Synopses & Reviews
Faced with decades of shifting styles and music trends that characterized the early decades of the twentieth centuries, Nikolai Medtner remained faithful to the classical masters' roots. This two-volume series of Medtners complete sonatas includes a Preface by Eugene Istomin, Performance Notes by Geoffrey Tozer, and an Editorial Note by Marc-Andre Hamelin. A must for pianists seeking alternatives to the core group of "standard" sonatas of this century, these works range from intermediate to very difficult.
Series I features Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5; Sonatas Nos. 2, 3, and 4 of Sonatentriade, Op. 11; and three others. Series II comprises the Russian composer's final seven sonatas: Sonate-Ballade, Op. 27; Sonata in A Minor, Op. 30; Sonata-Reminiscenza, Op. 38, No. 1; Sonata tragica, Op. 39, No. 5; Sonata romantica, Op. 53, No 1; Sonata minacciosa, Op. 53, No. 2; and Sonate-Idylle, Op. 56. A bonus selection of three melodies includes "Canzona matinata," "Canzona seranata," and "Alla Reminiscenza."
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Series I reprinted from authoritative Russian editions contains Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 5; Sonatas Nos. 2, 3 and 4 ("Sonata Triad," Op. 11); Op. 22; Op. 25, Nos. 1 and 2.
Synopsis
Series I reprinted from authoritative Russian editions contains Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 5; Sonatas Nos. 2, 3 and 4 ("Sonata Triad," Op. 11); Op. 22; Op. 25, Nos. 1 and 2.
Synopsis
Seven rare scores by a long-neglected 20th-century master include Sonata in F Minor; three sonatas of Sonatentriade; Sonata in G Minor; Märchen-Sonate; and Sonata in E Minor ("Night Wind"). Authoritative editions.
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A younger contemporary of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin, Nikolai Medtner remains a long neglected 20th-century master. This original Dover compilation brings together his first seven sonatas, rare pieces which range from intermediate to the very difficult: Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5; three sonatas of Sonatentriade, Op. 11; and more. Includes a Preface plus Editorial and Performance Notes.