Internationale nikolaj medtner gesellschaft posts facebook. Nikolai medtner composerpianist between tradition and. The piano works of nikolai medtner volume 8 chandos chan 10266 78. Sonatas by nicolai medtner cd download somm recordings. Upon repeated listenings to the 3rd concerto new things begin to emerge, and they are gems of composition. Medtner rarely lets an unadorned melody creep into his textures. 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.
Nikolai medtner 18801951 was a russian composer and a close friend of rachmaninoff. Nikolai medtner composer, geoffrey tozer performer format. Nikolai karlovich medtner 5 january 1880 november 1951 performers. They finally met in 1902 thanks to rachmaninovs curiosity over what was to become medtners f minor piano sonata, op 5, the. Nikolai medtner amazing faktom, incredible informatsii. After a period of comparative obscurity in the twentyfive years immediately after his death, he is now becoming recognized as one. Nikolai karlovich medtner enrolled at the moscow conservatoire as a twelveyearold just as rachmaninov graduated from it. The 30yearold munich baritone interprets pieces by franz schubert, hugo wolf and nikolai medtner together with the american pianist jonathan ware the debut album schubertwolfmedtner by ludwig mittelhammer is now available as a cd, as a download and as a stream. Tugan sokhiev, music director of the bolshoi theatre, provides proof of the contrary. Nikolai medtner a younger contemporary of sergei rachmaninoff and alexander scriabin, russian composer nikolai medtner wrote a substantial number of compositions, all of which include the piano. With regard to the sonata tragica one of medtners finest pieces i believe i must say that demidenkos interpretation is without doubt the finest i have heard. Piano sheet music book by nikolai karlovich medtner 18801951.
At first, he had piano lessons with his mother and then entered the moscow conservatory studying with pablo pabst who wrote a very. Nikolai karlovich medtner was a russian composer and pianist. Jan 22, 2016 nikolai karlovich medtner 1880 1951, 2 tales, op. Oct 15, 2016 rachmaninov is an incredible figure in russian music history. Welcome to the facebook page of the berlinbased international medtner society internationale nikolaj medtner. Shop and buy complete fairy tales for solo piano sheet music. Im mainly uploading swedish folk music, songs and choirs and some scandinavian romantic music. Download free plays and petersburg tales nikolai gogol. Nikolai karlovich medtner born on january 5, 1880 in moscow, russia died november, 1951 in london, england was a russian composer and pianist of german descent.
Nikolai lugansky, who when just 19 recorded a cd of all the etudestableaux by his great role model, is now considered one of the worlds best rachmaninov interpreters he approaches the polychromatic, shimmering melancholy of the russian. Nikolai karlovich medtner was born in january 1880 into a privileged and cultured muscovite family, being the youngest of five siblings. He wrote mainly piano works in a traditional romantic style. His works include fourteen piano sonatas, three violin sonatas, three piano concerti, a piano quintet, two works for two pianos, many shorter piano. 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. Tugan sokhiev and nikolai lugansky digital concert hall. Every time i listen to him or play him, i fall more in love with this music. In order to sell these concerts of contemporary music of ours to a by no means burningly interested public, on occasion we resorted to shock tactics. Hamish milne has made medtner part of the core of his lifes work and this is clearly evident in what we hear. He was recognized in russia at the beginning of the twentieth century as one of the most important composers and was, with scriabin and rachmaninov, an extremely influential, almost cult figure for a whole generation of the russian intellectual elite. Nevertheless medtner has always had his champions, notably moiseiwitsch, gilels and horowitz, earl wild and hamish milne and now, geoffrey tozer and nikolai.
This piece is not only craftily structured and written, the music itself, the themes, harmonies, melodies, is simply good music. Yet all true lovers of medtners muse will turn to hamish milnes and geoffrey tozers continuing series of the complete solo piano music four and five volumes on crd and chandos, respectively and to deeply personal performances of a true russian vintage from moiseiwitsch the g minor sonata, op. A first rate pianist, he nonetheless, at the urging of taneyev, gave up the career as a performer and turned to composition. This collection contains complex, surprising pieces by nikolai medtner, a brilliant, underrated russian 20thcentury romantic whose music, though similar to that of his friend rachmaninoff, is more cerebral and harmonically adventurous. Nikolai medtner 18801951 was born in moscow and studied piano with his mother before entering the moscow conservatory, having studied with sergei taneyev among others. Medtners seventh of his fourteen sonatas, sonata in e minor, colloquially known as night wind was dedicated upon completion to his good friend rachmaninoff, which perhaps explains this particular sonatas overwhelming ambition compared to medtners others, which never aim so high and arent nearly as selfconsuming. In 1892 nikolai enrolled at the moscow conservatory where he was educated primarily as a pianist.
Nikolai medtner fairy tales and piano sonatas youtube. With tchaikovskys and nikolai medtners piano concertos nos. I was first introduced to russian composer nicolas medtner 18801951 about six years. Now, at last, comes yevgeny sudbins first concerto disc and what a disc. Young australian pianist jayson gillham presents his third album on abc classics, featuring the music of two russian friends and piano virtuosi. This piece is not only craftily structured and written, the music itself. A younger contemporary of sergei rachmaninoff and alexander scriabin, he wrote a substantial number of compositions, all of which include the piano. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. His works include fourteen piano sonatas, three violin sonatas, three piano concerti, a piano quintet, three works for two pianos, many shorter piano pieces, and 108 songs including two. Leopold florestine fortier composer time period comp.
As with medtner s music, it takes several listenings to get into the music and follow it. Here is a circular letter we wrote and distributed to hopedfor subscribers, announcing sorabjis first appearance at our concerts. You can also find cahill discussing mednter on our youtube channel. Review there is a lifetimes study, reflection and poetic expression in these recordings. The debut album of a singer, of which much is yet to be expected. Complete fairy tales for solo piano by nikolai karlovich. A younger contemporary of sergei rachmaninoff and alexander scriabin, russian composer nikolai medtner wrote a substantial number of compositions, all of which include the piano. Medtner s seventh of his fourteen sonatas, sonata in e minor, colloquially known as night wind was dedicated upon completion to his good friend rachmaninoff, which perhaps explains this particular sonatas overwhelming ambition compared to medtner s others, which never aim so high and arent nearly as selfconsuming. They finally met in 1902 thanks to rachmaninovs curiosity over what was to become medtners f minor piano sonata, op 5, the work which first brought him to significant public attention. When one considers the life of nikolai karlovich medtner it is impossible not to be amazed by his strange, tragic and yet marvellous destiny.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He too, left russia after the 1917 revolution, eventually living in london, where he died. Forgotten melodies, an album by nikolai medtner, irina ossipova on spotify. The russian pianist composer nikolai medtner was a younger contemporary and a great friend and colleague of rachmaninov. After a period of comparative obscurity in the twentyfive years immediately after his death, h. A younger contemporary of rachmaninoff and \scriabin, he wrote a substantial number of compositions, all of which include the piano. Forgotten melodies, an album by nikolai medtner, irina ossipova 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. Its the skazkirussian fairytales that i most admire and hamish milne does a brilliant job. All albums by boris berezovsky available to download and stream in high quality. Medtners parents were german immigrants who had lived in russia for several generations. Biography medtners parents were german immigrants who had lived in russia for several generations. This piece is nonetheless challenging, given by the consistently genius and complex counterpoint by medtner. But when he is captured by a mood, like this pleasant reminiscence, the mood shifts fit together coherently. At approximately thirty minutes, night wind is already lengthy, but seems.
Skazka is a russian word meaning something between folk tale and fairy tale closer to the former, im told, though the latter is the more popular translation and was nikolai medtners favorite short form for solo piano. Evgeny svetlanov 1928 2002, was a russian conductor, composer and pianist. Russian composer nikolai karlovich medtner or metner was born to parents of german descent who had lived in russia for several generations. Medtner can be overbearing, his composing technique is so powerful he can take a simple idea and drag it out, over play and over dramatize it, and it can be wearisome, tactless. His works include fourteen piano sonatas, three violin sonatas, three piano concerti, a piano quintet. 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. I love to listen to classical piano and all kinds of music es. In this respect, both hamelin and tozer seem more at home with the music, with its expressive stance and the technical demands that are indeed sometimes quite exorbitant. If youre not already aware that im permanently besotted with medtner, youll begin to understand.