Facedwithdecadesofshiftingstylesandmusictrendsthatcharacterizedtheearlydecadesofthetwentiethcenturies,NikolaiMedtnerremainedfaithfultotheclassicalmasters’roots.Thistwo-volumeseriesofMedtner’scompletesonatasincludesaPrefacebyEugeneIstomin,PerformanceNotesbyGeoffreyTozer,andanEditorialNotebyMarc-AndreHamelin.Amustforpianistsseekingalternativestothecoregroupof“standard“sonatasofthiscentury,theseworksrangefromintermediatetoverydifficult.SeriesIfeaturesSonatainFMinor,Op.5;SonatasNos.2,3,and4ofSonatentriade,Op.11;andthreeothers.SeriesIIcomprisestheRussiancomposer’sfinalsevensonatas:Sonate-Ballade,Op.27;SonatainAMinor,Op.30;Sonata-Reminiscenza,Op.38,No.1;Sonatatragica,Op.39,No.5;Sonataromantica,Op.53,No1;Sonataminacciosa,Op.53,No.2;andSonate-Idylle,Op.56.Abonusselectionofthreemelodiesincludes“Canzonamatinata,““Canzonaseranata,“and“AllaReminiscenza.“
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