Meine jüngsten Verlautbarungen über russische Musik sind nun online erhältlich. Baldiges Lesen oder Herunterladen ist sicher ratsam – sobald die Texte gedruckt sind, werde ich sie auf Betreiben der Verlage aus dem Netz nehmen müssen 😉 Der Aufsatz über Symphonien von Taneev und Skrjabin ist in drei verschiedenen Sprachen verfügbar; die Analysen von Metners Klaviersonaten op. 11, op. 22 und op. 27 gibt es nur in deutsch bzw. englisch. Seht es mir nach, falls eure Sprache diesmal nicht dabei ist!
Chorkonzert in der UdK
Kürzlich gab der Kammerchor der UdK Berlin, in dem ich begeisterter Mitwirkender bin, ein gut besuchtes Konzert mit Motetten von Johann Hermann Schein und Max Reger. Es darf gern hineingehört werden: Hier ist der Mitschnitt von Regers magischem Chorlied Die Nacht ist kommen, Op. 138 Nr. 3, eines meiner innigst geliebten Stücke der gesamten Chorliteratur.
Neue Tonaufnahmen
The editing of my latest recording is now finished. It features some recent piano compositions, including Children’s Kaleidoscope, a short cycle in four pieces that was written for my daughter Cosima’s 4th birthday. I’d be most delighted if you could spare a couple of minutes to listen to some excerpts, such as this one: Being First, a little invention for piano, with its two voices chasing after each other. — Also, the typesetting of my complaisant woodwind quintet named Symphonic Scene is finally completed. The score is available here.
Neuer Metner-Newsletter
I have started a Metner newsletter. The idea is to send information and updates on events, publications, recent recordings, and other developments related to Nikolai Metner—to be issued from time to time, presumably 2–3 numbers per year. Let me know if you want to subscribe. I will also be grateful if you provided me with information to include in the following issues!
Metner-Wettbewerb Sankt Petersburg
The First International Nikolai Karlovich Medtner Competition will be held at the end of November 2016 in St Petersburg, organised by Nota Bene Association. The competition is open for pianists, vocalists and musicological research and review in English or Russian language. Applications are accepted until 15 October. The submission guidelines can be found here; they didn’t announce them in translation for whatever reason, but I was told that contributions in English are welcome.
Update November 2016: The competition’s musicological research and review section was cancelled due to an insufficient number of contributions. This fact was communicated only upon request.