I never would have known how marvellous Grieg's piano music was if I hadn't stumbled across Pletnev's 1990 recordings, just as I never would have known Tchaikovsky's solo piano music if it wasn't for Pletnev.
My favorite interpretation of Scriabin's poem op.32 has always been the LP-recording by the amazing Dutch pianist Frederic Meinders. I've never heard a better one!
Yes- he seems to make a cut somewhere in the polonaise from the Andante spinato - but this polonaise can often sound repetitive and seeming neverending in the wrong hands. Not so with Pletnev! Real pithy fantasy and scintillating. It's a tough old bitch to play , this one!
See yourself as a vibrational being heart rendering of Scribian composer and his piano forte museum. Exquisite and epitome of elegance and romance your piano virtuosity.
It makes total sense musically to play it so fast: because MOST can't, and it sounds like slow drooling and sounds idiotic when other pianists play Chopin spianato, mulling over hard passages, trying to make them "musical". They are NOT meant to be that way: its a true showpiece for someone like Pletnev who doesn't take his technique so serious and its just a tool for him to juxtapose Chopin's "fun filler" passages and heavenly melodies where he masterfully "slows down" for and time truly stands still.....
А Горовиц, Рахманинов, Микеланджели, Бузони, Аррау, Рубинштейн, Прокофьев, Оборин, Рихтер, Гилельс? Или Плетнёв играет лучше их всех? Совсем крыша у людей поехала!
Pletnev is an absolute genius. He has an unparalleled sense of musicality - that’s why he also became a fantastic conductor. Impressive. I’ve been to literally 1000+ piano recitals and I still remember the only one I saw Pletnev live. At the time I was a young piano student and still didn’t know much about Pletnev, but I was immediately struck by his highly refined and sober musicality, and needless to say, his seamless technique. His Chopin and Rachmaninov are divine. Listen to his Chopin third Sonata - he is able to surpass the poetry of Maria Joao Pires and to match the mastery of Stefan Askenase. He is absolutely brilliant and a true Musician. Today, I have almost all his albums. In this recital, his Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, although he took some risks and played it at a much faster tempo than years later in his DG recording of the same piece, is absolutely delightful due to its deep musicality and connection to what I am convinced was Chopin’s intention. Bravooooooooooooooooo. I wish there would be a recording of this recital. Thank you, Mikhail Pletnev.
@@PedroFragosoPires - I used to like him, until I met him in Amsterdam years ago. He didn't really strike me as a sympathetic individual, to put it mildly. I'm sorry I have to say this, but I didn't like his personality (at all). Someone who worked with him on his European tours told me that Pletnev has a dark side that would shock his fans if they would know about it, but since I have no way of verifying any of his claims, I think it's best not to spread any rumors. I guess all I'm saying is, don't expect a warm personality if you ever get to meet him.
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Pletnev is an absolute genius. He has an unparalleled sense of musicality - that’s why he also became a fantastic conductor. Impressive. I’ve been to literally 1000+ piano recitals and I still remember the only one I saw Pletnev live. At the time I was a young piano student and still didn’t know much about Pletnev, but I was immediately struck by his highly refined and sober musicality, and needless to say, his seamless technique. His Chopin and Rachmaninov are divine. Listen to his Chopin third Sonata - he is able to surpass the poetry of Maria Joao Pires and to match the mastery of Stefan Askenase. He is absolutely brilliant and a true Musician. Today, I have almost all his albums. In this recital, his Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, although he took some risks and played it at a much faster tempo than years later in his DG recording of the same piece, is absolutely delightful due to its deep musicality and connection to what I am convinced was Chopin’s intention. Bravooooooooooooooooo. I wish there would be a recording of this recital. Thank you, Mikhail Pletnev.
Chopin too fast. It lost its poetic value therefore. I prefer Martha Argerich, who plays it wonderfull poetical , storytelling, with natural tempo. Pletnev plays as if Chopin is in a hurry to catch his last minute flight or train... For the Rachmaninoff' etude I got same feeling....wondering if Pletnev tries to be original with this. He overplays himself instead.... Chopin got Mozartian rhitme / sounds a few times, and completely wrong articulations, tempi and atmosphere. Chopin with ADHD instead of a lovely George Sand around him....haha. btw its a pitty because Pletnev is usually one of my afavourite pianists, so I felt disappointed/ I love his Tchaikowski Piano Concertos, and Rachmaninofs as well as the Rachmaninof/Paganini variations, Mousorgski Piictures of an Exhibition....
Pletnev is an absolute genius. He has an unparalleled sense of musicality - that’s why he also became a fantastic conductor. Impressive. I’ve been to literally 1000+ piano recitals and I still remember the only one I saw Pletnev live. At the time I was a young piano student and still didn’t know much about Pletnev, but I was immediately struck by his highly refined and sober musicality, and needless to say, his seamless technique. His Chopin and Rachmaninov are divine. Listen to his Chopin third Sonata - he is able to surpass the poetry of Maria Joao Pires and to match the mastery of Stefan Askenase. He is absolutely brilliant and a true Musician. Today, I have almost all his albums. In this recital, his Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, although he took some risks and played it at a much faster tempo than years later in his DG recording of the same piece, is absolutely delightful due to its deep musicality and connection to what I am convinced was Chopin’s intention. Bravooooooooooooooooo. I wish there would be a recording of this recital. Thank you, Mikhail Pletnev.
TheRonnos, try to listen without pre-conceived ideas. Just listen to the Music and recognize the genius. It doesn’t matter if there are some mistakes or uneven tempo - that’s irrelevant in the presence of such geniality and such a refined, thoughtful and rich performance. Close your eyes, forget any prejudices and listen to a true and heartfelt Chopin!