Medtner, Nikolai

Nikolai Medtner was born in Moscow in 1880 and died in London in 1951. Nikolai Medtner was a Russian composer and pianist. A younger contemporary of Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin, he wrote numerous compositions, all of which included the piano. His works include 14 piano sonatas, three violin sonatas, three piano concertos, a piano quintet, two works for two pianos, many shorter piano pieces, several shorter works for violin and piano, as well as 108 songs, including two extensive vocal works. His distinctive, expressive, and imaginative music is still widely performed, recorded, studied, and admired by audiences all over the world. His independent and expressive musical legacy lives on.