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Piano Works, Vol. 8

NIKOLAI MEDTNER

(1880-1951)

Three Arabesques, Op. 7

11:29

Idyll. Allegretto tranquillo e dolce

3:31

Tragedy Fragment. Andante con moto - Adagio

4:07

Tragedy Fragment. Allegro inquieto ma la rigore di tempo

3:52

Two Fairy Tales, Op. 8

9:41

Andantino

2:57

Recitato - Allegro agitato - Poco meno mosso -

6:43

Romantic Sketches for the Young, Op. 54

27:22

Prelude (Pastorale). Allegretto con moto abbandonamente

2:21

Bird's Tale. Allegretto con moto capriccioso e sempre leggiero

2:49

Prelude (Tempo di Sarabanda). Andantino mobile

2:33

Tale (Scherzo). Allegro vivace

2:22

10.

Prelude (Tender Reproach). Allegretto, molto tranquillo e commodo

4:00

11.

Tale (The Organ Grinder). Allegro - Poco più tranquillo -

5:08

12.

Prelude (Hymn). Allegretto tranquillo

4:24

13.

Tale (The Beggar). Narrante - Vivo - Con moto -

3:41

Second Improvisation, Op. 47

29:25

(In the Form of Variations)

Dediée à Marcel Dupré

14.

Theme: The Song of the Water Nymph. Andante -

2:34

15.

Meditation: Poco con moto e al rigore di tempo -

1:57

16.

Caprice. Capriccioso -

1:28

17.

III

Feathered Ones. Allegro capriccioso -

2:10

18.

Charms. Allegretto con moto -

1:36

19.

Humoresque. Allegretto sostenuto -

1:43

20.

Among the Waves. Lesto -

1:24

21.

VII

The Roar of the Crowd. Poco a poco vivace -

1:43

22.

VIII

Into the Forest. Andante sognando - Andante -

1:19

23.

The Wood Sprite. Allegro ritmico -

0:29

24.

The Elves. Prestissimo -

1:03

25.

The Gnomes. Allegro risoluto -

1:08

26.

XII

Invocation. Andante maestoso -

1:58

27.

XIII

The Threat. Allegretto tenebroso -

2:49

28.

XIV

Song of the Water Nymph. Andantino con moto -

2:02

29.

The Storm. Tranquillo, ma poco a poco più mosso e crescendo -

2:14

30.

Conclusion. Andante - Maestoso

1:38

78:06

Solo: Geoffrey Tozer piano

10 & 11 April 2002

…a labour of love… performances of unfailing mastery and warmth… the recordings are excellent.

Gramophone on CHAN 9899 (Vol. 7)

'But these plainspoken readings lay out the music in all its absorbing detail for us to hear and appreciate.'

BBC Music Magazine

…this is a stunning disc, not only in the bravura passages… and the thunderous outbursts… but in the more lyrical moments as well.

Fanfare on CHAN 9692 (Vol. 6)

Geoffrey Tozers… cycle of Medtners complete piano music contains glories and riches indeed – an unending sense of intricacy from Russias most subtle and recondite composer…

Gramophone on CHAN 9618 (Vol. 5)

What a wonderful find! Nicholas Medtner (1880-1951) is not often programmed. He was roughly contemporary with Rachmaninov (a few years younger), having studied piano with a student of Liszt… This release is a treasure well worth exploring. And the impressive British pianist Geoffrey Tozer brings to it a whimsical imagination, considerable technique, and a beguiling warmth that sustains rapt attention. He displays a mature and highly developed musical intelligence, mastery of the keyboard, and a wonderful attention to detail that encourages us to explore more of Medtner’s music – and of Tozer’s playing. What more could one ask? Sheer delight.

American Record Guide

It was no so long ago that the music of Nikolai Medtner languished inn relative obscurity. Happily, this is no longer the case and one of the pianists who has helped redress this ill-deserved neglect is Geoffrey Tozer…no collection should be without this and the previous seven volumes.

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Piano Works, Vol. 8

NIKOLAI MEDTNER

Three Arabesques, Op. 7

Two Fairy Tales, Op. 8

Romantic Sketches for the Young, Op. 54

Second Improvisation, Op. 47

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Piano Works, Vol. 8

NIKOLAI MEDTNER

Three Arabesques, Op. 7

Two Fairy Tales, Op. 8

Romantic Sketches for the Young, Op. 54

Second Improvisation, Op. 47

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