🇷🇺Nikolai Karlovich Medtner ： Three Fairy Tales Russian Fairy Tale Op.42-1

Medtner’s “Russian Fairy Tale” is a character piece with a narrative sense of tension and forward momentum generated by short motifs. Sharp rhythms and powerful chords drive the music onward, while shifting expressions suggest changes of scene and create a dramatic overall arc. It is important to clarify the contrasts between the sections and to keep fast passages from becoming mere rushing by articulating the contours of each figure. In louder passages, avoid excessive heaviness and listen carefully to the inner voices and harmonic changes; this brings the work’s storytelling quality into sharper focus.