Николай МЕТНЕР / Nikolai MEDTNER(1880-1951)
Complete Piano Sonatas, Piano Works
Brilliant Classics Catalog #:8851 7 CD
Additional information:
• By some he is called ‘a poor man’s Rachmaninov’. But those who agree with this have never listened
properly. It is true, however, that some of his compositions have more direct appeal than others. Most of
Medtner’s piano sonatas, though (extremely) hard to perform, rank among his more outgoing works.
• Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951) was a Russian composer who slowly invaded the recording industry. Especially
his piano concertos, mainly no.’s 2 and 3, are receiving attention. But Medtner did write just music just
involving the piano. Of his solo works the 38 Fairy Tales along with the 14 sonatas form the core of his
output.
• Over the years pianist Hamish Milne has recorded a large number of works by Medtner. Now these recordings
have been collected here. The 7 CD’s of this set contain the larger part of Medtner’s piano solo repertoire.
A comprehensive guide through Medtner.
CD 1
1. Primavera (Spring Tale), Forgotten Melodies Second Cycle Op. 39 No. 3 3:49
2. Meditation, Forgotten Melodies Second Cycle Op. 39 No. 1 6:12
3. Fairy Tale in E flat major Op. 26 No. 2 1:30
4. Fairy Tale in F minor (Ophelia’s Song) Op. 14 No. 1 3:32
5. Fairy Tale in E minor (March of the Paladin) Op. 14 No. 2 3:58
6. Fairy Tale in G major Op. 9 No. 3 1:55
7. Fairy Tale in D minor 1:56
8. Fairy Tale in C sharp minor Op. 35 No. 4 3:50
9. Three Hymns in Praise of Toil Op. 49 (No. 1: Before Work; No. 2: At the Anvil; No. 3: After Work) 10:32
10. Elegy Op. 59 No. 2 8:56
11. Dithyramb Op. 10 No. 2 8:40
Total: 54:56
Hamish Milne, piano
CD 2
Sonata Triad Op. 11
1. No. 1 in A flat major 9:58
2. No. 2 in D minor, Elegy 6:12
3. No. 3 in C major 9:05
4. Sonata in E minor Op. 25 No. 2 “The Night Wind” 34:34
Total: 60:12
Hamish Milne, piano
CD 3
1. Sonata in G minor Op. 22 16:47
Romantic Sketches for the Young, Op. 54
2. Prelude, Pastorale 2:09
3. Skazka, Bird’s Tale 2:33
4. Prelude,Hymn 3:36
5. Skazka, The Beggar 3:32
Two Skazki, Op. 8
6. No. 1 in C minor 3:06
7. No. 2 in C minor 6:19
Three Novelles,Op. 17
8. No. 1 in G major, Daphnis & Chloe 3:29
9. No. 2 in C minor 4:24
10. No. 3 in E major 6:24
11. Sonata in A minor Op. 30 14:38
Total: 68:22
Hamish Milne, piano
CD 4
Sonata in F minor Op. 5
1. Allegro 12:36
2. Intermezzo: allegro 3:46
3. Largo 8:36
4. Allegro risoluto 8:57
Second Improvisation (in variation form) Op. 47
5. Theme: song of the Water-nymph 2:22
6. Var. 1:Meditation 1:41
7. Var. 2: Caprice 1:22
8. Var. 3:Winged dancers 2:17
9. Var. 4: Enchantment 1:47
10. Var. 5: Humoresque 1:54
11. Var. 6: On the waves 1:26
12. Var. 7: Roar of the crowd 1:46
13. Var. 8: In the forest 0:49
14. Var. 9: The wood-spirit 0:37
15. Var. 10: Elves 1:04
16. Var. 11: Gnomes 1:04
17. Var. 12: Invocation 2:18
18. Var. 13: Threat 2:57
19. Var. 14: Song of the water-nymph 1:54
20. Var. 15: Storm 2:25
21. Conclusion 1:47
Total: 64:05
Hamish Milne, piano
CD 5
Sonata-Ballade in F sharp major Op. 27
1. Allegretto 10:46
2. Introduzione,Mesto 3:51
3. Finale, allegro 10:05
Four Skazki Op. 34
4. In B minor “The Magic Violin”, tempo cangiando, abbandonamente 5:47
5. In E minor, allegro cantabile e leggiero 2:11
6. In A minor, allegretto tenebroso 3:35
7. In D minor, molto sostenuto e semplice 5:50
Sonata Romantica in B flat minor Op. 53 No. 1
8. Romanza, andantino con moto ma sempre espressivo 7:43
9. Scherzo, allegro 5:39
10. Meditazione, andante con moto 4:15
11. Finale, allegro non troppo 8:36
Total: 69:18
Hamish Milne, piano
CD 6
Forgotten Melodies, Second Cycle, Op. 39
1. Meditazione 5:43
2. Romanza 5:02
3. Primavera 3:45
4. Canzona matinata 4:22
5. Sonata tragica 10:08
Two Skazki Op. 48
6. Dance Tale 7:10
7. Elves’ Tale 4:17
8. Etude in C minor 2:22
9. I loved thee,Op. 32 No. 4 2:32
10. Sonata minacciosa, Op. 53 No. 2 17:35
Total: 65:18
Hamish Milne, piano
CD 7
Two Pieces for Two Pianos Op. 58
1. Russian Round Dance 5:29
2. Knight Errand 12:21
Sonatina in G minor
3. Allegretto ma non troppo 2:50
4. Scherzo 4:36
5. Moment Musical in C minor,Gnomenklage,Op. 4 No. 3 2:42
6. Prelude in E flat major Op. 4 No. 4 2:33
Sonata-Skazka in C minor Op. 25 No. 1
7. Allegro abbandonamente 5:13
8. Andantino con moto 3:24
9. Allegro con spirito 3:58
10. Sonata Reminiscenza Op. 38 No. 1 12:55
Sonata-Idylle in G major Op. 56
11. Pastorale, allegretto cantabile 4:26
12. Allegro moderato e cantabile 7:54
Total: 69:49
Hamish Milne, piano (1-9);
Boris Berezovsky, piano II (1,2);
Geoffrey Tozer, piano (10-12)
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