Biography
Often called the Russian Brahms for his commitment to Classical forms and contrapuntal rigor at a time when Modernism was sweeping the concert world, Medtner composed three piano concertos, fourteen piano sonatas, and numerous Fairy Tales (Skazki) — short character pieces of remarkable harmonic and motivic sophistication. He emigrated after the Revolution and spent his final years in London, where the Maharaja of Mysore funded the recording of his complete piano works with the composer as soloist.
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Works (68)
2 Piano Sonatas, Op.25
- Sonata-Skazka in C minor, Op.25 No.1 No. 1 Key C minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in E minor \"Night Wind\", Op.25 No.2 No. 2 Key E minor Difficulty
2 Piano Sonatas, Op.53
- Sonata romantica, Op.53 No.1 No. 1 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Sonata minacciosa, Op.53 No.2 No. 2 Key F minor Difficulty
2 Tales, Op.14
- Tale in F minor \"Song of Ophelia\", Op.14 No.1 No. 1 Key F minor Difficulty
- Tale in E minor \"March of the Paladin\", Op.14 No.2 No. 2 Key E minor Difficulty
2 Tales, Op.20
- Tale in B♭ minor, Op.20 No.1 No. 1 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Tale in B minor \"Campanella\", Op.20 No.2 No. 2 Key B minor Difficulty
2 Tales, Op.48
- Dance Tale in C major, Op.48 No.1 No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Tale of the Elves in G minor, Op.48 No.2 No. 2 Key G minor Difficulty
2 Tales, Op.8
- Tale in C minor, Op.8 No.1 No. 1 Key C minor Difficulty
- Tale in C minor, Op.8 No.2 No. 2 Key C minor Difficulty
3 Tales, Op.42
- Russian Folktale in F minor, Op.42 No.1 No. 1 Key F minor Difficulty
- Tale in C Phrygian \"Phrygian Mode\", Op.42 No.2 No. 2 Key C minor Difficulty
- Tale in G♯ minor, Op.42 No.3 No. 3 Key G♯ minor Difficulty
3 Tales, Op.9
- Tale in F minor, Op.9 No.1 No. 1 Key F minor Difficulty
- Tale in C major, Op.9 No.2 No. 2 Key C major Difficulty
- Tale in G major, Op.9 No.3 No. 3 Key G major Difficulty
4 Tales, Op.26
- Tale in E♭ major, Op.26 No.1 No. 1 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Tale in E♭ major, Op.26 No.2 No. 2 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Tale in F minor, Op.26 No.3 No. 3 Key F minor Difficulty
- Tale in F♯ minor, Op.26 No.4 No. 4 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
4 Tales, Op.34
- Tale in B minor \"The Magic Violin\", Op.34 No.1 No. 1 Key B minor Difficulty
- Tale in E minor, Op.34 No.2 No. 2 Key E minor Difficulty
- Tale in A minor, Op.34 No.3 No. 3 Key A minor Difficulty
- Tale in D minor \"Poor Knight\", Op.34 No.4 No. 4 Key D minor Difficulty
4 Tales, Op.35
- Tale in C major, Op.35 No.1 No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Tale in G major, Op.35 No.2 No. 2 Key G major Difficulty
- Tale in A minor, Op.35 No.3 No. 3 Key A minor Difficulty
- Tale in C♯ minor \"King Lear\", Op.35 No.4 No. 4 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
6 Tales, Op.51
- Tale in D minor, Op.51 No.1 No. 1 Key D minor Difficulty
- Tale in A minor, Op.51 No.2 No. 2 Key A minor Difficulty
- Tale in A major, Op.51 No.3 No. 3 Key A major Difficulty
- Tale in F♯ minor, Op.51 No.4 No. 4 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Tale in F♯ minor, Op.51 No.5 No. 5 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Tale in G major, Op.51 No.6 No. 6 Key G major Difficulty
Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I
- Sonata-reminiscenza in A minor, Op.38 No.1 No. 1 Key A minor Difficulty
- Danza graziosa, Op.38 No.2 No. 2 Key A major Difficulty
- Danza festiva, Op.38 No.3 No. 3 Key D major Difficulty
- Canzona fluviala, Op.38 No.4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Danza rustica, Op.38 No.5 No. 5 Difficulty
- Canzona serenata, Op.38 No.6 No. 6 Key F minor Difficulty
- Danza silvestra, Op.38 No.7 No. 7 Difficulty
- Alla reminiscenza, Op.38 No.8 No. 8 Key A major Difficulty
Forgotten Melodies, Cycle II
- Meditazione, Op.39 No.1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Romanza, Op.39 No.2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Primavera, Op.39 No.3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Canzona matinata, Op.39 No.4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Sonata tragica in C minor, Op.39 No.5 No. 5 Key C minor Difficulty
Forgotten Melodies, Cycle III
- Danza col canto, Op.40 No.1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Danza sinfonica, Op.40 No.2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Danza fiorata, Op.40 No.3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Danza jubilosa, Op.40 No.4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Danza ondulata, Op.40 No.5 No. 5 Difficulty
- Danza ditirambica, Op.40 No.6 No. 6 Difficulty
Sonaten-Triade
- Sonata No.1 in A♭ major, Op.11 No. 1 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Sonata No.2, Op.11 No. 2 Difficulty
- Sonata No.3, Op.11 No. 3 Difficulty
Sonata
- Piano Sonata in F minor, Op.5 Key F minor Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in G minor, Op.22 Key G minor Difficulty
- Sonata-Ballade in F♯ major, Op.27 Key F♯ major Difficulty
- Piano Sonata in A minor, Op.30 Key A minor Difficulty
- Sonata-Idylle in G major, Op.56 Key G major Difficulty
Variations
- Improvisation No.2, Op.47 Difficulty
- Theme with Variations, Op.55 Difficulty
Elegy
- Elegy in C minor, Op.59 No.1 Key C minor Difficulty
- Elegy in E minor, Op.59 No.2 Key E minor Difficulty
Character Piece
- Tale in G♯ minor, Op.31 No.3 Key G♯ minor Difficulty