Medtner: Angel - Complete Songs, Vol. 3 Ekaterina Levental, Frank Peters

Anybody who has entered into the cosmos of Medtner’s music, and especially of his songs, will be aware of its introvert, secretive, sometimes even hermetic character. Medtner digs deep into his chosen texts. Testifying to a artistic credo, Goethe’s poem ‘Geweihter Platz’ (‘The Sacred Grove’) was first set by Medtner as an introduction to the Sonata-Vocalise Op.41 No.1. (Brilliant Classics)