Nikolai Medtner
Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (Russian: Николай Карлович Метнер, romanized: Nikolay Karlovich Metner; 5 January 1880 [O.S. 24 December 1879] – 13 November 1951) was a Russian composer and pianist. A younger contemporary of Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin, he wrote a substantial number of compositions, all of which include the piano. His works include 14 piano sonatas, three violin sonatas, three piano concerti, a piano quintet, two works for two pianos, many shorter piano pieces, a few shorter works for violin and piano, and 108 songs including two substantial works for vocalise. His 38 Skazki (generally known as "Fairy Tales" in English but more correctly translated as "Tales") for piano solo contain some of his most original music.
Genre: early-modern-classical, russian-romanticism
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Top Tracks
- Vergessene Weisen. Op. 40: No. 4, Danza Jubilosa - Duo-Art 68729
- Arabesque. Op. 7, No. 1 - Duo-Art 0218
- Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: I. Sonata Reminiscenza
- Vergessene Weisen, Op. 38 (Forgotten Melodies I): No. 3, Danza Festiva - Duo-Art 6998
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 60 "Ballade": III. Finale. Allegro molto
- Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: I. Sonata reminiscenza (Live)
- Arabesque. Op. 7, No. 1 - Duo-Art 0218
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 60 "Ballade": I. Con moto largamento - Allegro con moto
- Skazki, Op. 42: II. Con moto disinvolto e grazioso (Phrygian Mode)
- Quatre Morceaux, Op. 4: IV. Prelude
- Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: No. 1, Sonata Reminiscenza
- Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 22 (Live)
- 3 Tales, Op. 9: No. 2, Allegro alla serenata, con alcuna licenza (Arr. A. Krein for Piano Trio)
- Klavierquintett C-Dur, Op. Posth.: Nr. 2, Andantino con moto
- 2 Fairy Tales, Op. 8: No. 2, Recitato
- 2 Fairy Tales, Op. 8: No. 1, Andantino
- Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: No. 1, Sonata Reminiscenza
- Extrait de la Sonate « Réminiscence » en La Mineur, Op. 38, No. 1
- 3 Novelles, Op. 17: No. 1 in G Major "Daphnis et Chloé" (Live)
- Piano Sonata, Op. 25 No. 1: III. Allegro con Spirito
Albums (45)
- Passages. Hidden Treasures of Classical Piano. (2023-12-13)
- Eclipse: Piano Works by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff and Medtner (2022-10-04)
- Reminiscences. Hidden Treasures of Classical Piano (2024-01-12)
- Rondo. Heritage Haydn & Mozart (2024-05-28)
- Nikolaï Medtner : Les trois dernières sonates pour piano (2023-12-08)
- Medtner in England (2023-08-18)
- Medtner: The Best Symphonic Works (2023-07-11)
- Medtner · The Muse (2023-03-31)
- Medtner: Piano Sonatas, Op. 25 Nos. 1 & 2, Six Fairy Tales, Op. 51 (2023-03-01)
- Medtner: Wandrers Nachtlied, Complete Songs, Vol. 4 (2023-01-01)
- Dreams & Improvisations of Nikolai Medtner (Sasha Sound, piano) (2022-10-17)
- Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 (2022-09-09)
- Eurasian Gold (2022-04-01)
- Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (2022-02-25)
- Medtner: Angel, Complete Songs, Vol. 3 (2021-12-31)
- Medtner: Solo Piano Works, Vol. 1 (2021-04-16)
- Sofia Fomina Sings Medtner Songs (2021-02-01)
- Medtner: Sleeplessness, Complete Songs, Vol. 2 (2021-01-29)
- Medtner: Incantation, Complete Songs, Vol. 1 (2020-05-10)
- Medtner - Sarkissian - Liszt (2019-08-23)
- Skazki (2019-07-20)
- メトネル：室内楽作品 集 I (2019-02-22)
- Ich Denke Dein: Songs & Chamber Works by Nikolai Medtner (2019-01-01)
- Medtner: Complete Works for Violin & Piano (2018-04-20)
- Ego (2018-03-09)
- ARSM I, Bonus Vol. 56. Medtner (2017-08-18)
- ARSM I, Vol. 55. Medtner (2017-08-17)
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 – Medtner: Piano Concerto No. 2 (2017-03-31)
- Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (2016-11-11)
- Medtner: Piano Sonatas (2016-03-25)
- Liszt, Scriabin & Medtner: Works for Piano (2015-06-29)
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2; Corelli Variations – Medtner: Sonata romantica (2014-08-31)
- メトネルの時間 (2014-04-09)
- Medtner: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 3 (2013-09-01)
- The Carnegie Recital (2013-01-01)
- Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (2012-09-04)
- Medtner: Arabesques, Dithyrambs, Elegies & Other Short Piano Works (2012-02-24)
- Nikolai Medtner: Piano Concertos, Pieces (2011-01-01)
- Piano Rarities: Nicolai Medtner (2011)
- Medtner: Contes & Poèmes (2008-10-21)
- Medtner: Works for Violin and Piano (Complete), Vol. 2 - Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / 2 Canzonas With Dances (2008-03-25)
- Medtner, N.: Forgotten Melodies, Opp. 38 and 39 / Stimmungsbilder / 3 Pieces, Op. 31 / Sonaten-Triade (2008-01-01)
- Medtner: Wandrers Nachtlied II (2019-05-17)
- Medtner: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Piano Quintet (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 8) (1994-09-01)
- Classics Discoveries (2025-12-24)
Recordings with proof (32)
- 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: No. 1, Allegretto; ISRC DEPI82325411; CopyrightID 0xe322ebfd20fc91606f09d04486adb3ed2f13c7ecab39b482bff110dbd8553c85; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Sonata No. 88, in D-Flat Major; ISRC DEPI82319112; CopyrightID 0x506c97c64b44ff60b0fda7703338405834357b7f34b14abba40ac434558d6f4c; Bitcoin block 957073; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Minuet in G Major, KV. 1; ISRC DEPI82323865; CopyrightID 0x908b16dd8a203f109317f494816e58e4d5cfa8dc0248c183193aa742189a43b3; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Haydn: Sonata in D, Hob.XVI:37: II. Largo E Sostenuto - From Aeolian Piano Roll; ISRC DEPI82304419; CopyrightID 0x5844f86d8114c214846d8ab1c30a8aa9a7ad32fa91bcda95033b8ea18154e3cd; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Le Cygne; ISRC DEPI82313924; CopyrightID 0x67339ee772016e33a9a16866a5f67163e667abbdb44b4b75fe9fb8f09d0570bf; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 6 Pieces, Op. 51: Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6; ISRC CH6542271694; CopyrightID 0xef87e5a21a66cc8a69bf44e3d254d62995dedee785d5d9e8bfcaac084e40cf0d; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Preludes, Op. 23: Prelude, Op. 23 in D Major, No. 4, Andante Cantabile; ISRC CH6542271692; CopyrightID 0x30653aa32ccc3860fe93c72d45227fd360bfa56cf368780e244aca68acbc7643; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Preludes, Op. 23: Prelude, Op. 23 in C Minor, No. 7, Allegro; ISRC CH6542271695; CopyrightID 0x4835d891f5b34aa290ea54c3dfce557d180e802c03baa66a1c704ff74584153c; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: Canzona Serenata, Op. 38, No. 6; ISRC CH6542271691; CopyrightID 0xa23e8d686d826bda7f19ce8d2db8ef75951b098f2d3ee5bc75714c44fc699a0b; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Sonata-Idyll in G Major, Op. 56: I. Pastorale : Allegretto cantabile; ISRC CAJ722389406; CopyrightID 0xe8e804692e1a89a2af90e9485500fb7219326481dfaac5771b66462a7fe1d00f; Bitcoin block 956302; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Sonata romantica in B-flat Minor, Op. 53, No. 1: I. Romanza : Andantino con moto, ma sempre espressivo; ISRC CAJ722389401; CopyrightID 0x7b09a41b4972481821ad5e264dd9631937eaa48fda30454ba64a466f3727875b; Bitcoin block 960455; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Quatre Morceaux, Op. 4: IV. Prelude; ISRC NOMPP1908040; CopyrightID 0x58d5639e80e5a99f640b264a32d77c4b4c19f84ba9542f600be2c99e9c21f297; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Skazki, Op. 42: II. Con moto disinvolto e grazioso (Phrygian Mode); ISRC NOMPP1908130; CopyrightID 0x9a04400f7bc0ff0b1cda6ff1ec60e6aa3bfde39358ec124fff4ac6e3b02d6bd5; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 50: II. Romanza. Andante con moto –; ISRC GBAJY1714502; CopyrightID 0xff92c55d45eda8eab3210a665df7e2c45ac19fff513f589c6096807173d73938; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo. Adagio –; ISRC GBAJY1714505; CopyrightID 0x28d3d725ac86dba99f9f07325f5aa08b244dbd6fe6823f0438b2bb4d6bd6c329; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 50: I. Toccata. Allegro risoluto; ISRC GBAJY1714501; CopyrightID 0x70782947397556a55b49ce52709d4d7a4300caf1a51503de583f00bd40f7f8e4; Bitcoin block 960254; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: Andante sostenuto - Live; ISRC DEN961300742; CopyrightID 0x5822f9ac892c71da318f2010c32f5e135b01b2d0efe550ea7b5eab8ef645ef84; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: Allegro energico - Andante sostenuto - Lento assai - Live; ISRC DEN961300743; CopyrightID 0x9694f8d224af4781f0973009536a8037126c5cb66b405c242e8c55a83fd87388; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 3 Vivace in G Major, C. 168 - Live; ISRC DEN961330603; CopyrightID 0x9cea4426c93931885e1e83d118256366d5d313e9b6c5f40f57a042291cc8b123; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 4 Largo in E Minor, C. 169 - Live; ISRC DEN961330604; CopyrightID 0x8a4aa76a92e72977ce1a1d335f7c7f7a7052c773f076b187a96124bbc97fc42f; Bitcoin block 957065; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 5 Molto allegro in D Major, C. 170 - Live; ISRC DEN961330605; CopyrightID 0x4f3c14d2c61161cc67a4cb19983170d2e58b759622147b315e0367787ad20b03; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 6 Lento assai in B Minor, C. 171 - Live; ISRC DEN961330606; CopyrightID 0xf14c384a81c5728f09fa663666d300e6d71bea874577db221c5e1e636bc073bf; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 8 Molto agitato in F-Sharp Minor, C. 173 - Live; ISRC DEN961330608; CopyrightID 0x70e706eda156575daae728162e825cfa768f4e333769cdb637fa501d1c68466c; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 9 Largo in E Major, C. 174 - Live; ISRC DEN961330609; CopyrightID 0xc49cf72ab5dedd87f2a093c3f3c47b02811cac8de6c5b4412059938065e4fd8b; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 12 Presto in G-Sharp Minor, C. 177 - Live; ISRC DEN961330612; CopyrightID 0xb0631ac33d1f3093f74b80ef28205837f567cb92dcbad0f47e2efb170c8d7a7e; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 14 Allegro in E-Flat Minor, C. 179 - Live; ISRC DEN961330614; CopyrightID 0xa7cf51464d20291a79edab142108bc50b83d21c984cf61ced77a78fdae59df9e; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 19 Vivace in E-Flat Major, C. 184 - Live; ISRC DEN961330619; CopyrightID 0xd209392edfc430ea3430f63d12a5ce179e3885bac618653956d14ad1500434af; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 20. Largo in C Minor, C. 185 - Live; ISRC DEN961330620; CopyrightID 0x9723787d4ba6f14cbbefb22d618e3f2f70fa669d561c5b22c3400e7d09c6b17f; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 21 Cantabile in B-Flat Major, C. 186 - Live; ISRC DEN961330621; CopyrightID 0xd626592b7003fe1bbf95b9002fc5dc1a18b6e01b39a98ee24736c5b583bbdd80; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 24 Préludes, Op. 28, C. 166-189: No. 22 Molto agitato in G Minor, C. 187 - Live; ISRC DEN961330622; CopyrightID 0xb16e410a3a4657b90f8727886700d3e55ec94951dbaa9d0ca86581b6644e5423; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- 4 Fairy Tales, Op. 26: No. 2 in E-Flat Major - Molto Vivace - Live; ISRC DEN961300750; CopyrightID 0x31c440a829d2dea883f14d2db5c5e83a6f221e7d71e5d952f3c655a606c7807a; Bitcoin block 960193; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 33: I. Allegro; ISRC GBAJY9474401; CopyrightID 0x7ba263342c243c1579a566bd60815d5dfc885e04e0433daffa53e9a1bfb7bf14; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
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