Minaccioso
Italian composer
Definition
Threatening, menacing. Used by Medtner in the Campanella (Op.20 No.2) and as part of the title of the Sonata minacciosa (Op.53 No.2).
Interpretive Guidance
Play with concentrated intensity and a sense of suppressed danger rather than overt aggression. The threat in Medtner is often lurking rather than shouting.