Medtner: Forgotten Melodies III, Op.40 (Arimori, Tozer)

Two strikingly beautiful but very different performances of Medtner’s third set of Vergessene Weisen, more commonly known as the Forgotten Melodies. Arimori is transparent, intimate, Tozer pungently dramatic. It’s a pity that this particular set of pieces is not more often played – it features Medtner at his most subtle and rhythmically creative, and the pieces have that odd Medtnerian quality of being full of both tranquillity and disquiet.

Arimori:
00:00 – Danza Col Canto
04:06 – Danza Sinfonica
12:49 – Danza Fiorata
15:44 – Danza Jubilosa
18:40 – Danza Ondulata
21:41 – Danza Ditirambica

Tozer:
28:32 – Danza Col Canto
32:48– Danza Sinfonica
41:42 – Danza Fiorata
44:36 – Danza Jubilosa
47:31 – Danza Ondulata
50:37 – Danza Ditirambica