Pletnev

[stormx]

Hi !!

I wonder why Pletnev is so rarely mentionned when it comes to list the greatest pianists of the century? 

I own 4 CDs of him, playing Tchaicovsky, Haydn, Scarlatti and C.P.E. Bach.
In my opinion, he is EXCELLENT.

What do you think of him? (as a pianist, not as a conductor).
He is one of my favourites. 

[etudes]

pletnev is great
i love his Carnegie hall cd and some of them
btw my teacher doesn like him he said he once watch pletnev in concert and it was very boring like a cold dish music 
i dont know bcoz i never have a chance to watch pletnev live
but he is one of the greatest pianist alive now

[hodi]

i have his recordings of haydn's sonatas & concertos and tchaikovsky's concertos, i think he is wonderful, totally flawless technique and excellent interpetation.

[Waldszenen]

I love Pletnev and his Rach 3 is my favourite (even though most people think it sucks)


It gets kind of annoying when he over-rubatos the piece though.

[pianowelsh]

Agreed he is a genius! and his transcriptions are amongst the best for the instrument.

[Skeptopotamus]

Pletne'v playing to me seems very emotionless, sorry to say.  And the funny thing is that he wrote some of the most powerfully emotional music I know, such as the Tchaikovsky/Pletnev Concert Suite from the Ballet "Nutcracker" and the Tchaikovsky/Pletnev "Adagio" from Swan Lake.  The Nutcracker is an incredible piece and i advise that anyone who can play it does, as it is becoming a pretty popular competition piece, not to mention beautiful.  It was my first major romantic piece, and actually still is unless you count a few Beethoven sonatas.  The Andante Maestoso (last movement) is soooo moving!

[brokenagraffe]

where could I find Pletnev's Swan Lake transcription?

[etudes]

yeah i find it too.if someone has plz PM me

[Skeptopotamus]

i only have the adagio.   though it really isnt very adagio-ish ><

[etudes]

can u send to me later when u r back to your computer?

[brokenagraffe]

i only have the adagio. though it really isnt very adagio-ish ><

you mean there's more than the adagio? awesome.

could i PM you and ask for it, plea~se?

[SDL]

I find Pletnev's dynamics limited from mf to f+
A friend of mine saw him live and found it all loud - not at all sensitive playing

[stormx]

I find Pletnev's dynamics limited from mf to f+
A friend of mine saw him live and found it all loud - not at all sensitive playing

Well, i didnt see him live, but he shows a very sensitive touch in his recordings.

By the way, i dont like those pianists whose pp is SOOO low  that makes you think that either:

1-the piece has finished or
2-someone turned off your audio system

 

[brokenagraffe]

so... does anyone have the Swan Lake transcriptions by this dude?

[decadent]

I agree that sometimes his rubatos are so over the top, especially towards climaxes, that he actually misses the climatic point, like his Liszt B minor sonata, anyone thinks so too?

Oh, a question for anyone who knows:  I saw Konstantin Scherbakov's recital the other day, and he played a couple of pieces from the Nutcracker for encores.  Afterwards I asked him if he is recording them, but he said no one is allowed because pletnev wouldnt give people the right to.  But I have a EMI CD with Simon Trzpeski playing them, whats the deal?

[Bouter Boogie]

Pletnev is GREAT..
I saw him playing at a solorecital in Eindhoven, I think he's technically great!
Dunno why he's rare mentioned, maybe he's less commercial than other pianists these days?