Musicology Annotation << Back The «creative cosmos» of N. Medtner Daniil I. Topilin The article deals with “creative cosmos” of Nikolai Medtner: attention is paid to the specifi cs of the Russian-German composer’s thinking. Congenital cultural dualism defi nes the essence of the beliefs and artistic representations of Medtner. So there were the “right” ideas about creative composition. Medtner categorically denied new compositional styles that emerged at the turn of XIX– XX centuries. The composer continued to write in the style of a romantic language, which existed before the advent of Richard Wagner. This article discusses the reasons for undeserved oblivion Medtner, who was “in the shadow” of Alexander Scriabin and Sergei Rachmaninoff. This infl uenced the slow formation of scientifi c interest in the heritage of Medtner. Keywords: Nikolai Medtner, the “creative cosmos”, russian-german thinking, congenital cultural dualism, deep introverted beauty, belief in the inexhaustible romantic art. Contacts: E-mail: d.i.topilin@gmail.com Pp. 12-16.