{"product_id":"the-complete-piano-sonatas-series-ii","title":"The Complete Piano Sonatas, Series II","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRussian composer and pianist Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951) was a younger contemporary of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin who wrote a substantial number of piano compositions. He composed these 14 piano sonatas in the course of more than three decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFaced with decades of shifting styles and music trends that characterized the early decades of the twentieth centuries, Nikolai Medtner remained faithful to the classical masters' roots. This two-volume series of Medtner's complete sonatas includes a Preface by Eugene Istomin, Performance Notes by Geoffrey Tozer, and an Editorial Note by Marc-Andre Hamelin. A must for pianists seeking alternatives to the core group of \"standard\" sonatas of this century, these works range from intermediate to very difficult. \n\u003cbr\u003eSeries I features Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5; Sonatas Nos. 2, 3, and 4 of \n\u003ci\u003eSonatentriade, \u003c\/i\u003e Op. 11; and three others. Series II comprises the Russian composer's final seven sonatas: Sonate-Ballade, Op. 27; Sonata in A Minor, Op. 30; Sonata-Reminiscenza, Op. 38, No. 1; Sonata tragica, Op. 39, No. 5; Sonata romantica, Op. 53, No 1; Sonata minacciosa, Op. 53, No. 2; and Sonate-Idylle, Op. 56. A bonus selection of three melodies includes \"Canzona matinata,\" \"Canzona seranata,\" and \"Alla Reminiscenza.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46431152210051,"sku":"SPTM-9780486299792","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780486299792_spiral.png?v=1769660422","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/the-complete-piano-sonatas-series-ii","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}