Medtner's Piano Work OP.51 "Fairy Tale " Performance Analysis

In the early 20 th century,Russian music had an outstanding development.At the time there was a group of very great composers in Russia.Talking about this problem,we naturally think of Rachmaninov,Scriabin,Prokofiev,Shostakovich.In the same period as theirs,one composer was ignored by the public: Nikola Karlovich Medtner,who was also a very influential Russian composer,pianist,and educator.Medtner's life is mainly composed of piano works.Among the many works,his most valuable contribution is his piano lyric narrative sketch genre�fairy tales,which adds a new dimension to the romantic epoch of piano sketches.One type,he has never interrupted the creation of this piano music genre.Medtner's piano work OP.51 is a composition composed of six ditty songs.It is also Medtner's last piece of piano works with fairy tales.Through the study of the works OP.51,the author has a better understanding of Medtner's life and his pioneering piano solo genre "Fairy Tales".This article will discuss the four aspects of composer Medtner's life,his music creation,his creation of the musical genre �Fairy Tales�,and his work OP.51,which will allow more music to be learned.The person who met with this neglected pianist,Meitner,also provided some references for Medtner's study in the future.