Composer: Nikolai Medtner
Performer: Frank Huang
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Centaur
Release: 2021
Size: 1.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
8 Mood Pictures, Op. 1
01. No. 1, Prologue. Andante cantabile
02. No. 2, Allegro con impeto
03. No. 3, Maestoso freddo
04. No. 4, Andantino con moto
05. No. 5, Andante
06. No. 6, Allegro con humore
07. No. 7, Allegro con ira
08. No. 8, Allegro con grazia – Quasi valse
6 Fairy Tales, Op. 51
09. No. 1, Allegro molto vivace al rigore di tempo e sempre leggierissimo
10. No. 2, Cantabile, tranquillo
11. No. 3, Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso
12. No. 4, Allegretto con moto flessibile
13. No. 5, Presto
14. No. 6, Allegro vivace sempre al rigore di tempo
Forgotten Melodies II, Op. 39
15. No. 1, Meditation. Introduzione, quasi cadenza
16. No. 2, Romance. Meditamente
17. No. 3, Spring. Vivace
18. No. 4, Morning Song. Allegretto cantando, ma sempre con moto
19. No. 5, Tragic Sonata. Allegro risoluto
Russian composer Nikolai Medtner left behind an amazing body of works for solo piano. This is the first volume in what will be an integral recorded edition of Medtner’s solo piano works, performed by Frank Huang. Frank Huang is a Steinway Artist and currently serves as an Associate Professor of Piano at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Previously, he was a faculty member at The College of Wooster and The Cleveland Institute of Music. Described by New York Concert Review as a “thoughtful and accomplished performer” and that his playing was “impressive for it’s maturity and refinement,” Mr. Huang has gained international recognition for his artistry and technical command.