Nikolay Karlovich Medtner
Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (Russian: Никола́й Ка́рлович Ме́тнер, Nikoláj Kárlovič Métner; 5 January 1880 [O.S. 24 December 1879] – 13 November 1951) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. After a period of comparative obscurity in the 25 years immediately after his death, he is now becoming recognized as one of the most significant Russian composers for the piano. 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. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | Bb12599 | 10-in. | 3/1/1928 | Fairy tale (in E minor) | Benno Moiseiwitsch | Piano solo | composer |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102835.
Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102835.
"Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80079451
Wikidata: Николай Метнер - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q365574
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2662973
MusicBrainz: Николай Метнер - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8c806f4e-850e-4bdc-bc80-82d86dd3227d
ISNI: 0000 0001 1737 2722 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000117372722
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