This remarkable performance is played by THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA conducted by ANDRIS NELSONS; Maestro Nelsons is now the Music Director of The Boston Symphony Orchestra. How ignorant and disrespectful to not identify the performers; there would be no performance of this without them. That being said, MIKHAIL PLETNEV once again proves himself to be one a handful of the greatest musicians and pianists who ever lived; I heard things here that I never before experienced in this beautiful work.
Потрясающе!!!!!!!!!Плетнёв поразительно точен в стиле, и драматизм в интерпретации, и потрясающий звук, и элегантность- все просто покоряет, как всегда у этого русского гения!
Also watch him playing the 2nd Chopin piano concerto. I was almost shocked at how much he makes the perception of the piano as a voice reality, especially in the first movement. His sound is not the sound of a piano anymore, it is the voice of music and in this case pure sadness and despair. Just overwhelming. I am not kidding.
How many years has he lived? I think I need at least 1000 years to be this mature musically. The enormous inner feelings are refined to a degree that will never be excessive. It's purely musical, but it's beyond music.
He's of course not underrated at all by those who know, but he is definitely one of the greatest players of all time... Not a household name by any means; but then, look at the world in which we find ourselves.
I feel like I am hearing the music for the first time.Pletnevs insights are countless and the conductor is also excellent.This incredible performance should be on a DVD.
The notes just disappear - Pletnev makes pure music. His interpretation of the Romance - Larghetto movement was so confident yet so delicate at the appropriate times. I am so thankful that this video has been posted. I have always wanted to hear/watch Pletnev perform this concerto. I have quite a bit on this movement myself - it's always humbling to watch a rare master like Pletnev put his signature on such a masterpiece.
this is probably the most divine playing I've ever heard since Horowitz - what a spectacular, intelligent musician Pletnev is. his orchestra and the conductor are fantastic, too; probably they are inspired by Pletnev's incredible musical energy.
This video is priceless.Nobody will; ever play Chopin better than this.Pletnev gives meaning to every note.The conductor is excellent too, following Pletnevs tempos with complete dedication to the musics message.I have many recordings of this work, but this is the best.Thank you Tiszt for this incredible experience.Rubinstein said music is a 6th sense.Pletnev proves Rubinstein was right.
Pletnev articulated well and played to accentuate his individuality, rather than solely or literary adhering to the performance directions. On top of that, I am sure that he referred to Paderewski's edition. He has such impeccable skill to project his ideas clearly via tone variance and other methods of sound production, which is enviable. The clarity is just GREAT!! It gives the music a different dimension, rarely done.
Him and Sokolov are my favourite. Magic hands. big hearts, deepness, grace, elegance and precision totally explosive but in the same time rigorously discrete. The exact opposite than Lang Lang and similars circus show-men or porno-divas like Yuja Wang or Katia Buniatishvili.
Plertnev is pure magic.The conductor is also pretty fabulous.I have never heard this Chopin Concerto no. 1 played with such total authority and musical excellence. Pletnev's insights are countless and I believe leave everyone else in the shade.Including such superb artists as Pollini, Argerich and Gilels.
Chopin's recipe with a Pletnev seasoning. The smooth orchestral parts that Pletnev edited into the score are delightful. And his piano technique and tone are one of the best ever.
This pianist offers us here his customary cold/severe tone and the peculiar articulations but the perf. carries plenty enough of the "unique Pletnev magic" of that special Pletnevian musical sense and conviction that no other piano performer has quite in this way.
Mikhail is a wonderful name reminiscent of Mikhail Baryshnikov ballet dancer and religious connotation. Incredible Frederick Chopin akin to Sebelius violin concerto renown composer music foundations pay homage.
Totally wonderful and, as a romantic female, the second movment 'Romance' is, naturally for me a knock-out. The delicate yet firm fingering, the depth of feeling, so utterly beautiful. The whole concerto is simply the best when played by such a fantastic pianist. Thanks for this video - it has made a rainy day shine - the sun has appeared and rightly so hearing this.
When I was a young girl taking piano lessons my teacher would tell me to watch concerts on television (late in the evening when I should have been in bed). I listened. There is so much more to a concert than listening, and I have truly learned that after watching Pletnev perform. Watching his hands is amazing. How fast, how skilled. Other RU-vid concerts that don't feature the performance but have the written music or photographs aren't as interesting.
Sometimes the sound is not completely up to standard ~ but I have learned to appreciate the content more. The concert is absolutely beautiful. So well played ~ so well conducted ... and Mikhail Pletnev outstanding. One can forgive the poor sound easily ~ and be grateful for this wonderful gain. Anyway ~ I am!
I apologise for taking so long to write, but I had to go to the public library so I could see the entire Chopin 2nd Concerto with Pletnev.I love his 2nd and 3rd movmnts.His impecabble technique,stunning right hand legato, gorgeous singing tone, and vivid imagination are as if Pletnev is in a state of communion through his natural born 6th sense, with the composer himself.I still love Krystan Zimerman with Giulini on the 1st mvmnt most of all however.
I have practiced this piece for several months now, and I have always referred to the Argerich version for inspiration. Somehow I didn't notice this until now, and all I can say is that I have absolutely not understood the musicality of this piece. Puts me to shame in terms of how many details I missed.
oooooh, if the Orchestra in Warsaw Chopin 2015. had played so sensitively and flexibly as here......Pletnev, masterly, and with direction, and intensity..presenting singing and speaking in refined projection
+Christopher Czaja Sager What you're hearing here is a reorchestration of the concerto by Pletnev. Chopin, as you might know, was not terribly good with orchestration, so Pletnev edited the orchestration a little bit. And some places you can tell are so much sweeter in this version
The conductor in Warsaw Chopin 2015 destroyed all the concertos. He went his way not the composer's or anyone's way.Too bad. Further, the young pianists today are not prepare to go to the public the way the older generation did. So many commercial stunts like Lang Lang and Juja Wang .... They play aggressively with some technique, with spirit, yes, but not much heart and mind. No philosophy what's soever, very much copycat similarity. If you listen to older generation often you must agree with me that almost every great one has his or her own colors and you often recognize their playing without watching. In the future it's very hard to have a great pianist like Mikhail Pletnev or alike. I agree with Andrea Schiff had one said "...today music education is not what it used to be or it should be..."True and Sad. I'm of this generation not the older.
@@iecritique5729 In old times pianists use to have 10 rehearsals with orchestra before performing it. Unfortunately many pianists just want the money and forget about music. I saw trifonov playing shuman concerto with 0 encores that's sad in my opinion perhaps he had some pain or something.
Mikhail Pletnev - Andris Nelsons No. 1 Chopin PC in E minor, Op. 11; Russian National Orchestra; Orchestra arrangement by Mikhail Pletnev the hall of the Moscow Conservatory in 2004
Chopin's 1st is considered multi-approachable. Different people perform it differently, reflecting on their individuality. That is why Chopin's music is a whole category by itself, given it's uniqueness. That's the reason why there is an international competition catered to it and an organisation maintaining it. It is unfair to judge a pianist's capability based on only one out of the myriads of aspects which are also equally important from a pianistic perspective.
Обожаю Плетнева!!! Обожаю Шопена!!! Но между ними пропасть. Шопен как Моцарт, в звуке- получатся эстетство, контролируемые чувства, мозги привалируют. Нет порыва, чувственности и шопеновской тонкости. Плюс рафинированные, восковые пассажи. Это даже не эксперимент, искания новой трактовки Шопена, а тавтология. Ещё раз повторяю, ОБОЖАЮ Плетнева!!! Его сказочное звучание и трактовка русской музыки! Лучшего просто не бывает!
horrible background noise on this recording - very obvious at the start 0:00, but I believe it is there all the time , just often nearly drowned out by the orchestra - clearly there again during the piano intro at 4:05
One of the best three performance, the other two by Rubinstein & Yudi Li. The conductor Andris Nelsons will become the new music director of Boston Symphony next year.
