Hahaha fuck.
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Da 
wuz dere
Randomly, here’s my list of favourite recs of the Sonatas:
Medtner Recordings
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Sonata Op. 5
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Tozer
Debargue
Berezovsky
Sonata-triad Op. 11
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Yudina
Mejoueva (No. 1&2)
Sofronitsky (No. 3)
Sonata Op. 22
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Grinberg
Moiseiwitsch
Gilels
Mejoueva
Sonata Op. 25/1
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Mejoueva
Akselrod
Tozer
Sonata Op. 25/2 "Night Wind’
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Berezovsky
Ponochevny
Eckardstein
Sonata Op. 27 “Ballade”
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Medtner
Eckardstein
Mejoueva
Sonata Op. 30
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Eckardstein
Nikonovich
Sonata Op. 38/1 “Reminiscenza”
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Eckardstein
Gilels
Richter
Sonata Op. 39/5 “Tragica”
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Berezovsky
Beus
Tozer (alt take)
Wild
Sonata Op. 53/1 “Romantica”
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Taverna
Tozer
Sonata Op. 53/2 “Minacciosa”
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Tozer
Hamelin
Sonata Op. 56 “Idyll”
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Wild
Mejoueva
If anyone wants any of these, I’m happy to share.
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Haha zhorly a miztake diz?
“Hamelin”
Not a fan. I only put him in there so as not to offend.
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That’s why I iz zhocked he made yo list
His Minacciosa is pretty good, though.
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Maybe this is why I’ve had a hard time with some of these Medtner sonatas, Hamelin has been my go to set. I have a bunch of the others you cite like the versions by Gilels, Richter, Severin, Wild, etc. but haven’t really listened to them for the purpose of listening to Medtner.
For a complete set get Tozer. He’s a good default in anything Medtner.
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BUT da DOC own diz fairy tale, amazing playing here.
He actually zhowz gensui touchez ov a golden age mazta in both tone colah n rubato in momentz here. Makez u wizh da DOC zhowed hiz zoul mo often inztead ov bein a calculatin mofo.
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Wut did you think of da COQ Romantica?
Actually mah favorite vid of diz time iz da reminiizcena 
I can upload Doc complete zonz
I think coq romantica is world-class, top-tier stuff, of course 
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For me Medtner is a contrapuntist of the highest order & why I love his music so much. Rach uses chords in a colour/impressionist manner, but Medtner’s strange chords are always rigorously worked out.
I’ve played two concerti, one violin sonata, a good number of the songs, a bunch of skazki, a handful of the sonatas, and all of it has been immensely rewarding. Even made an arrangement of one of the songs to play for my graduation recital a while back.
The 2nd improvisation is a MASTERPIECE. Listen to it over & over again and it becomes utterly magical.
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Congratulations on graduating! What are your plans now, are you going to stay in the UK or head back to S’pore?
Any fave interps?
Please do if it’s not a hassle. Thanks!
I’m still kicking about, hopefully permanently! I’ve been aying things here & there, which is fun.
For the 2nd Improvisation Wild is good, and Vladimir Tropp is a surprise. I like Milne, of course, and Tozer.
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