pletnevis deffinitely a genius, and, like all genius, has unbelieveble performances and horrid ones as well. i recently heard him playing bach partita 6, and it's as good as it gets. i also heard a live recital with beethoven, schumann and chopin, and it didn't seem like the same person... he is obsessed - he is known also for practicing 14-16 hours every day when he was a student...
For a long time I have thought that his recording of the Moonlight, Waldstein, and Appasionata sonatas was the greatest recording of those three pieces, but I never spoke out in fear of being condemned I truly think the man is a genius - check out his live Carnegie Hall debut album.
Funny, I heard the opposite: I was told that in Moscow, he never practised, and was seen only playing football (soccer) with kids, and still managed to prepare a new Beethoven concerto each week for lesson.
Quote from: anda on October 31, 2004, 10:42:02 AMpletnevis deffinitely a genius, and, like all genius, has unbelieveble performances and horrid ones as well. i recently heard him playing bach partita 6, and it's as good as it gets. i also heard a live recital with beethoven, schumann and chopin, and it didn't seem like the same person... he is obsessed - he is known also for practicing 14-16 hours every day when he was a student...Funny, I heard the opposite: I was told that in Moscow, he never practised, and was seen only playing football (soccer) with kids, and still managed to prepare a new Beethoven concerto each week for lesson.
QuoteDefinitely he never practiced 14-16 hours a day.Lev Vlasenko (his teacher, after J. Flier death) told me that Pletnev with Flier could not decide which Beethoven Concerto to choose, so next lesson (in Moscow lessons are twice a week) he brought all five (of course from memory--it was nonsense to play with music). Also, on bet he learnt Russian-French dictionary in three days. He learnt Kreisleriana and Mephisto Valse before his recital in Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory in 5 days. He doesn't sight-read--he plays the piece he sees for the first time as if he has been working on it for years... QuoteHow did you meet Vlasenko, if you mind me asking? Did you study in Moscow? If so, then when and with whom?tph
Pletnev's (I think it's him...let me know if I'm mistaken) "transription" of the Nutcracker suite is blashphemous. I doubt he even looked at the score.
Quote from: DLu on November 13, 2004, 07:04:40 PMPletnev's (I think it's him...let me know if I'm mistaken) "transription" of the Nutcracker suite is blashphemous. I doubt he even looked at the score. Why do you think so? In fact, his Nutckraker was one of the reasons why he won Tchaikowsky competition in 1978. In my opinion sometimes he puts into two hands more than Economou into 4 hands, and I am sure he looked at the score allright. BTW, he is a composer, as well.
Quote from: Marik on November 14, 2004, 10:42:53 PMQuote from: DLu on November 13, 2004, 07:04:40 PMPletnev's (I think it's him...let me know if I'm mistaken) "transription" of the Nutcracker suite is blashphemous. I doubt he even looked at the score. Why do you think so? In fact, his Nutckraker was one of the reasons why he won Tchaikowsky competition in 1978. In my opinion sometimes he puts into two hands more than Economou into 4 hands, and I am sure he looked at the score allright. BTW, he is a composer, as well.I didn't say I didn't like it. It is quite remarkable and very worth that awar but he just adds a lot of "fluff" I guess to make it more grandiose and to have bravura. That is the making of a paraphrase or a fantasy, not a transcription.
Yeah, the Live Carnegie Hall album is amazing! His chopin scherzi are possibly the best I've heard.
Quote from: benji on November 01, 2004, 09:10:15 PMYeah, the Live Carnegie Hall album is amazing! His chopin scherzi are possibly the best I've heard.well, i do not know pletnev, but i am looking for a better recording of chopin's scherzi than pogorelich's one !! so, do you things pletnev's scherzi are better than pogorelich ones?
Anyone heard his Islamey? I would say its one of the greatest recording of that piece.....
Did you know that he learnt those Scarlatti Sonatas on the plane before the recording session.
What about his Tchaiovsky 18 pieces???!!!!! That is my favoriote CD/recording I must have listened to it 2000 times. That one is GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!