The conventional construction of a grande sonate with four separate movements is, leaving aside the sonata romantica, op. Fairy tale sonata sonata skazka for piano in c minor, op. For pdf scans of the muse and the fashion and other books and articles, see publications. Medtner s sonata romantica is his twelfth piano sonata. Nikolai medtner david c f wright dmus nikolai medtner was born in moscow on 5 january 1880, although according to the julian calendar his birth was on christmas eve 1879. Piano sonatas, an album by nikolai medtner, alessandro taverna on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. In the atmosphere of the time, the romantic of the title, echoing the romanza first movement, can perhaps be seen as a gesture of defiance by one of the old guard. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. His only orchestral works are three piano concertos, which means that all of medtner s compositions include a piano part. His new cd featuring medtner s forgotten melodies is wcrbs cd of the week. One of medtner s projects that remained unrealized at the time of his death was to record the sonata romantica, op 53 no 1.
His father, karl medtner, was manager of a lace factory who enjoyed. Steven osborne follows up his superb mussorgskyprokofiev hyperion release with more russian music, this time by medtner and rachmaninov. Doctor of musical arts performance, august, 2008, 56 pp. Nikolai medtner, born in moscow in 1879, was an astounding pianist. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Piano music sonata ballade four skazki sonata romantica music. John corrigans piano recital at alice tully hall last tuesday evening centered on the sonata romantica of nikolai medtner. In four connected movements, the sonata romantica dates from 1930, when medtner was living in paris where the music of his bete noire, stravinsky, was very fashionable. The motivic economy in nikolai medtner s sonata romantica by nellie s. Medtner s birth and death dates are also missing from the collection. They may also be protected by in the usa, unless published before 1924, in which case they are pd there as well. Medtner later was employed as a piano professor there before he left russia in 1921 to settle in paris and later in england. A younger contemporary of rachmaninoff and scriabin, nikolai medtner remains a long neglected 20thcentury master. This first volume brings together the first seven sonatas of medtner.
Piano music sonata ballade four skazki sonata romantica. Includes a preface plus editorial and performance notes. Medtner, in his book, the muse and the fashion, has stressed through numerous statements why the initial theme is of utmost importance to him and how the entire work should be derived from the theme. Two skazki fairy tales, op 20 rachmaninov piano sonata no 2, op 36 ed osborne. This sonata is well served by recordings, including one by medtner in 1947. Historic recordings for download except where indicated, tracks are 320kbps mp3 files. Sonata in b flat minor sonata romantica, op 53 no 1. A publication of the medtner sonatas for piano, let alone a new edition, has been long overdue. Nikolai karlovich medtner sonata romantica for piano in.
The complete piano sonatas, series i dover publications. Background, analysis, and performers guide by nathan uhl. Join a community of music enthusiasts with a passion for music education. Nikolai medtner was born in moscow on january 5, 1880 to an extremely cultured family. Pdf scanned by unknown notenquetser 2015228 editor first edition pub lisher. This page lists all recordings of sonata romantica in b flat minor, op. The talkclassical members with a wide variety of interests and experiences can reach a consensus on the top works from a variety of musical forms. Brilliant classics has reissued hamish milnes extensive series of solo medtner discs for the crd label recorded between 1977 and 2000. Not only its title but also the expressive content of its four movements, played without a break, make it virtually a manifesto for medtner s art. Sengquinn city university of new york, 2016 nikolai medtner. Composed in 1930 in paris, and first performed by the composer in glasgow the following year, this was the twelfth of his fourteen piano sonatas. For sources of pdf scores see digital sheet music medtner 194650. Medtner rachmaninov g medtner plano sonata, sonata romantica, op 53 no 1. The motivic economy in nikolai medtners sonata romantica.
This dissertation focuses on the motivic aspect of medtner s sonata romantica op. The evolution and characteristics of the genre with compositional and performance aspects of selected fairy tales. It is in bflat minor and was completed at the end of 1930 along with his sonata minacciosa, op. Piano sonatas complete, an album by nikolai medtner, geoffrey tozer on spotify. Nikolay medtner short biography an outstanding russian pianist and composer, nikolay medtner was a student of the moscow conservatory. On this page you can find detailed information about sonata in bflat minor, sonata romantica op. Variations on a theme of corelli, op 42 steven osborne pf hyperion f cda67936 72 ddd steven osborne is on a bit of a russian odyssey at the moment. Nikolai medtners unforgettable forgotten melodies 99. Nikolai medtner, postcard 1910 this is a list of compositions by nikolai medtner by genre. Rachmaninovs popularity grows apace, while medtner is mostly loved only by pianophiles. I became completely enthralled with medtner after hearing boris berezovsky perform some skazki fairy tales, or better translated as folk tales in a live.
Medtner s sonata romantica was composed in 1930 in paris, and first performed by the composer in glasgow the following year. A representative work is medtner s sonata romantica op 53 no 1, extravagant, expressive, packed with. Nikolai medtner composerpianist between tradition and. Particularly interesting are the frequent subtitles which add an intertextual or hermeneutic layer to the corresponding works as seen for instance in the sonata elegy, sonata ballade, sonata romantica or sonata tragica. With the exception of the sonatas opp 5, 22 and 30 medtner s sonatas have titles or combine the word sonata with other descriptive words like idyll, ballada or night wind. The repertoire encompasses a wide range of short works, the spirited op. However, it is in the public domain in canada where imslp is hosted and other countries where the term is lifeplus50 years such as china, japan, korea and many others.
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