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Hyperion already has excellent recordings of both of these concertos, from Demidenko (Medtner) and Hough (Rachmaninov), but as they saying goes, “greatness is its own
Brilliant Classics has reissued Hamish Milne’s extensive series of solo Medtner discs for the CRD label recorded between 1977 and 2000. The repertoire encompasses a
If you’ve heard Nelly Akopian-Tamarina’s self-indulgent Schumann and glacially slow Brahms recordings, you’ll know what to expect from these 2008/09 live Wigmore Hall performances. In
Remember when a Carnegie Hall recital debut used to be a rite of passage? Now it’s a media event, tied in with a major-label release
Steven Osborne follows up his superb Mussorgsky/Prokofiev Hyperion release with more Russian music, this time by Medtner and Rachmaninov. He begins with Medtner’s two Op.
As pianist Sandro Russo readily admits, not all of the “Russian Gems” compiled for his recital are “Piano Rarities”. Certainly not Balakirev’s frequently recorded Islamey,
The booklet notes for this release begin with a rather befuddled paragraph that contains the following sentences: “To Anna Scheps, an indispensable part of her
For his second Honens solo CD release Georgy Tchaidze offers an all-Russian program featuring Mussorgsky’s ubiquitous Pictures at an Exhibition alongside the less frequently performed
Paul Stewart has nearly everything it takes to play Medtner’s music well: a suave and supple technique, sensitivity to nuance, and a perpetually beautiful, singing
Hamish Milne’s long advocacy on behalf of Nikolai Medtner’s piano music continues to bear fruit in the form of first-rate recordings, from his extensive series
