YSL 0005 78    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. Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, opus 50
  description

  I. Toccata (Allegro risoluto)

  song number

  1

  duration

  15'49

  record number

  D.B.9191, 9192, 9193, 9194

  matrix

  (2EA 11894-1, 2EA 11895-1A, 2EA 11901-1, 2EA 11902-1)

  orchestra

  Philharmonia Orchestra

  works

  Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, opus 50

  movement

  I. Toccata (Allegro risoluto)

  dates

  05/2,5,7,9/1947

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  • Issay Dobrowen

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 2. Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, opus 50
  description

  II. Romance (Andante con moto)

  song number

  2

  duration

  8'59

  record number

  D.B.9195,9196, 9197

  matrix

  (2EA 11903-2, 2EA 11916-2, 2EA 11917-1)

  orchestra

  Philharmonia Orchestra

  works

  Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, opus 50

  movement

  II. Romance (Andante con moto)

  dates

  05/2,5,7,9/1947

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  • Issay Dobrowen

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 3. Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, opus 50
  description

  III. Divertimento (Rondo) (Allegro risoluto e molto vivace)

  song number

  3

  duration

  11'19

  record number

  D.B.9197, 9196,

  matrix

  (2EA 11917-1, 2EA 11940-1, 2EA 11941-2)

  orchestra

  Philharmonia Orchestra

  works

  Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, opus 50

  movement

  III. Divertimento (Rondo) (Allegro risoluto e molto vivace)

  dates

  05/2,5,7,9/1947

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  • Issay Dobrowen

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 4. Arabesque opus 7 no. 2, in A minor
  description

  song number

  4

  duration

  3\'22

  record number

  D.B.9195

  matrix

  (2EA 11727-1)

  orchestra

  works

  Arabesque opus 7 no. 2, in A minor

  movement

  dates

  03/21/1947

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 5. Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 51 no. 1, in D major
  description

  song number

  5

  duration

  5\'33

  record number

  D.B.9194,9193

  matrix

  (2EA 11728-1, 2EA 11797-2)

  orchestra

  works

  Märchen (Fairy Tale) opus 51 no. 1, in D major

  movement

  dates

  03/21,31/1947

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

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

  song number

  6

  duration

  2\'20

  record number

  D.B.9193

  matrix

  (2EA 11797-2)

  orchestra

  works

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

  movement

  dates

  03/31/1947

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 7. Spanish Romance, opus 52 no. 5 (Pushkine)
  description

  song number

  7

  duration

  5\'50

  record number

  D.B.9192

  matrix

  (2EA 12241-3)

  orchestra

  works

  Spanish Romance, opus 52 no. 5 (Pushkine)

  movement

  dates

  technical notes

  Previously unissued repertoire

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner
  • Tatiana Makushina

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 8. Butterfly, opus 28 no. 3 (Fet)
  description

  song number

  8

  duration

  1\'19

  record number

  D.B.9192

  matrix

  (2EA 12241-3)

  orchestra

  works

  Butterfly, opus 28 no. 3 (Fet)

  movement

  dates

  technical notes

  Previously unissued repertoire

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner
  • Tatiana Makushina

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai
• 9. To a dreamer, opus 32 no. 6 (Pushkine)
  description

  song number

  9

  duration

  4'11

  record number

  D.B.9191

  matrix

  (2EA 12245-2)

  orchestra

  works

  To a dreamer, opus 32 no. 6 (Pushkine)

  movement

  dates

  technical notes

  source

  78 RPM

  label

  His Master's Voice

  pressing

  England

  location

  Paris

  artists

  • Nicolai Medtner
  • Oda Slobodskaya

  conductors

  composers

  • Medtner, Nicolai

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