🇷🇺Nikolai Karlovich Medtner ： Two Fairy Tales The Bell Pesante Op.20-2

The second piece in Medtner’s Two Fairy Tales, Op. 20, brings the set to a close. True to the indication pesante, it is a character piece dominated by weighty sonorities that evoke the tolling of a bell. Repeated bass notes and overlapping chords create a sense of tension, above which the melody emerges in fragments. A special point of interest lies in treating not only changes in dynamics but also rests and the resonance that follows them as integral parts of the music. Performers should maintain a heavy touch while keeping the inner voices and direction of the phrases clear, taking care not to let the pedal blur the texture.