Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951
Variant namesRussian composer and pianist.
From the description of Autograph letter signed on his visiting card : [n.p., Moscow?, n.d., ca. 1915-1920?], to Herr [Rudolf Ewald?] Zingel, [n.d., ca. 1915-1920?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582106
Epithet: composer and pianist
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x0003ab
Nikolay Karlovich Medtner (b. Jan. 5, 1880, in Moscow; d. Nov. 13, 1951, in London) was a pianist and composer.
From the description of Nikolay Karlovich Medtner papers, 1826-1954 (bulk 1914-1954). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756772036
Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (Metner) (1880-1951) was a Russian composer and a member of the post-revolutionary Russian migr community in Great Britain. See Barrie Martyn, Nicolas Medtner: His Life and Music (Aldershot, 1995)
From the guide to the Nikolay Medtner papers, 1940-1962, (GB 206 Leeds University Library)
Biographical Note
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1872:
Ėmiliĭ Karlovich Metner (Nikolay Medtner's brother) born -
1877:
Anna Mikhaĭlovna Bratenskaya Medtner (Nikolay Medtner's wife) born -
1880, Jan. 5:
Nikolay Karlovich Medtner born, Moscow, Russia -
1890:
Entered Moscow Conservatory -
1897:
Completed Acht Stimmungsbilder, op. 1 (published 1903) -
1900:
Graduated from Moscow Conservatory with small gold medal -
1902:
Ėmiliĭ and Anna married -
1903:
Composed Piano Sonata no. 1, F minor, op. 5 (published 1904) -
1909:
Appointed Professor at Moscow Conservatory -
1911:
Composed Piano Sonata in E minor, op. 25, no. 2: Night wind (published 1912) -
1918:
Composed Piano Concerto no. 1, C minor, op. 33 (published 1921) -
1919, June 21:
Nikolay married Anna Medtner (formerly wife of Ėmiliĭ Karlovich Metner) -
1921:
Moved to Berlin -
1922:
Composed Sonata in A minor, op. 38, no. 1: Reminiscenza -
1924:
Moved to Paris -
1927:
Composed Piano Concerto no. 2, C minor, op. 50 (published 1928) -
1935:
Publication of Nikolay Medtner's treatise Muza i Moda, in Russian (English translation, 1951) Moved to London -
1936:
Ėmiliĭ Karlovich Metner died -
1943:
Composed Piano Concerto no. 3, E major, op. 60: Ballade (published 1951) -
1946:
Met Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur (the last Maharaja of the princely state of Mysore); the Maharaja financed the recording of a large number of Medtner's works -
1948:
Composed Piano Quintet in C major, op. posth. (published 1955) -
1949:
Medtner Society founded by Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur -
1951, Nov. 13:
Died at Golders Green, London -
1965:
Anna Medtner died
From the guide to the Nikolay Karlovich Medtner Papers, 1826-1954, (bulk 1914-1954), (Music Division Library of Congress)
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Birth 1880-01-05
Death 1951-11-13
Male
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