Nikolai Medtner - The Piano Works Vol.3

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951)

Complete Piano Works Vol.3

Geoffrey Tozer (Piano)

No praise could be high enough for Geoffrey Tozer’s formidable undertaking. Playing throughout with an enviable strength, grace and subtlety and with an unfailingly beautiful sonority.

Gramophone

Eight Mood Pictures, Op. 1 19:25

1 I Prologue: Andante cantabile 4:32

2 II Alloegro con impeto 1:28

3 III Maestoso freddo 2:51

4 IV Andantino con moto 3:08

5 V Andante 2:32

6 VI Allegro con humore - 1:56

7 VII Allegro con ira 1:26

8 VIII Allegro con grazia (quasi valse) 1:25

 

9 Etude `of medium difficulty` 2:17

  Allegro al'antica

 

Three Improvisations, Op. 2 16:58

10 1 Nixe: Veloce 7:03

11 2 Eine Ball - Reminiscenz: Schwärmend 5:05

12 3 Scherzo infernale: Prestissimo possibile 4:43

 

13 Improvisation, Op.31 No. 1 7:11

  Andantino, gracile

 

Three Hymns in Praise of Toil, Op.49 10:10

14 I Hymn before work 3:22

15 II At the anvil 3:45

16 III Hymn after work 2:58

 

Three Nouvelles, Op.17 13:39

17 1 Andante - Vivace 3:10

18 2 Tempo giusto 4:18

19 3 Allegro, poco sostenuto 6:07

 

  Geoffrey Tozer piano

 

  Recorded in:

  Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk

  11-15 May 1995