Favorite Medtner perfomances

[mjames]

Post videos of your favorite perfomances of Medtner's works!

One of my favorite sonatas ever, man, it's going to be my first Medtner sonata. I don't know when, next year or the next, I don't know but i will play this. My god what an unbelievable sonata...it's just so rich, I don't even know how to explain it. Btw would someone link me to an analysis of the work? very curious...i hear what he's doing but I don't know how to put it into musical theory words. Man, it's just awesome. Medtner and Richter...

GOD SO AWESOME.

HOW IS THIS GUY NOT POPULAR? ITS LIKE CHOPIN LEVEL BRILLIANCE OR EVEN...*gasp*
I think I might like Medtner more than Chopin...
Man when I start playing this guy, imma go crazy...just listening is...
oh my god...
Sorry freddy, this guys is the new jesus
or maybe you can both be Jesus and Mohammed
idk
sorry for geeking out

Post your videos!

[mjames]

How can I forget this one...

An energetic version

Sonata tragica more sonata steroids...

3:40-4:08

And the way the left hand just imitates that melody, oh sweet counterpoint..so delicious.

[quantum]

This:

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=35507.0

[j_menz]

There's always the composers own performances:

A youtube search will reveal more of them.

This one should, however, alert you to the fact that both the Sonata Reminiszena and the Sonata Tragica are part of larger works, the Forgotten Melodies (first and second set respectively). Marc Andre Hamelin has recorded them complete, and I would be pleased to learn he is not alone in that.

I should also point out that Nikolai is yet another pupil of the much neglected Sergei Taneyev, Rachmaninoff and Scriabin being the most famous others. You may find much enjoyment in checking him out further, and some at least of his other pupils.

[mjames]

Don't worry I knew about the forgotten melodies sets! The canzona matinata is actually on my bucket list. I thnk it's the one right before the tragica. I knew about taneyev but never checked him out. Time for some exploring!

[visitor]

 

this too, unlike above, we get a brief intro w/  text then the rest is all textless like the suite (much like the Rachmaninoff Vocalise...)

[pianississimo]

Don't have time to post them, but some favorites of mine are Hamelin's recordings of the 2nd piano concerto and the live recording (can be found on YouTube) of the Sonata Reminiscenza. <3 Earl Wild's recording of the Sonata Tragica is also well done.

[richard black]

Well, you can hardly beat the man himself:

But Moiseiwitsch was (in this as in so much repertoire) also mighty fine:

And if you really want to be spoiled rotten, you can have them both together:

You never know what you might find on YouTube - I had not idea this existed:

[visitor]

'dat etude!

[ahinton]

Well, you can hardly beat the man himself:

But Moiseiwitsch was (in this as in so much repertoire) also mighty fine:

And if you really want to be spoiled rotten, you can have them both together:

You never know what you might find on YouTube - I had not idea this existed:

Very many thanks for posting all of these. I have long admired Medtner the composer and Medtner the pianist but I have to admit that my regard for both only increases as the days, weeks and months go by; what an extraordinary artist in every way! I'm by no means of a jealous disposition but, if I were, I'd be very upset at being so hopelessly unable to compose for the piano or play it as he did!

Best,

Alistair

[level21]

I just came across this rendition of op 38 #1 that is very nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VW_uV9aOOnQ