Medtner / Stewart- Complete Piano Sonatas 3
This new release is the penultimate volume in this acclaimed series of Medtner's Complete Piano Sonatas performed by series pianist Paul Stewart. Medtner's 14 piano sonatas, the most significant achievement in this genre by any major composer since Beethoven, span his career. The Sonata-Ballade explores a tempestuous musical allegory - the triumph of Light over Darkness, of Faith over Doubt; while the Sonata in A minor is cast in a single, terse movement, with folkloric elements and frequent use of bell-like features that exude Russianness. By contrast, the 'Night Wind' Sonata is a monumental epic of exceptional complexity that stunned Rachmaninov and led composer and critic Sorabji to call it 'the greatest piano sonata of modern times.'
Tracklist:
- Sonata-Ballade In F-Sharp Major, Op. 27 (1914 Version): Iia. Introduzione. Mesto
- Sonata-Ballade In F-Sharp Major, Op. 27 (1914 Version): Iia. Introduzione. Mesto
- Sonata-Ballade In F-Sharp Major, Op. 27 (1914 Version): Iib. Finale. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 9 In A Minor, Op. 30 "After The War"
- Piano Sonata In E Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 "Night Wind": Ia. Introduzione. Andante Con Moto
- Piano Sonata In E Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 "Night Wind": Ib. Poco A Poco. Allegro Molto Sfrenatamente
UPC > 747313988822
Format > New CD
Label > Grand Piano
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This new release is the penultimate volume in this acclaimed series of Medtner's Complete Piano Sonatas performed by series pianist Paul Stewart. Medtner's 14 piano sonatas, the most significant achievement in this genre by any major composer since Beethoven, span his career. The Sonata-Ballade explores a tempestuous musical allegory - the triumph of Light over Darkness, of Faith over Doubt; while the Sonata in A minor is cast in a single, terse movement, with folkloric elements and frequent use of bell-like features that exude Russianness. By contrast, the 'Night Wind' Sonata is a monumental epic of exceptional complexity that stunned Rachmaninov and led composer and critic Sorabji to call it 'the greatest piano sonata of modern times.'
Tracklist:
- Sonata-Ballade In F-Sharp Major, Op. 27 (1914 Version): Iia. Introduzione. Mesto
- Sonata-Ballade In F-Sharp Major, Op. 27 (1914 Version): Iia. Introduzione. Mesto
- Sonata-Ballade In F-Sharp Major, Op. 27 (1914 Version): Iib. Finale. Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 9 In A Minor, Op. 30 "After The War"
- Piano Sonata In E Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 "Night Wind": Ia. Introduzione. Andante Con Moto
- Piano Sonata In E Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 "Night Wind": Ib. Poco A Poco. Allegro Molto Sfrenatamente
UPC > 747313988822
Format > New CD
Label > Grand Piano
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.