🇷🇺Nikolai Karlovich Medtner ： Piano Sonata No.1 in f-moll Op.5

Written in a single movement, this is a highly concentrated sonata. From the opening, a tense subject is presented, and the music moves forward as powerful chords and finely detailed motion interweave. Lyrical ideas provide a contrast along the way, leading through thematic development to an increasingly urgent climax near the end. In performance, it is important to keep the movement of each voice clear while shaping a wide range of dynamics. Without rushing the tempo, the performer should sustain tension through the rests and harmonic changes, allowing the singing lines to emerge from the work’s weighty texture so that its structural flow remains audible. The pedal should enrich the resonance without obscuring the fine motion or the contours of the individual voices.