Piano Music - Vol.2
BORTKIEWICZ Sergei Eduardovich (1877-1952)
Stephen Coombs (Piano)
Label : Hyperion Records
Artikelnummer: CDA67094
1 CD Spielzeit : 068:33
CHF 19.50
A man after his time, Bortkiewicz became all but forgotten after the First World War. He fled communist Russia to live first in Istanbul and then Vienna but his music remained resolutely that of pre-Revolution Moscow; like Rachmaninov in style but with even more 'tunes' and sentiment. This disc of solo pieces include some of Bortkiewicz's most imposing works. The Sonata op.9 is his largest solo composition and the Ballade and Elegy are two of his finest.