Medtner, Nikolai. (1880–1951)
Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 33 - Autograph Musical Quotation
Large autograph musical quotation in the hand of the Russian pianist and composer who has penned two measures of the main theme in C minor of his first Piano Concerto, Op. 33, signed and dated Philadelphia, October 31, 1924. Mounted on a heavy card album leaf, trimmed down to 12 x 3 inches (30.2 x 7.5 cm). Some slight tears at the left edge and slightly peeling from the backing card, but overall crisp and in fine condition.Medtner was one of the very last Romantic composer-pianists, his career being overshadowed by his close contemporaries Skryabin and Rachmaninov. Like them, he placed the piano at the heart of his creative activity, but unlike them he tempered a Russian spirit with musical thought more firmly based in the Western classical tradition. (14232)
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