I don’t remember what got me into Medtner, it wasn’t really one single piece but a collection of moods between the pieces. For example the opening of the NW Sonata (though I couldn’t get through the whole thing for ages). The opening of 38/1. And a few of the more tender skazki. Getting into the length and appreciating their narrative qualities came w/ time and life experience.
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Actually a big part of the reason I put that 3h Medtner video together is to offer an introduction to new listeners or people like the old me who couldn’t get into him.
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I would say that the “easiest” sonata to start with Medtner is Op. 38/1. This was my introduction to him, in performances of Gilels and Richter. Next was op. 5 with Hamelin, Fairy-tales with Berezovsky, Tragica with Sudbin etc.
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Op5 wuz actually firzt Zon I fell in love wiz.
My firzt expozure wuz diz piece via da compozerpeniztz cd -
and den DIZ legendary vid -
Actually for immediacy I juz zuggezt diz VID @mikey
Da DOC perf ov diz movement juz unmatched IMO even if otha peniztz might be betta in otha movementz
Even da ZEPP enjoy diz mvmt & vid zo datz zayin zumthin 
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But tru hafin zaid dat da TRAGICA iz a great entry point, compact and to da point
Da ending ov da Tragica alwayz remindz me ov da Chopin Ballade 4 wiz itz double-note knotty writing
Takez great playing to pull off both in a way dat combinez intenze Fury and Clarity
PZ - my fav Tragicaz are -
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rezpec!!!
You’ve been relatively MIA. You aight?
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Haha tru juz doin otha zheeyatz , howz da PrimoPogo?
I’m great.
Had my first SDC hissy fit a couple of days ago. Now, I officially feel like I’m part of the clan!
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daim which thread, i vil inzpect
I didn’t know Johnny Depp played the piano.
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haha he had to try zum alternative zince hiz movie career lookz lyk tiz cumpletely fuckd
HAHAHAHAHAH FUCKKKKKK diz epic vid!
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