Medtner’s recordings were sponsored par the Maharadjah of Mysore, a great admirer of the Russian composer. Made from beautiful copies of these extremely rare discs (English HMV pressings), these new transfers convey the huge dynamic impact of the recorded sound for both the piano and the orchestra, totally absent in the previous, heavily filtered CD transfers. The miraculous pianism of Medtner is finally revealed : big tone, thick textures of sound, and a technical mastery equalling Rachmaninov himself. Here, the power of his playing completely contradicts the legend of a tired musician, diminished by sickness at the time of these recordings.

genre

Classical

songs

• 1. Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 51 no. 2, in A minor
  description

  song number

  1

  duration

  3\'43

  record number

  D.B.3003

  matrix

  (2EA 3190-1)

  orchestra

  works

  Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 51 no. 2, in A minor

  movement

  dates

  04/22/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 2. Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 51 no. 3, in A major
  description

  song number

  2

  duration

  3\'28

  record number

  D.B.3003

  matrix

  (2EA 3182-2)

  orchestra

  works

  Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 51 no. 3, in A major

  movement

  dates

  05/08/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 3. Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 34 no. 2, in E minor
  description

  song number

  3

  duration

  2\'12

  record number

  D.B.3004

  matrix

  (2EA 3628-3)

  orchestra

  works

  Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 34 no. 2, in E minor

  movement

  dates

  05/08/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 4. Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 34 no. 3, in A minor
  description

  song number

  4

  duration

  3\'20

  record number

  D.B.3004

  matrix

  (2EA 3193-1)

  orchestra

  works

  Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 34 no. 3, in A minor

  movement

  dates

  04/22/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 5. Danza festiva, opus 38 no. 3
  description

  song number

  5

  duration

  4\'45

  record number

  D.B.3005

  matrix

  (2EA 3192-1)

  orchestra

  works

  Danza festiva, opus 38 no. 3

  movement

  dates

  04/22/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 6. Danza jubilosa, opus 40 no. 4
  description

  song number

  6

  duration

  2\'56

  record number

  D.B.3005

  matrix

  (2EA 3196-1)

  orchestra

  works

  Danza jubilosa, opus 40 no. 4

  movement

  dates

  04/22/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 7. Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 20 no. 1, in B flat minor
  description

  song number

  7

  duration

  2\'51

  record number

  D.B.3006

  matrix

  (2EA 3185-1)

  orchestra

  works

  Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 20 no. 1, in B flat minor

  movement

  dates

  04/21/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 8. Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 20 no. 2, in B minor
  description

  song number

  8

  duration

  3\'41

  record number

  D.B.3006

  matrix

  (2EA 3186-1)

  orchestra

  works

  Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 20 no. 2, in B minor

  movement

  dates

  04/21/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 9. Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 14 no. 2, in E minor
  description

  song number

  9

  duration

  3\'47

  record number

  D.B.3007

  matrix

  (2EA 3183-3)

  orchestra

  works

  Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 14 no. 2, in E minor

  movement

  dates

  05/08/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 10. Arabesque opus 7 no. 3, in G minor
  description

  song number

  10

  duration

  3\'27

  record number

  D.B.3007

  matrix

  (2EA 3195-1)

  orchestra

  works

  Arabesque opus 7 no. 3, in G minor

  movement

  dates

  04/22/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 11. Novellen opus 17 no. 1, in G major
  description

  song number

  11

  duration

  3\'35

  record number

  D.B.3008

  matrix

  (2EA 3184-1)

  orchestra

  works

  Novellen opus 17 no. 1, in G major

  movement

  dates

  04/21/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 12. Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 26 no. 2, in E-flat major
  description

  song number

  12

  duration

  1\'31

  record number

  D.B.3008

  matrix

  (2EA 3187-4)

  orchestra

  works

  Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 26 no. 2, in E-flat major

  movement

  dates

  05/08/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 13. Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 26 no. 3, in F minor
  description

  song number

  13

  duration

  2\'29

  record number

  D.B.3008

  matrix

  (2EA 3187-4)

  orchestra

  works

  Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 26 no. 3, in F minor

  movement

  dates

  05/08/1936

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai

reviews

• 2014 - Winter- Classical Recordings Quarterly.pdf