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Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 / Stewart
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Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 / Stewart

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Composer
Nikolai Medtner
Artist
Paul Stewart
Format
CD
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Sep 09, 2022
Catalog #
GP888
UPC
747313988822

About

This new release is the penultimate volume in this acclaimed series of Medtner’s Complete Piano Sonatas performed by series pianist Paul Stewart. Medtner’s 14 piano sonatas, the most significant achievement in this genre by any major composer since Beethoven, span his career. The Sonata-Ballade explores a tempestuous musical allegory – the triumph of Light over Darkness, of Faith over Doubt; while the Sonata in A minor is cast in a single, terse movement, with folkloric elements and frequent use of bell-like features that exude Russianness. By contrast, the ‘Night Wind’ Sonata is a monumental epic of exceptional complexity that stunned Rachmaninov and led composer and critic Sorabji to call it ‘the greatest piano sonata of modern times.’

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegretto - 11:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegretto -
    Duration
    11:36
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Paul Stewart
  2. 2 II. Introduzione: Mesto - 03:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Introduzione: Mesto -
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Paul Stewart
  3. 3 III. Finale: Allegro 11:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro
    Duration
    11:10
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Paul Stewart
  4. 4 Piano Sonata in A Minor, Op. 30 17:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Piano Sonata in A Minor, Op. 30
    Duration
    17:03
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Paul Stewart
  5. 5 Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro - Tempo dell'introduzione - 18:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro - Tempo dell'introduzione -
    Duration
    18:31
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Paul Stewart
  6. 6 Poco a poco Allegro molto sfrenatamente, presto - Quasi cadenza - Largamente 14:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    Poco a poco Allegro molto sfrenatamente, presto - Quasi cadenza - Largamente
    Duration
    14:55
    Composer
    Nikolai Medtner
    Performer
    Paul Stewart