Mikhail Pletnev
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Biography
The distinctive classical pianist Mikhail Pletnev claimed worldwide attention when he took first place at the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow when he was 21-years-old. His global career stalled when cultural relations with the Soviet Union were curtailed during that nation's war in Afghanistan but he toured the Soviet territories, released recordings and made up for lost time in the 1990s with many appearances in the west. Born the son of musicians in Archangelsk in the north of Russia, on April 14, 1957, Mikhail Pletnev studied at the Moscow Conservatory where he later taught. Following his celebrated competition win, he made his debut in America in 1979 and played in major cities from London to Tokyo winning applause for his performances of works by composers for the piano. Travel restrictions then prevented him from performing for several years in his homeland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, or East Germany. With the support of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, in 1990 he founded the Russian National Orchestra, the first in that country to be funded privately. The orchestra's first recording under his baton, of Tchaikovsky's 'Pathétique' Symphony, won high praise from critics. Subsequent recordings included Rachmaninov's Second and Third Symphonies and works by mostly Russian composers plus Chopin, Liszt, and Scarlatti.
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Mikhail Pletnev
Shostakovich, D.: Symphony No. 15 / Hamlet (excerpts) (russian National Orchestra, Pletnev)
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Christian Gansch, Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Orchestra
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
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Top Tracks
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- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op.23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo primo by Mikhail Pletnev
- Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60
- 24 Preludes Op. 11, Part II: No. 7 in A Major by ã¹ã¯ãªã£ã¼ãã³
- 24 Preludes Op. 11, Part I: No. 1 in C Major by ã¹ã¯ãªã£ã¼ãã³
- Piano Concerto no. 1: I. Vivace by Mikhail Pletnev
- Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major Op. 30: I. Andante by ã¹ã¯ãªã£ã¼ãã³
- Piano Concerto no. 1: III. Allegro vivace by Mikhail Pletnev
- Piano Concerto no. 1: II. Andante by Mikhail Pletnev
- 24 Preludes Op. 11, Part IV: No. 20 in C Minor by ã¹ã¯ãªã£ã¼ãã³
- Nocturnes: C sharp minor Op. posthumous
- Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
- Nocturne No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2
- Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1
- 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 4 in E Minor by ã¹ã¯ãªã£ã¼ãã³
- 24 Preludes Op. 11, Part II: No. 8 in F sharp minor
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op.23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso by Mikhail Pletnev
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo
- Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": I. Grave - Doppio movimento
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in G, Op.44: I. Allegro brillante featuring The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in G, Op.44: III. Allegro con fuoco featuring The Philadelphia Orchestra
- 24 Preludes Op. 11, Part IV: No. 19 in E flat major by ã¹ã¯ãªã£ã¼ãã³
- Three Pieces Op. 45: I. Feuillet d'album featuring Andrei Gavrilov
- 3 Pieces, Op. 49: No. 3, Rêverie by ã¹ã¯ãªã£ã¼ãã³
