Medtner’s Piano Works: Romantic Masterpieces by a 20th-Century Russian Composer

Nikolai Medtner was a composer and pianist born in Russia in 1880.

Although he was active in the first half of the 20th century, when avant-garde composers were on the rise, he is known for leaving behind beautiful works with elegant melodies and harmonies that carry on the Romantic tradition.

In this article, we’ve selected some of Medtner’s most romantic piano pieces.

Enjoy to your heart’s content the world of Medtner, who pursued originality while steadfastly honoring tradition.

Playlist

Medtner’s Piano Works: Romantic Masterpieces by a 20th-Century Russian Composer
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Forgotten Melodies, Book I, Op. 38: No. 6 “Song at Dusk”Nikolai Medtner		A collection of Medtner’s piano miniatures brimming with poetic sentiment
2	Two Fairy Tales, Op. 20 No. 1Nikolai Medtner		Medtner’s emotionally expressive piano piece
3	Forgotten Melodies, Book II, Op. 39 No. 3 “Spring”Nikolai Medtner		Medtner’s “Spring” is a masterpiece of hope.
4	Four Lyrical Fragments, Op. 23 No. 1Nikolai Medtner		The deep emotional expression of Medtner’s Lyric Fragments
5	Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 5Nikolai Medtner		Medtner’s early representative work, the Sonata
6	Sonata Trilogy, Op. 11, No. 1 in A-flat majorNikolai Medtner		Medtner's Romantic sonata masterpiece
7	Sonata Romantica, Op. 53 No. 1Nikolai Medtner		Composer Medtner who upheld the Romantic tradition
8	Forgotten Melodies, Series II, Op. 39, No. 5: Tragic SonataNikolai Medtner		Medtner’s innovative piano pieces
9	Three Arabesques, Op. 7: No. 1 “Pastoral”Nikolai Medtner		Medtner’s pastoral and poetic romantic works
10	Four Fairy Tales, Op. 26 No. 1Nikolai Medtner		Medtner’s Fairy Tales are a world of imagination
11	Sonata-Ballade in F-sharp major, Op. 27Nikolai Medtner		The allure of Medtner’s works that preserved the beauty of Romanticism
12	Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 33Nikolai Medtner		Medtner’s solemn and heroic piano concerto
13	Forgotten Melodies, Book I, Op. 38: No. 1 “Reminiscence Sonata”Nikolai Medtner		Introduction to Medtner’s representative work “Sonata-Reminiscenza”
14	Storm Sonata in F minor, Op. 53 No. 2Nikolai Medtner		Medtner’s masterpiece, the “Storm” Sonata
15	Forgotten Melodies, Book I, Op. 38: No. 3 “Festive Dance”Nikolai Medtner		Introduction to Medtner’s virtuosic piano works