🇷🇺Nikolai Karlovich Medtner ： 4 Lyric Fragments No.4 in c-moll Op.23-4

This short piece condenses Medtner’s characteristically rich harmonic language and a melodic quality that seems to sing from within. As the music unfolds through a careful interplay between melody and accompaniment, changes in sonority and dynamics make it important to shape the work as a single breath. Its attractions include the shift between lyrical singing and harmonies charged with tension, as well as the forward motion created by delicate activity. In performance, the overlapping voices should be clearly balanced, allowing the melody to emerge without letting the inner parts disappear, while the pedal must remain clear. By avoiding haste and carefully shaping the peaks and lingering resonance of each phrase, the piece’s concentrated expressiveness can be fully conveyed.