Artist: Pratum Integrum Orchestra
Title: Dmitry Bortnyansky: The Russian Album
Year: 2003
Genre: Classical
Quality: SACD (DSD64 2.0, DST64 5.0; Image.iso)
Total Time: 69:10 min
Total Size: 3,4 Gb
Dmitri Bortniansky (1751-1825) is not a very well known Russian composer but deserves to be. He studied first in St Petersburg, but, on the recommendation of his teacher, Baldassare Galuppi, he was sent to Venice for further study. He remained there for 10 years and composed many operas, but only three survive. They were greeted by the approval of experts and the general public. After his return the Empress Catherine herself enjoyed his compositions. Paisiello was then the reigning star of the court opera, so Bortniansky was assigned as Kapellmeister of the court choir. He remained closely related with the choir for the balance of his life and wrote many fine sacred concertos for it. In addition, he was made the official of the "minor court" of the Crown Prince Paul and his wife, Princess Maria Fyodorovna, who became his veritable patron saint. He composed music for the Prince's military exercises, taught the Princess to play the fortepiano, and arranged concerts and operas for both of them. All of the works on this recording were composed for this couple and their musical establishment, mostly in the late 1760s and early 1790s. The Princess herself played the fortepiano and harp in them. (Judging by the quality of Bortniansky's writing she was a gifted performer) .
After Paul became emperor in 1791, Bortniansky was elevated in his position as choral conductor and remained in that position for the balance of his life. He conducted St Petersburg performances of Haydn's Creation and Cherubini's Requiem. After his death his wife gave his scores to the Choir. The sacred music continued to be performed, but his secular music was largely forgotten. After the 1917 Revolution the collection of his works was effectively destroyed. Some works were scattered but most were simply lost. Considering the few works that have survived, one can only hope that somehow more will eventually be recovered.
Tracklist
1 March in C major for two oboes, two horns and bassoon. Transcription of the"Marche composee pour S.A.I. Monseigneur le Grand Duc de Russie…a Gatchina. 1787" in B-flat major for two clarinets, two horns and bassoon
[1:54]
"Sinfonie concertante… composee pour Son Altesse imperiale Madame La Grande Duchesse de Russie. 1790" in B-flat major for pianoforte, harp ad libitum, two violins, viola da gamba, bassoon and cello
2 Allegro maestoso [7:38]
3 Larghetto [4:52]
4 Allegretto [4:42]
Three keyboard sonatas from the "Varie Sonate di cembalo Scritte per Sua Altezza Imperiale Gran Duchessa di Russia…"
5 "Sonata di cembalo" №3 in F major [ 4:50]
6 "Sonata di cembalo" №1 in B-flat major [4:02]
"Sonata di cembalo" №2 in C major
7 Allegro [6:15]
8 Adagio [6:04]
9 Rondo. Andantino [3:42]
"Quintetto… Composto per Sua Altezza imperiale Gran Duchessa di Russia… St Petersburg, l'anno 1787" in C major for pianoforte, harp, violin, viola da gamba and cello
10 Allegro moderato [8:45]
11 Larghetto [5:09]
12 Allegrto [3:06]
13 "Concerto di Cembalo Per Sua Altezza Imperiale Gran Duchessa di Russia" - the first movement of the vanished harpsichord concerto in D major. Reconstruction based on clavier manuscript with orchestra arrangements and accompaniments version by P. Serbin, 2003
[7:13]
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