Bortkiewicz : 2 Symphonies Score

[Cheah SC]

2 Symphonies by Bortkiewicz already recorded (Hyperion-records), may i know who have this score?

[eschiss1]

The Free Library of Philadelphia, Fleisher Collection, which loans to orchestras etc., has the manuscript scores and parts. Search at freelibrary.org . Specifically http://know.freelibrary.org/vufind/Record/486948 and http://know.freelibrary.org/vufind/Record/486949 (and click the tab that says MARC view for detailed information- movements, instrumention, &c &c.)

[MHBallan]

I do have a scanned copy of Symphony No. 2 and happy to share with members - just e-mail me and I will send you the link to down-load the score.

malcolm.ballan@gmail.com

The scores of both symphonies in the Fleisher collection are actually photocopies made by the composer in 1950 - the originals have yet to be found.  The scores are only available in manuscript.     

Malcolm

[Aramiarz]

The Bortkiewicz life was very hard! it's good that his music in very important percentage is available. I wish soon his violin and cello concerts are available!! Thadani made one important rescue job

[Christopher]

Hi Aramiarz - his violin and cello concertos have been recorded.   I think they are even on this website in the downloads section.....

[eschiss1]

Not sure that counts as available (or even "N(o)L(onger)A(vailable)" )... except to us. (Even adding in the synthesized versions that are also available more widely- in those cases not recordings, I fear.)
Wouldn't say no to seeing and hearing a commercial recording of them speaking for myself... - have the people at Hyperion had a look at either of the string concertos?

[MHBallan]

There were a couple of poor recordings made from concerts in Ukraine [I was fortunate to attend these performances during a Bortkiewicz Festival in 2002].  Think you can find copies of these concerts on-line [think its the Rusian site....Classics On-line or something similar].

I did raise this question with Hyperion and there was a possiblility of them being recorded at some stage [although no promise].  They were keen to have the Lyrical Intermezzo to compliment the violin concerto, but as I said that still remains missing.  Maybe a few e-mails from members to Hyperion might push this up their agenda for a recording !   Like you, I can only hope, as I think both works are very beautiful and crying out for a professional recording.

Malcolm

[Cheah SC]

Bortkiewicz free music download web-site

http://classical-music-online.net/en/composer/Bortkiewicz/702

[musiclover]

Well, as I mentioned in another thread, the Violin Concerto is recorded properly. Sergey Levitin (violin) Martin Yates (conductor) RSNO. Soon to be released by Dutton, together with Othello.

[jerfilm]

Just a friendly caution - Malwarebytes sez classical-music-online.net is a malware site and blocked it.

Jerry

[eschiss1]

and that's not a "free music download site", those are rips of commercial recordings. There -is- a difference...

[eschiss1]

Mr. Levitin has, I see, a Twitter feed in which he mentions recording the violin concerto (back in January)- anyhow, thanks for that (Dutton) news (and thumbs-up to them.)
(Any relation, I wonder, to (composer) Yuri Levitin... hrm. ... anyway.)
Thanks!