🇷🇺Nikolai Karlovich Medtner ： Two Fairy Tales No.1 in f-moll Op.14-1

The first piece in Medtner’s Two Fairy Tales, Op. 14, this character piece condenses a sense of tension and narrative into a concise form. An evocative theme unfolds with changing momentum, while sharp accents and shaded harmonies drive the music forward. One of its attractions lies in listening to the contrasts that suggest scenes shifting from one to another. In performance, it is important to keep the melody from being obscured by inner voices or accompaniment and to clarify the role of each part. Even in passages that seem to press ahead, avoid forcing the sound; instead, use subtle dynamics and pauses to shape the flow between tension and release.