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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos (Marc-André Hamelin)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Medtner - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50
  • Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor

Date: 2017
Label: Hyperion

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Nikolai Medtner - Piano Sonatas; Forgotten Melodies (Marc-André Hamelin)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner

CD1:
  • Sonata in F minor, Op. 5
  • Skazki, Op. 8
  • Sonaten-Triade, Op. 11
CD2:
  • Sonata in G minor, Op. 22
  • Sonata-Skazka in C minor, Op. 25 No. 1
  • Sonata in E minor "Night Wind", Op. 25 No. 2
CD3:
  • Sonata-Ballada in F sharp major, Op. 27
  • Sonata in A minor, Op. 30
  • Vergessene Weisen I, Op. 38
CD4:
  • Vergessene Weisen II, Op. 39
  • Sonata in B flat minor "Sonata Romantica", Op. 53 No. 1
  • Sonata in F minor "Sonata Minacciosa", Op. 53 No. 2
  • Sonate-Idylle in G major, Op. 56

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Date: 1998
Label: Hyperion

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Nikolai Medtner - Skazki (Hamish Milne)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner

CD1:
  • Skazki, Opp. 8, 9, 14, 20, 26, 31/3, 34 & 35
CD2:
  • Skazki, Opp. 42, 48, 51 & Skazka "1915"
  • Romantic Sketches for the Young, Op. 54

Hamish Milne, piano
Date: 2007
Label: Hyperion

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Nikolai Medtner - Songs (Sofia Fomina; Alexander Karpeyev)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • 6 Poems by Pushkin, Op. 36
  • 5 Poems by Tyutchev & Fet, Op. 37
  • 4 Songs, Op. 45
  • 7 Poems, Op. 46

Sofia Fomina, soprano
Alexander Karpeyev, piano

Date: 2021
Label: Chandos

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Nikolai Medtner; Maurice Ravel - Violin Sonatas (Vadim Repin; Boris Berezovsky)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner; Maurice Ravel
  • Ravel - Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major
  • Medtner - Sonata Epica in E minor (Violin Sonata No. 3), Op. 57

Vadim Repin, violin
Boris Berezovsky, piano

Date: 1996
Label: Erato

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Monday, November 18, 2024

Nikolai Medtner - Goethe Lieder (Susan Gritton; Geoffrey Tozer)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • 12 Lieder von Goethe, Op. 15
  • 9 Lieder von Goethe, Op. 6
  • 6 Gedichte von Goethe, Op. 18: 5. Das Veilchen (Ballade)
  • Suite-Vocalise in F minor, Op. 41 No. 2
  • Sonate-Vocalise in C major, Op. 41 No. 1

Susan Gritton, soprano
Geoffrey Tozer, piano

Date: 2004
Label: Chandos

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Nikolai Medtner - Songs (Ludmilla Andrew; Geoffrey Tozer)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  1. Night, Op. 36, No. 5
  2. I loved you, Op. 32, No. 4
  3. Winter Evening, Op. 13, No. 1
  4. The Raven, Op. 52, No. 2
  5. The Rose, Op. 29, No. 6
  6. Spanish Romance, Op. 52, No. 5
  7. Elegy, Op. 52, No. 3
  8. Serenade, Op. 52, No. 3
  9. The Angel, Op. 1b
  10. Butterfly, Op. 28, No. 3
  11. I cannot hear that bird, Op. 28, No. 2
  12. In the chuchyard, Op. 28, No. 4
  13. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 1. Day and Night
  14. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 2. Willow, why forever bending
  15. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 3. Sea-swell and Memories
  16. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 4. Twilight
  17. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 5. O'er thee bend
  18. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 6. When my glances thy smile chance to meet
  19. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 7. Whispering, nature faintly stirring
  20. Eight Songs, Op. 24: 8. I have to come to bear thee tidings
  21. Noon, Op. 59, No. 1
  22. Spring Calm, Op. 28, No. 5
  23. Sleepless, Op. 37, No. 1

Ludmilla Andrew, soprano
Geoffrey Tozer, piano

Date: 1994
Label: Chandos

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Nikolai Medtner - Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 (Lydia Mordkovitch; Geoffrey Tozer)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 21
  • Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 44

Lydia Mordkovitch, violin
Geoffrey Tozer, piano

Date: 1994
Label: Chandos

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Sunday, November 17, 2024

Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov - Music for Two Pianos (Dmitri Alexeev; Nikolai Demidenko)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner; Sergei Rachmaninov
  • Medtner - Two Pieces, Op. 58
  • Rachmaninov - Suite No. 2, Op. 17
  • Rachmaninov - Russian Rhapsody, Op. posth.
  • Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Dmitri Alexeev & Nikolai Demidenko. pianos
Date: 1993/2009
Label: Hyperion

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Nikolai Medtner - Piano Works (Nikolai Demidenko)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  1. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: 6. Canzona serenata in F minor
  2. Skazki, Op. 20: No. 1 in B flat minor
  3. Sonaten-Triade, Op. 11: 2. Sonata-Elegy in D minor
  4. Forgotten Melodies II, Op. 39: 4. Canzona matinata in G major
  5. Forgotten Melodies II, Op. 39: 5. Sonata tragica in C minor
  6. Theme & Variations in C sharp minor, Op. 55
  7. 3 Dithyrambs, Op. 10: No. 2 in E flat major
  8. Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: 1. Sonata-Reminiscenza in A minor

Nikolai Demidenko, piano
Date: 1992/2009
Label: Hyperion

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Saturday, November 16, 2024

Nikolai Medtner - Piano Concerto No. 1; Piano Quintet (Dmitri Alexeev)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33
  • Piano Quintet in C major, Op. posth.

Dmitri Alexeev, piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Lazarev, conductor
New Budapest Quartet

Date: 1994
Label: Hyperion

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Nikolai Medtner - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (Nikolai Demidenko)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor "Ballade", Op. 60

Nikolai Demidenko, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor

Date: 1992
Label: Hyperion

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Nikolai Medtner - Piano Concertos; Sonata-Ballade (Geoffrey Tozer)


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Composer: Nikolai Medtner
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33
  • Sonata-Ballade in F sharp major, Op. 27
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in E minor "Ballade", Op. 60

Geoffrey Tozer, piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Neeme Järvi, conductor

Date: 1992
Label: Chandos

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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Joseph Holbrooke; Haydn Wood - Piano Concertos (Hamish Milne)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke; Haydn Wood
  • Holbrooke - Piano Concerto No. 1 "The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd", Op. 52
  • Wood - Piano Concerto in D minor

Hamish Milne, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: Hyperion

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Joseph Holbrooke - Late Piano Music (Simon Callaghan)


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Composer: Joseph Holbrooke
  • 8 Nocturnes, Op. 121
  • Fantasie Sonate No. 1 in A Major, Op. 124 'The Haunted Castle'
  • Fantasie Sonate No. 2, Op. 128b 'Destiny'
  • Cambrian Ballade No. 4, Op. 104 'Maentrog'

Simon Callaghan, piano
Date: 2021
Label: Lyrita

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