
Nikolay Karlovich Medtner was born, the youngest of five children, in Moscow on Christmas Eve 1879; the Julian calendar was in force in Russia—according to the Gregorian calendar his date of birth would have been 5 January 1880. Tale from Op.51 No.3 Medtner first took piano lessons from his mother until the age of ten, when he entered the Moscow Conservatory. He graduated in 1900 at the age of 20, taking the Anton Rubinstein prize, having studied under Pavel Pabst, Wassily Sapellnikoff, Vasily Ilyich Safonov and Sergei Taneyev among others.
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12. Fairy Tales (6) for piano, Op. 51: No 3 in A major
Sonata-Reminiscenza For Piano In A Minor, Op. 38/1
Three Nocturnes, Op. 16
Piano Sonata in A minor, Op. 30
Sonata "Reminiscenza" in A minor, op. 38 no. 1
3 Arabesques, Op. 7: No. 2. Tragedy Fragment: Andante con moto - Adagio
Sonata romantica, Op. 53, No. 1: IV. Finale: Allegro non troppo
Skazki, Op. 42: III. Moderato, narrante
Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 5: IV. Finale: Allegro risoluto
Sonata romantica, Op. 53, No. 1: II. Scherzo: Allegro
Stimmungsbilder, Op.1: I. Prolog
Stimmungsbilder, Op.1: II. Allegro
Stimmungsbilder, Op.1: III. Maestoso freddo
Stimmungsbilder, Op.1: IV. Andantino con moto
Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro
Sonata romantica, Op. 53, No. 1: I. Romanza: Andantino con moto, ma sempre espressivo
Stimmungsbilder, Op.1: V. Andante
Stimmungsbilder, Op.1: VI. Allegro con humore
Stimmungsbilder, Op.1: VII. Allegro con ira
Stimmungsbilder, Op.1: VIII. Allegro con grazia
Sonata romantica, Op. 53, No. 1: III. Meditazione: Andante con moto
Two Pieces Op 58: 1. Knight Errant
Two Pieces Op 58: 2. Russian Round-Dance (A Tale)
Piano Sonata No. 8 (Sonata-Ballada) in F sharp major Op.27: i. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 8 (Sonata-Ballada) in F sharp major Op.27: ii. Introduzione- Mesto -
Piano Sonata No. 8 (Sonata-Ballada) in F sharp major Op.27: iii. Finale- Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E minor, Op. 57 "Epica": III. Andante con moto
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E minor, Op. 57 "Epica": IV. Finale: Allegro molto
Skazki, Op. 8: I. Andantino
Skazki, Op. 8: II. Allegro
Skazki, Op. 26: I. Allegretto frescamente
Skazki, Op. 26: II. Molto vivace
Skazki, Op. 26: III. Narrante a piacere
Skazki, Op. 26: IV. Sostenuto
Skazki, Op. 35: I. Andante maestoso
Skazki, Op. 35: II. Capriccioso, con grazia
Skazki, Op. 35: III. Cantabile, narrante
Skazki, Op. 35: IV. Allegro appassionato e tempestoso
Six Fairy Tales Op. 51: 1. D Minor
Sonata Triad, Op.11: No. 1. Sonata in A flat major
Sonata Triad, Op.11: No. 3. Sonata in C major
Piano Sonata No. 5 in G minor, Op.22 - Tenebroso, sempre affrettando- Allegro assai-Interludium-Allegro assai
Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 21: III. Ditirambo
Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 21: I. Canzona
Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 21: I. Canzona. Canterellando, con fluidezza
Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 21: II. Danza. Allegro scherzando
Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 21: III. Ditirambo. Festivamente
Skazki, Op. 20: I. Allegro con espressione
Romantic Sketches for the Young, Op. 54: II. Bird's Tale. Allegretto con moto capriccioso e sempre leggiero
Sonata-Idylle in G Major, Op.56: I. Pastorale. Allegretto cantabile
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