Wild plays Medtner - Sonata Tragica, op. 39 No. 5 Audio + Sheet music

Nikolai Medtner's dramatic Sonata Tragica, played by Earl Wild. If there is desire for that, I can upload Hamelin's performance of this piece, too, as well as few more of Wild's Medtner performances.

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[perry1559]

I was looking for Hamelin's performance, I just listened to Chaimovitz and wanted to see how Hamelin's was.

They didn't call him Wild Earl for nothing, this is a superb performance.

[madlovba03]

@perry1559 Hamelin's is very good! I just came across with this wonderful recording back then, that's why I used this one. I was going to upload a Medtner Sonata by him some day in January - I will attach Sonata Tragica by him :)

[arsviatticae]

Good job. I love the music. Look, I made one sheet music video and the quality really sucks. What have I done wrong? I used Wax video editor. Is it OK? Should I use Adobe After Effects instead?

[madlovba03]

@arsviatticae Well, I use the most obvious means to create my videos, what is Windows Movie Maker. I take the .pdf file, cut it into the readable amount of 4-4 staves, and finally sync the pictures with the music in WMM. I don't know those programs you mentioned so cannot judge them, but I know that the method I use works.

[JMCYutz]

magnifique !!!

[purplepeoplepurple]

Thank you so much for this! Seeing the score is giving me a new road into this piece, which often seemed to verge on the impenetrable. Medtner's Sonata Reminiscenza will probably remain my favourite, but I am very grateful to have this door opened on the Sonata Tragica.

[s1earle]

@perry1559 My problem too; we live in an age of great musicians (sportsmen etc) and need to take up every opportunity to see them live: I was lucky enough to meet Ponti in his prime, and have been there to experience performances by Ashkenazy, Serkin, Brendel etc.

[perry1559]

@s1earle Yeah Wild Earl has no chops at all......I only regret that I never got to see him live when he was in his prime.

[s1earle]

A very fine interpretation, true to the score; however a small reservation is perhaps evident - possibly a lack of technique in playing the piece fluently. As good as this rendition appears, the only lasting impression I had was hearing the performance of this on the now extant Vox/Candide pressing made by Michael Ponti.

[Noshirm]

Wild is a superb Medtner player. A passionate and sybaritic interpretation.