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Nikolai Medtner

Russian composer and pianist

Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (Russian: Николай Карлович Метнер, romanized: Nikolay Karlovich Metner; 5 January 1880 [O.S. 24 December 1879] – 13 November 1951) was a Russian composer and pianist.

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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Works

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  • 2 Elegies, op. 59
  • 2 Elegies, op. 59: No. 1
  • 2 Elegies, op. 59: No. 2
  • 2 Fairy Tales, op. 14
  • 2 Fairy Tales, op. 14: No. 1 in F minor "Ophelia's Song"
  • 2 Fairy Tales, op. 14: No. 2 in E minor "March of the Paladin"
  • 2 Fairy Tales, op. 20
  • 2 Fairy Tales, op. 20: No. 2 in B minor
  • 2 Fairy Tales, op. 48
  • 2 Fairy Tales, op. 48: No. 1. Dancing
  • 2 Fairy Tales, op. 48: No. 2. Tale of the Elves
  • 2 Fairy Tales, op. 8
  • 2 Gedichte von Nietzsche, op. 19a
  • 2 Gedichte von Nietzsche, op. 19a: no. 1, Heimkehr
  • 2 Gedichte von Nietzsche, op. 19a: no. 2, Verzweiflung
  • 3 Arabesques, op. 7
  • 3 Arabesques, op. 7: No. 1 “Ein Idyll”
  • 3 Arabesques, op. 7: No. 2. Tragoedie-Fragment in A minor: Andantino con moto
  • 3 Arabesques, op. 7: No. 3. Tragoedie-Fragment in G minor: Allegro inquieto ma al rigore di tempo
  • 3 Dithyrambs, op. 10
  • 3 Dithyrambs, op. 10: No. 1
  • 3 Dithyrambs, op. 10: No. 2 in E-flat minor
  • 3 Dithyrambs, op. 10: No. 3
  • 3 Fairy Tales, op. 42
  • 3 Fairy Tales, op. 42: No. 2
  • 3 Fairy Tales, op. 42: No. 3
  • 3 Fairy Tales, op. 9
  • 3 Fairy Tales, op. 9: No. 1
  • 3 Fairy Tales, op. 9: No. 2
  • 3 Fairy Tales, op. 9: No. 3 in G major
  • 3 Gedichte von Heinrich Heine, op. 12
  • 3 Gedichte von Heinrich Heine, op. 12: I. Lieb Liebchen
  • 3 Gedichte von Heinrich Heine, op. 12: II. Lyrisches Intermezzo (Fichtenbaum)
  • 3 Gedichte von Heinrich Heine, op. 12: III. Bergstimme
  • 3 Gedichte von Nietzsche, op. 19
  • 3 Gedichte von Nietzsche, op. 19: no. 1, Gruß
  • 3 Gedichte von Nietzsche, op. 19: no. 2, Alt Mütterlein
  • 3 Gedichte von Nietzsche, op. 19: no. 3, Heimweh
  • 3 Morceaux, op. 31
  • 3 Romances, op. 3
  • 3 Unpublished Songs
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 26
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 26: No. 1
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 26: No. 3 in F minor
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 26: No. 4
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 34
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 34: No. 1
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 34: No. 2 in E minor
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 34: No. 3 in A minor
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 34: No. 4
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 35
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 35: No. 1
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 35: No. 2
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 35: No. 3
  • 4 Fairy Tales, op. 35: No. 4 in C-sharp minor
  • 4 Morceaux, op. 4
  • 6 Fairy Tales, op. 51
  • 6 Fairy Tales, op. 51: No. 1 in D minor
  • 6 Fairy Tales, op. 51: No. 2 in A minor
  • 6 Fairy Tales, op. 51: No. 3 in A major
  • 6 Fairy Tales, op. 51: No. 4 in F-sharp minor
  • 6 Fairy Tales, op. 51: No. 5 in F-sharp minor
  • 6 Fairy Tales, op. 51: No. 6 in G major
  • 7 Gedichte, op. 46
  • 8 Songs, op. 61
  • 9 Goethe Songs, op. 6
  • Album Leaf. Andantino (quasi allegretto)
  • Aus "Erwin und Elmire", op. 15 no. 4
  • Aus "Lila", op. 15 no. 5
  • Aus "Wilhelm Meister", op. 15 no. 2
  • Aus „Claudine von Villa-Bella“ („Liebliches Kind!“), op. 6 no. 5
  • Aus „Erwin und Elmire“ („Inneres Wühlen...“), op. 6 no. 6
  • Aus „Erwin und Elmire“ („Sieh mich, Heil'ger“), op. 6 no. 7
  • Bird's Tale, op. 54 no. 2
  • Caprice, op. 4 no. 2
  • Das Veilchen, op. 18 no. 5
  • Der untreue Knabe, op. 15 no. 10
  • Die Bekehrte, op. 18 no. 2
  • Die Quelle, op. 46 no. 6
  • Die Spröde, op. 18 no. 1
  • Easy Piano Piece no. 1. Allegretto leggiero
  • Eight Mood Pictures, op. 1
  • Eight Mood Pictures, op. 1: I. Prologue. Andante cantabile
  • Eight Mood Pictures, op. 1: II. Allegro con impeto
  • Eight Mood Pictures, op. 1: IV. Andantino con moto
  • Eight Mood Pictures, op. 1: V. Andante
  • Eight Mood Pictures, op. 1: VI. Allegro con humore -
  • Eight Mood Pictures, op. 1: VII. Allegro con ira
  • Eight Mood Pictures, op. 1: VIII. Allegro con grazia (quasi valse)
  • Einsamkeit, op. 18 no. 3
  • Elfenliedchen, op. 6 no. 3
  • Etude in C minor "of medium difficulty". Allegro al'antica
  • Fairy Tale in B-flat minor, op. 20 no. 1
  • Fairy Tale in D minor
  • Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I, op. 38
  • Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I, op. 38: No. 1. Sonata reminiscenza
  • Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I, op. 38: No. 6. Canzona serenata
  • Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I, op. 38: No. 8. Alla Reminiscenza
  • Forgotten Melodies, Cycle II, op. 39
  • Forgotten Melodies, Cycle II, op. 39: No. 4. Canzona matinata: Allegretto cantando, ma sempre con moto
  • Forgotten Melodies, op. 40: I. Danza col canto. Allegretto
  • Forgotten Melodies, op. 40: III. Danza fiorata. Tempo capriccioso
  • Forgotten Melodies, op. 40: IV. Danza jubilosa. Allegro alla breve e molto sfrenatamente
  • Forgotten Melodies, op. 40: VI. Danza ditirambica. Allegro con moto
  • Four Lyrical Fragments, op. 23
  • Four Lyrical Fragments, op. 23: No. 1
  • Four Lyrical Fragments, op. 23: No. 2
  • Four Lyrical Fragments, op. 23: No. 4
  • Frisch gesungen, op. 46 no. 7
  • Gefunden (Epithalamion), op. 6 no. 9
  • Geistesgruss, op. 15 no. 12
  • Geweihter Platz, op. 46 no. 2
  • Glückliche Fahrt, op. 15 no. 8
  • Humoresque in F-sharp minor
  • Hymn, op. 54 no. 7
  • Impromptu, op. 37 no. 3
  • Jägers Abendlied, op. 18 no. 6
  • Mailied, op. 6 no. 2
  • Mignon, op. 18 no. 4
  • Nähe des Geliebten, op. 15 no. 9
  • Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 33: I. Allegro
  • Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 33: II. Tranquillo, meditamente
  • Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 33: III. Tempo I
  • Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 50
  • Piano Concerto no. 3 in E minor, op. 60 "Ballade"
  • Piano Concerto no. 3 in E minor, op. 60 "Ballade": II. Interludium: Allegro, molto sostenuto, misterioso
  • Piano Sonata in A minor, op. 30
  • Prélude, op. 4 no. 4
  • Psalm
  • Reiselied, op. 61 no. 1
  • Romantic Sketches for the Young, op. 54
  • Sechs Gedichte von A. Puschkin, op. 36: Nr. 6 “Arion”
  • Sechs Gedichte von W. Goethe, op. 18
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Conclusion
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Theme. Song of the Water-Nymph
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 1. Meditation
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 11. Gnomes
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 12. Invocation
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 13. Threat
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 14. Song of the Water-Nymph
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 15. Storm
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 2. Caprice
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 3. Winged Dancers
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 4. Enchantement
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 5. Humoresque
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 6. On the Waves
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 7. Roar of the Crowd
  • Second Improvisation (in Variation Form), op. 47: Var. 8. In the Forest