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"Forgotten Melodies," Op. 38, is a substantial cycle of solo piano pieces composed by the Russian Romantic composer Nikolai Medtner and published in 1920. The work comprises eight pieces, including three thematically interconnected sonatas, most notably the opening "Sonata reminiscenza." It is chara...
The Violin Sonata No. 3 in E minor, Op. 57, also known as "Epica," is a large-scale chamber work composed by the Russian pianist and composer Nikolai Medtner. Completed in 1938 during his later years in exile, the piece is heavily indebted to the late-Romantic tradition and is notable for its massiv...
Nikolai Medtner's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50, completed in 1927, is a three-movement concerto by the Russian composer who spent much of his career in exile in England after the 1917 Revolution. Medtner, a friend and admirer of Sergei Rachmaninoff, maintained a commitment to traditional...
Medtner dedicated his Third and final Piano Concerto to his friend Sergei Rachmaninoff, who championed Medtner's music and helped fund the premiere recording in the 1940s.
Nikolai Medtner's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33, is a large-scale Romantic work for piano and orchestra completed by the Russian composer between 1914 and 1918. The concerto is structured in three interconnected movements that are performed without a break, tied together by a recurring the...
