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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: Alan Howe on Sunday 07 August 2022, 12:56

Title: Medtner Violin Sonatas Nos.1 & 2
Post by: Alan Howe on Sunday 07 August 2022, 12:56
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Title: Re: Medtner Violin Sonatas Nos.1 & 2
Post by: eschiss1 on Tuesday 09 August 2022, 03:13
Neat! The violin sonatas are among my favorites of his works, so it's gratifying to see how often they're now beginning to be recorded :)
Title: Re: Medtner Violin Sonatas Nos.1 & 2
Post by: ahinton on Tuesday 09 August 2022, 12:15
Quote from: eschiss1 on Tuesday 09 August 2022, 03:13Neat! The violin sonatas are among my favorites of his works, so it's gratifying to see how often they're now beginning to be recorded :)
These three sonatas are indeed splendid works, the second especially and none has received the attention that they so richly deserve over the decades since they were composed, although they're each available in several performances on YouTube. Yes, all three do present serious challenges for the performers but then so do many of the composer's rather better known piano sonatas!
Title: Re: Medtner Violin Sonatas Nos.1 & 2
Post by: semloh on Friday 12 August 2022, 05:33
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