Medtner: Forgotten Melodies III, (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