Earl Wild: Forgotten Melodies - Piano Music of Medtner (CD)

Like Sergei Rachmaninov and Alexander Scriabin, Nikolai Medtner was one of the last great composer / pianists of the Romantic period and, like his Russian peers, he found the piano to be the center of his creative focus and compositional output. His music shows a broad understanding of the piano's capabilities as a most communicative instrument. This disc is strongly recommended as an excellent introduction to Medtner's piano music.
[66 minutes]

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951)
Second Improvisation Op. 47 (in the form of Variations)
Sonate-Idylle in G major Op. 56
Vergessene Weisen (Forgotten Melodies) Op. 39

Earl Wild, piano
(Recorded February, 1988 at Fernleaf Abbey in Columbus, Ohio)

20-bit State-of-the-Art Original recording. Remastered at 24-bit using the SADiE Artemis High Resolution digital workstation.