Medtner, Nikolai > Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano

Medtner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; works for piano solo / Tatjana Nikolajeva, Abram Schatzkes: pianos

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-10-09

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 33; Eight Mood Pictures, Op. 1; Morceaux, Op. 31; Forgotten Melodies, Op. 38; Fairy Tales, Op. 42; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 50;...
Performers: Nikolaeva, Tatiana; Schatzkes, Abram; Svetlanov, Evgeny
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: ; USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra

Nikolai Medtner saw his destination in the development of the traditions of classical art, but never blindly followed its examples. Limiting himself to work in...continue...

Forgotten Melodies - works by Medtner and Rachmaninov / Polina Leschenko, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2012-10-09

Works: Mischa Levitzki: Valse Amour for piano; Arabesque valsante, Op 06; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38
Performers: Leschenko, Polina

Awarded a Choc Award by French music magazine Le Monde de la Musique for her "extraordinarily powerful and virtuosic playing," young Russian virtuoso Polina Leschenko...continue...
Recording information: Arc en Scènes (Salle de musique), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sw (12/19/2011-12/21/2011)....continue...

Nikolay Medtner: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 - Sonatina in G minor; Sonata no 1, Op. 5; Sonata-Reminiscenza, Op. 38/1 / Paul Stewart, piano

1 CD / Grand Piano / 2012-09-25

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Sonatina for piano in G minor; Sonata for Piano in F minor, Op. 5; Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38
Performers: Stewart, Paul

Like his near-contemporary Rachmaninov, who called him "the greatest composer of our time," Nikolay Medtner was a composer, pianist, and exile. His portfolio of works...continue...
Recording information: Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montréal, Québec, C (12/20/2011-12/23/2011)....continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Medtner: Piano Sonata No. 1; Taneyev: Prelude and Fugue / David Kadouch, piano

1 CD / Mirare / 2012-05-08

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38; Sergei Taneyev: Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, Op. 29
Performers: Kadouch, David

In a program centering around Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, pianist David Kadouch assumes the role of storyteller in a selection of musical legends, mythical...continue...
Recording information: Temple de l'Annonciation à Paris (10/25/2011-10/28/2011)....continue...

Medtner: Music For Violin & Piano / Richter, Kagan [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Doremi / 2011-06-14

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in B minor, Op. 21; Winter Evening (Zimniy vecher), song for voice & piano, Op. 13/1; Poems (6) of Pushkin, for voice & piano, Op. 36; Songs (7) After ...
Performers: Kagan, Oleg; Pisarenko, Galina; Richter, Sviatoslav

Historic live performances, never released in any form, from one of the greatest and most popular classical pianists of all time....continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
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El sonar de las campanas rusas / Shishkina

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2011-04-26

Works: Dimitry Bortnyansky: Sonata for Piano in F; Sonata for Piano in B-flat; Mikhail Glinka: Variations on Alyabyev's Solovey (The Nightingale), for piano in E minor, G. vi135; Mily Balakirev: The Lark; S...
Performers: Shishkina, Irina

This is the first volume of what is intended to be a brief anthology of Russian keyboard music. In it, Russian-Mexican pianist Irina Shishkina, born...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Blas Galindo Del Centro Nacional De Las Artes (04/12/2007-04/13/2007); Sala Nezahualcoyotl del Centro Cultural Universitario (04/12/2007-04/13/2007); Auditorio Blas Ga...continue...

Svetlanov conducts Medtner & Napravnik

6 CD / Boheme / 2010-01-12

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 33; Stimmungsbilder (8), Op. 1; Two Fairy Tales, Op. 14; Two Fairy Tales, Op. 20; Four Fairy Tales, Op. 26; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny

This 6-CD set continues the historic and musically important series of The Anthology of Russian Symphonic Music conducted by Svetlanov....continue...

Medtner, Scriabin: Poems & Fairy Tales, etc / Irina Feoktistova

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Fairy Tales (2), Op. 20; Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 2; Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8; Pre...
Performers: Feoktistova, Irina

Irina Feoktistova, a graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory has performed in the major concert halls of Russia, Europe and the United States. She immigrated...continue...

Demidenko plays Medtner

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-02-10

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38; Fairy Tales (2), Op. 20; Sonatas (3) for Piano, Op. 11 "Triade"; Forgotten Melodies (5) for Piano, Op. 39; Theme and Variations for Piano in...
Performers: Demidenko, Nikolai

"Few can touch this stunning Demidenko programme, excellently recorded and featuring playing of the highest order." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Piano Rarities - Nikolai Medtner / Ekaterina Derzhavina

2 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2008-10-28

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Stimmungsbilder (8), Op. 1; Sonatas (3) for Piano, Op. 11 "Triade"; Morceaux (3) for Piano, Op. 31; Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38; Forgotten Melodies (5) for Piano, Op. 39
Performers: Dershavina, Ekaterina

Medtner: Forgotten Melodies 1 & 2 / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-06-13

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38; Forgotten Melodies (5) for Piano, Op. 39; Fairy Tales (Märchen) (2) for piano, Op. 8
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Medtner's piano compositions are arguably the last area of great romantic piano repertoire to be discovered. His music is difficult, both technically and intellectually, and...continue...

Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky / Evgeny Kissin

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-09-20

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 15; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'âme"), Op. 23; Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38; Igor Stravinsky: M...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni

"The Apollonian intelligence and note-perfect tidiness of Maurizio Pollini with the ardor and sweet songfulness of Arthur Rubinstein at his best." - Washington Post "Evgeny...continue...

Medtner: Forgotten Melodies / Ossipova

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-08-09

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38; Forgotten Melodies (5) for Piano, Op. 39
Performers: Ossipova, Irina

Pianist Irina Ossipova graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1974. Ms. Ossipova has won both the International Marguerite Long/Jacques Thibaud Competition in Paris in 1979...continue...

Medtner: Three Piano Concertos, etc / Stupel, Madge, et al

2 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-09-01

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 33; Sonata for Piano in G minor, Op. 22; Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38; Forgotten Melodies (5) for Piano, Op. 39; Concerto for Pian...
Performers: Madge, Geoffrey Douglas
Conductors: Stupel, Ilya
Ensemble: Artur Rubinstein State Philharmonic Orchestra

Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas & Forgotten Melodies / Tozer

4 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-05-18

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Sonata for Piano in F minor, Op. 5; Sonatas (3) for Piano, Op. 11 "Triade"; Sonata for Piano in G minor, Op. 22; Fairy Tale Sonata (Sonata-Skazka) for piano in C minor, Op. 25/1; Son...
Performers: Tozer, Geoffrey [Piano/Composer]

Haydn, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, et al / Dmitry Paperno

1 CD / Cedille / 1999-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 33 in C minor, H 16 no 20; Franz Liszt: Gretchen am Spinnrade (Schubert) for Piano, S 558 no 8; Schwanengesang (Schubert), S 560; Frühlingsnacht, trans...
Performers: Paperno, Dmitry

Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas, etc / Marc-André Hamelin

4 CD / Hyperion / 1998-10-01

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Sonata for Piano in F minor, Op. 5; Fairy Tales (Märchen) (2) for piano, Op. 8; Sonatas (3) for Piano, Op. 11 "Triade"; Sonata for Piano in G minor, Op. 22; Fairy Tale Sonata (S...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"This classic first recording of the 14 piano sonatas makes Medtner's star soar into the ascendant. Superlatively played and presented, it effects a radical and...continue...