🇷🇺Nikolai Karlovich Medtner ： Two Fairy Tales Fairy Story Op.48-2

A brief character piece with a storytelling quality, it unfolds as its tense motives continually change shape. Sharp accents intersect with streams of delicate notes, while the contrast between tension and release reveals Medtner’s dense harmonic language and distinctive narrative voice. It is important to perceive the piece as a single continuous flow while subtly varying the tone color in response to changes of expression. Bringing out the melody above inner voices and accompaniment, maintaining rhythmic elasticity, and avoiding a harsh sound even in forte passages will enhance its most compelling features.