Nikolai Medtner - Piano sonata op.25 no.1 in C minor, “Skazka” (Svetlanov)(score video)

Yevgeny Svetlanov, pf Svetlanov’s recording is less whimsical than those of Hamelin or Tozer, but his rich, full-bodied playing unveils an entirely different dimension of the sonata. His interpretation aligns with the original, darker essence of tales—when they carried a sense of foreboding and lacked the promise of a happily-ever-after.