Rather give me the scriabin, moszkowski and balakirev, any day, which are outstanding among the encores. Pletnev plays tchaikovskypletnev the nutcracker suite. They also include performance suggestions, practice exercises, musical analysis, an essay on the art of transcribing bach s organ music for piano, an analysis of the fugue from beethovens. Pletnev plays tchaikovskypletnev the nutcracker suite pieces. A few weeks ago i made a post asking for your suggestions for performances of ferruccio busoni s transcription of this j. Mikhael pletnev in person by mikhail pletnev, beethoven. This onyx album preserves a series of warmups spanning pletnev s dg years, and now authorized for release. Capriccio in bflat major, bwv 992 bach, johann sebastian 11 chorale preludes, op. Mikhail pletnev live at carnegie hall by mikhail pletnev. Really want to play it in final exam at college but. The chaconne has also been arranged for harpsichord by pieterjan belder and for violin plus four voices by christoph poppen and the hilliard ensemble. As busoni adds more filigree, the piece becomes more pianistic and virtuosic, a high romantic commentary on bach more than anything else. Pletnev with bbc philharmonic orchestra, conducted by hurst at york university, 1989. The bachbusoni editions are a series of publications by the italian pianistcomposer ferruccio busoni 18661924 containing primarily piano transcriptions of keyboard music by johann sebastian bach.
Third, it is written in variation and as well as tripartite forms. Mikhail pletnev musiker musikdatenbank radio swiss classic. Certainly the bach busoni chaconne is very much up his prospekt. Mikhail pletnev plays cfe bach rondo for keyboard nr 1 a major. The beethoven sonata is a work he has not recorded before, and the bach busoni chaconne recording predates his famous live from carnegie hall album. Anyway, hes never too dainty in the bach busoni chaconne, but brings to it an exalted, luminous quality, with his slim, finely chiselled tone on a particularly beautiful instrument.
Johann sebastian bach 16851750 partita for solo violin no. Check out mikhail pletnev live at carnegie hall by mikhail pletnev on amazon music. Pletnev s reading is confident and engrossing, as youd expect. It was inevitable, therefore, that busoni should have seized upon the great d minor chaconne from bach s partita no. Aria variata in a minor, bwv 989 bach, johann sebastian c. Maybe ill play it better, but i hope someone already will apreciate this my work. This recording of mikhail pletnev captured playing for himself during. On the other hand, the chopin liszt maidens wish better absorbs pletnev s capricious lingerings, speedups, and slowdowns. Sleeping beauty and nutcracker suites by peter ilyich. But the concluding movements variations glide by as if in a dream. The bach busoni at the beginning, an uncharacteristically misguided transcription and such a waste of time, will not disappoint admirers of it. Second, it is a dance, in which the theme is presented in the style of a chorale. Pletnev sets the tone with the imposing bach busoni chaconne in d minor, before moving into the heart of his recital, the beethoven sonata no. Pletnevs transcription of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Have been desperately trying to track it down and had no luck. I actually havent had a chance to buy any of these, and all i have is the bolet version thats on his set of the great pianists of the 20th century. Only occasionally, in the first movement, are there touches of fastidious vanity in pletnev s handling of an ornament. Never before released, the performances and recordings have been approved by mikhail pletnev for release.
The table below gives the following informaton for works by ferruccio busoni where applicable. Mikhail pletnev pletnev live at carnegie hall music. His sound is big, without being imposingly enormous, the only minus point being that his bass is slightly hard. For abenignart pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys old classic nutcracker suite, in mikhail pletnev s solo piano arrangement.
Sound quality varies widely, from the close, warm, fullbodied bach busoni chaconne to the distant, dry schubert impromptus. In the bachbusoni chaconne, we can discuss several levels of genre synthesis. The contents of the second cd can all be had elsewhere. In the bachbusoni chaconne, pletnevs crescendos wash over the listener like tidal waves. In 1988, pletnev was invited to perform at the superpower conference in washington, d. Pianist artem kuznetsov plays beethoven, tchaikovsky. Pletnev plays tchaikovskypletnev the nutcracker suite piece no. Chaconne, transcription for piano details allmusic. Anne dudley arranged bach s chaconne for piano trio, and a recording by the eroica trio appears on their baroque album.
On the other hand, the chopinliszt maidens wish better absorbs pletnev s capricious lingerings, speedups, and slowdowns. I listened to pletnev s rendition of bach s chaconne at the borders bookstore in. Mikhail pletnev live at carnegie hall download jetzt kaufen. As the berlin wall came down, pletnev was in the process of founding and organizing the russian national orchestra in moscow. Ich ruf zu dir, herr jesus christ bwv 639 bach busoni choral prelude. Transliteration michail vasilevic pletnev, international mikhail pletnev. Brahms lefthand transcription of the chaconne from bach s d minor violin partita bach busoni prelude and fugue in d bwv 532 bach kabalevsky toccata and fugue in d minor, dorian bwv 538 bach busoni choral prelude. For abenignart pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys old classic nutcracker suite, in mikhail pletnevs solo piano arrangement. First, the chaconne is a solo performance piece, which also is a part of the cycle of the suite. In the bach busoni chaconne, pletnev s crescendi wash over the listener like tidal waves. I was about schocked and i decided immediately to study it. Buy mikhael pletnev in person by mikhail pletnev, beethoven, bach, busoni, schubert, chopin, liszt, tchaikovsky.
But theres no doubting the inquiring musical mind behind it, or the quality of the pianism in the magisterial account of busoni s transcription of bach s d minor chaconne and the jewellike. Pages in category busoni, ferruccioarranger the following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. Pletnev live at carnegie hall bach busoni chaconne in d minor, bwv1004. So there is another viewwrought from an intensely personal response to phrasing and structure. A list of works in the composer category that are not included here can be found on this page. Shop and buy sleeping beauty and nutcracker suites sheet music. This 2cd set, volume 77 in philips great pianists of the century series, covers a good variety of tchaikovskys output for piano. Mikhail pletnev performs everything with brava and understanding. In particular, pletnev is recognized by his affinity for tchaikovsky, and the pianist has prepared his own transcriptions of tchaikovskys ballet the nutcracker, as well as recasting his opera eugene onegin as a ballet. Oh yes, a carnegie hall debut with attitude and knobs on, and no, it is never dull.
This page lists all recordings of transcription of bach s partita bwv 1004. The bachbusoni chaconne and mikhail pletnevs arrangement for solo piano of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite were the bigger items but. By sharp contrast, the second movement in beethovens last sonata is given one of its dreamiest accounts, which evidently reveals beethoven as one of the main initiators of. The bach busoni chaconne is rhythmically freer and far more sectionalized than in pletnev s later, more unified live carnegie hall performance released by dg. Pletnev plays bach busoni chaconne in d minor, bwv 1004. Mikhail pletnev, live at carnegie hall that november, brings not only his prodigious gifts to the piece but also reassigned accents and dynamics tenuto markings become staccato, piano becomes forte in a selfregarding display of undeniably impressive pianism. Mikhail pletnev bachs instrumental works discography. Bachbusoni chaconne in d minor was played by mikhail pletnev live at carnegie hall on 1 nov. Alexei volodin live from mariinsky concert hall, 2011. From this friendship, he gained the support to found two years later the russian national orchestra in 1990, the first nongovernmentsupported orchestra in russia since 1917, and became its first principal conductor. I adore this piece since the first time i heard it. Please consult the manual of style for creating composer work lists. The angry surges in the first movement of beethovens sonata op. Listen to his version of bachbusoni chaconne from live at the.
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