabile
21. Minuit, Op. 5: I. Andante con moto
22. Minuit, Op. 5: II. Allegro quasi presto
23. 7 Préludes, Op. 40: I. Allegretto
24. 7 Préludes, Op. 40: II. Andante
25. 7 Préludes, Op. 40: III. Con moto
26. 7 Préludes, Op. 40: IV. Sostenuto
27. 7 Préludes, Op. 40: V. Allegro
28. 7 Préludes, Op. 40: VI. Andantino dolente
29. 7 Préludes, Op. 40: VII. Appasionato
30. Im 3/4 Takt, Op. 48: I. Moderato
31. Im 3/4 Takt, Op. 48: II. Un poco sostenuto
32. Im 3/4 Takt, Op. 48: III. Allegro giocoso
33. Im 3/4 Takt, Op. 48: IV. Allegro moderato
34. Im 3/4 Takt, Op. 48: V. Allegro vivace
35. Im 3/4 Takt, Op. 48: VI. Allegro robusto
36. 6 Préludes, Op. 13: I. Cantabile ma sempre poco animato
37. 6 Préludes, Op. 13: II. Moderato
38. 6 Préludes, Op. 13: III. Allegretto con grazia
39. 6 Préludes, Op. 13: IV. Appasionato
40. 6 Préludes, Op. 13: V. Andantino placido
41. 6 Préludes, Op. 13: VI. Assai moto ma sempre con espressione
42. 6 Pensées lyriques, Op. 11: I. Andantino cantabile
43. 6 Pensées lyriques, Op. 11: II. Sostenuto assai
44. 6 Pensées lyriques, Op. 11: III. Allegretto grazioso
45. 6 Pensées lyriques, Op. 11: IV. Moderato, quasi improvisando
46. 6 Pensées lyriques, Op. 11: V. Poco moto, con amabilita
47. 6 Pensées lyriques, Op. 11: VI. Andante poco moto
48. 4 Morceaux, Op. 65: I. Chant sans paroles
49. 4 Morceaux, Op. 65: II. Etude
50. 4 Morceaux, Op. 65: III. Epithalame
51. 4 Morceaux, Op. 65: IV. Capriccio alla polacca
52. Impressions, Op. 4: I. Vieux portrait
53. Impressions, Op. 4: II. Etude d'oiseaux
54. Impressions, Op. 4: III. Tempête
55. Impressions, Op. 4: IV. Après la pluie
56. Impressions, Op. 4: V. Berger et bergères
57. Impressions, Op. 4: VI. Au clair de la lune
58. Impressions, Op. 4: VII. Bal masque
59. 10 Etudes, Op. 15: I. Allegro commodo e con animo
60. 10 Etudes, Op. 15: II. Andante sostenuto e funebre
61. 10 Etudes, Op. 15: III. Allegro con spirit
62. 10 Etudes, Op. 15: IV. Andantino poco moto con morbidezza
63. 10 Etudes, Op. 15: V. Vivace
64. 10 Etudes, Op. 15: VI. Sostenuto
65. 10 Etudes, Op. 15: VII. Vivacissimo e brioso
66. 10 Etudes, Op. 15: VIII. Lamentoso Con Gran Espressione
67. 10 Etudes, Op. 15: IX. Allegro di molto
68. 10 Etudes, Op. 15: X. Presto furioso
69. Sonata No. 1, Op. 9: I. Allegro ma non troppo
70. Sonata No. 1, Op. 9: II. Andante mesto e molto espressivo
71. Sonata No. 1, Op. 9: III. Presto
72. Ballade, Op. 42
73. Elégie, Op. 46
74. 3 Valses, Op. 27: I. La gracieuse
75. 3 Valses, Op. 27: II. La mélancholique
76. 3 Valses, Op. 27: III. La viennoise
77. Kindheid, Op. 39: I. Karl Iwanowitsch
78. Kindheid, Op. 39: II. Maman
79. Kindheid, Op. 39: III. Der Vater
80. Kindheid, Op. 39: IV. Grischa, der wandernde Mönch
81. Kindheid, Op. 39: V. Katienka und Liubotschka
82. Kindheid, Op. 39: VI. Kindheit
83. Kindheid, Op. 39: VII. Natalia Sawischna
84. Kindheid, Op. 39: VIII. Die Jagd
85. Kindheid, Op. 39: IX. Robinson-Spiele
86. Kindheid, Op. 39: X. Vielleich erste Liebe
87. Kindheid, Op. 39: XI. Die Gäste kommen
88. Kindheid, Op. 39: XII. Quadrille
89. Kindheid, Op. 39: XIII. Mazurka
90. Kindheid, Op. 39: XIV. Der Tod der Mutter
91. 4 Pièces, Op. 10: I. Ballade
92. 4 Pièces, Op. 10: II. Mazurka
93. 4 Pièces, Op. 10: III. Etude
94. 4 Pièces, Op. 10: IV. Etude
95. Lyrica nova, Op. 59: I. Con moto affettuoso
96. Lyrica nova, Op. 59: II. Andantino
97. Lyrica nova, Op. 59: III. Andantino
98. Lyrica nova, Op. 59: IV. Con slancio
99. Lamentations et consolations, Op. 17: I. Lamentations in D Minor
100. Lamentations et consolations, Op. 17: II. Consolation in D Major
101. Lamentations et consolations, Op. 17: III. Lamentation in C-Sharp Minor
102. Lamentations et consolations, Op. 17: IV. Consolation in D-Flat Major
103. Lamentations et consolations, Op. 17: V. Lamentation in A Minor
104. Lamentations et consolations, Op. 17: VI. Consolation in A Major
105. Lamentations et consolations, Op. 17: VII. Lamentation in E-Flat Minor
106. Lamentations Et Consolations, Op. 17: VIII. Consolation In E-Flat Major
107. Marionetten, Op. 54: I. Russisches Bauernmädchen
108. Marionetten, Op. 54: II. Der Kosak
109. Marionetten, Op. 54: III. Spanierin
110. Marionetten, Op. 54: IV. Tirolerin
111. Marionetten, Op. 54: V. Zigeuner
112. Marionetten, Op. 54: VI. Marquise
113. Marionetten, Op. 54: VII. Der Chinese
114. Marionetten, Op. 54: VIII. Teddybär
115. Marionetten, Op. 54: IX. Kasperl-Harlekin
116. 3 Morceaux, Op. 12: I. Mazurka
117. 3 Morceaux, Op. 12: II. Gavotte
118. 3 Morceaux, Op. 12: III. Polonaise
119. 4 Morceaux, Op. 3: I. Capriccio
120. 4 Morceaux, Op. 3: II. Etude
121. 4 Morceaux, Op. 3: III. Gavotte-Caprice
122. 4 Morceaux, Op. 3: IV. Primula veris
123. Aus meiner Kindheit, Op. 14: I. Was die Amme sang
124. Aus meiner Kindheit, Op. 14: II. Das dunkle Zimmer
125. Aus meiner Kindheit, Op. 14: III. Die Tanzstunde
126. Aus meiner Kindheit, Op. 14: IV. Erste Liebe
127. Aus meiner Kindheit, Op. 14: V. Erster Schmerz
128. Aus meiner Kindheit, Op. 14: VI. Wenn ich erst groß bin
129. 10 Preludes, Op. 33: I. Maestoso in C-Sharp Minor
130. 10 Preludes, Op. 33: II. Vivace in F-Sharp Major
131. 10 Preludes, Op. 33: III. Andantino in D Major
132. 10 Preludes, Op. 33: IV. Sostenuto-Molto agitato in B Minor
133. 10 Preludes, Op. 33: V. Andantino semplice in A Major
134. 10 Preludes, Op. 33: VI. Sostenuto, con espressione dramatica in C-Sharp Minor
135. 10 Preludes, Op. 33: VII. Andantino in F-Sharp Major
136. 10 Preludes, Op. 33: VIII. Andante Sostenuto E Cantabile In D-Flat Major
137. 10 Preludes, Op. 33: IX. Andantino in B-Flat Major
138. 10 Preludes, Op. 33: X. Patetico in B-Flat Minor

Landmark recordings now available for the first time in a box: the only complete solo Bortkiewicz in a single volume.

A composer-pianist after his time, Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952) continued to write music in the post-Romantic Russian tradition well into the 20th century: based on Liszt and Chopin, influenced by Tchaikovsky and Russian folklore, and insulated from Modernism. His craftsmanship was meticulous, his imagination colourful and sensitive, his piano writing as idiomatic as one would expect from a performer coached in the grand manner of 19th-century virtuosity. His voice is strongly established in even his early works: preludes, studies and ballades followed, as well as two grandiloquent sonatas.

Many of Bortkiewicz’s manuscripts ended up in the possession of his good friend, the Dutch pianist Hugo van Dalen. In time the Dutch Musical Institute acquired them and engaged Klaas Trapman to make these Bortkiewicz recordings between 2002 and 2006. Reissued here complete, they are complemented by new and detailed booklet notes from the Bortkiewicz scholar Wouter Kalkman. For Trapman himself, this project was a labour of love: ‘Bortkiewicz has his own personal voice,’ he remarked in an interview. ‘It is the atmosphere of deep nostalgia, the longing for past joys. This emotional side, blended with his strong melodic gifts, makes his music attractive and appealing to many listeners.’

‘Trapman approaches the music of Bortkiewicz in the manner of the best interpreters of Rachmaninoff, avoiding over dramatization and sentimentality… under Trapman's hands, [the music] always sounds elegant and well made.’