Mikhail pletnev born 1957 in archangelsk is one of the outstanding pianists of his generation and a conductor in great demand. Haydns composition is a masterpiece and pletnev enhances it even more. He received the gold medal in the 1978 international tchaikovsky competition and has subsequently made numerous recordings of music including scarlatti, c. But the g major concerto here, though its origins are uncertain, does at least sound like haydn. Ive now uploaded this entire recital, as well as another recording of. Mikhail pletnev plays glinkabalakirev the lark video. Tchaikovskys score has more glamour, charm and sheer magic than almost any other music, ballet or otherwise.
When i learned this about 10 years ago, i used a hard to read score off the internet as it was the only version i could find. The opening of act ii is leisurely and expansive, and pletnev moves straightforwardly through the nutcracker s entrance, without any portentous grandstanding. His transcriptions for piano of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and sleeping. His recording of the complete beethoven symphonies and piano concertos. Mikhail pletnev is one of the few major pianists dedicated to exploring tchaikovskys lesserknown piano music, and no one does it better. Sleeping beauty and nutcracker suites by peter ilyich. A rather odd enterprise, then, and if youve already enjoyed pletnev with the deutsche kammerphilharmonie in four of the mozart concertos you might wonder why he has opted for haydn rather than more mozart. As a composer, pletnevs works include the classical symphony, quintet for piano and strings, triptych for symphony orchestra, fantasy on kazakh themes for violin and orchestra, and capriccio for piano and. Thank you for attention and all the best, sandro tchaikovsky nutcracker suite grand pasdedeux arr. Tchaikovsky pletnev march from the nutcracker suite youtube. Mikhail pletnevs recordings and live performances as a pianist have proved him an outstanding interpreter of an extensive repertoire.
By the time pletnev began piano studies at age seven, with pianist julia shaskina, his family had moved to the central russian city of kazan in tatarstan. Tchaikovsky mikhail pletnev, the philharmonia, vladimir fedoseyev. His traversal of the entire ballet isnt quite in that class. Bach, mozart, haydn, beethoven, chopin, tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky pletnev the nutcracker suite march olga scheps. Tchaikovskys famous ballet nutcracker arranged for piano by michael pletnev performed by olga scheps 2017 in passau, germany. The characteristic dances, for once, have plenty of character. Pletnevs transcription of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite. The nutcracker march by tchaikovsky arranged for piano. The sleeping beauty mikhail pletnev on allmusic 2000.
Mikhail pletnev was born in archangelsk, which is located in the north of russia on the coast of the white sea. The second concerto in f is probably not by haydn an early manuscript is attributed to wagenseil, marie antoinettes teacher. Pletnev and the orchestra provide a solid performance. Pletnev demonstrated promise and was enrolled at age in evgeny timakins piano preparatory class at the moscow central music. Download and print top quality nutcracker suite sheet music for cello and piano by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky with mp3 music accompaniment tracks. I was about schocked and i decided immediately to study it.
I adore this piece since the first time i heard it. There ought to be a bassoon with the bass there is not. Here he turns to four highlevel solo piano works from franz josef haydn but the results are unfortunately more mixed. Ive never really heard a bad nutcracker but i doubt this reading. Tchaikovskypletnev the nutcracker suite for piano solo youtube. Tchaikovsky nutcracker suite transcription by pletnev. Bach, mozart, haydn, beethoven, chopin, tchaikovsky, scriabin, prokofiev and shchedrin. For abenignart pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys old classic nutcracker suite, in mikhail pletnevs solo piano arrangement. Mikhail pletnev once recorded a sensational piano transcription of the nutcracker suite. Mikhail pletnev is recognized as a reference performer of tchaikovskys music, and in particular of the nutcracker. Pletnev uses an inept edition peters for the g major concerto, with probably spurious parts for oboes and horns.
Part i piotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker, excerpts arranged for piano by mikhail pletnev 1. The paraphrase on tchaikovskys flower waltz is a successful piano arrangement from one of the movements from the nutcracker by the pianist and composer percy grainger. Michael andreas tchaikovsky the nutcracker, pletnev. Mikhail pletnev at his most elegant playing the lark by glinka, transcribed by balakirev, live as an encore in moscow, 1983. Pletnev plays tchaikovskypletnev the nutcracker suite piece no. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. I nutcracker the russian national orchestra, pletnev by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. With a diverse program including works by tickmayer, webern, mahler, bach and haydn the artists will visit vilnius 28.
The gem on this issue is pletnevs transcription of pieces from the nutcracker. Concert suite from the ballet the nutcracker alexei volodin, piano duration. I suppose its nearest rival would be his own sleeping beauty. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. A new recording of skalkottas intractable piano concerto no. The pianist and conductor mikhail pletnev adapted some of the music into a virtuosic concert suite for piano solo. The nutcracker excerpts, arranged by pletnev himself, are a fun new look at very familiar music. Pletnev was born into a musical family in arkhangelsk, then part of the soviet union. Tchaikovskypletnev suite from the ballet the sleeping. Concert suite from the ballet the nutcracker alexei volodin, piano youtube. The nutcracker march for piano sheet music download free in. Nutcracker piano transcription, sheet music, scores. I enjoy this cd as background music and can hear it for a long period of time.
Maybe ill play it better, but i hope someone already will apreciate this my work. Alexei volodin live from mariinsky concert hall, 2011. Sep 15, 2012 tchaikovskypletnev nutcracker piano suite. Haydn mikhail pletnev, deutsche kammerphilharmonie haydn mikhail pletnev, deutsche kammerphilharmonie piano sonatas piano concertos. The concerto i think suffers from sound engineering beneath the level of the solo piano tracks, which generally sound excellent. Philharmonia fedoseyev pletnev piano virgin classics vbd5614632 crotchet amazon uk amazon usa.
Mikhail pletnev date unknown, trento tchaikovsky concerto no. And now, mikhail pletnev joins kremerata baltica in a tour around europe. The quality of pletnevs piano artistry is second to none, and when he performs haydn on this cd it is absolutely superb. The nutcracker mikhail pletnev ondine by russian national. In 1990 he founded the russian national orchestra, serving as its chief. Pletnev plays tchaikovskypletnev the nutcracker suite pieces. The opening of act ii is leisurely and expansive, and pletnev moves straightforwardly through the nutcrackers entrance, without any portentous grandstanding. Tchaikovskypletnev the nutcracker suite for piano solo piano.