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Composer: Robert SchumannPerformer: Mikhail Pletnev
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-03-09
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- Thema. Andante
- Variation I. Un Poco Piu Vivo
- Variation II. Marcato Il Canto
- Etude III. Vivace
- Variation III
- Variation IV
- Variation V. Agitato
- Variation VI. Allegro Molto
- Variation VII
- Variation 5
- Variation 1
- Etude IX. Presto Possibile
- Variation IX. Con Espressione
- Finale. Allegro Brillante
- Durchaus Phantastisch End Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Erstes Tempo
- Massig. Durchaus Energisch - Etwas Langsamer - Viel Bewegter
- Langsam Getragen. Durchweg Leise Zu Halten - Etwas Bewegter
- Albumblatt I: Ziemlich Langsam
- Albumblatt II: Schnell
- Albumblatt III: Ziemlich Langsam, Sehr Gesangvoll
- Albumblatt IV: Sehr Langsam
- Albumblatt V: Langsam
- Leicht Und Zart - Minore I. Etwas Langsamer - Minore II. Etwas Langsamer - Zum Schluss. Langsam
Free Music Notes for Pletnev Plays Schumann
Free Music Review: Romantic Music in the Hands of a Romantic Musician
Hit: 4 Stars
Few pianists playing and recording these days polarize audiences the way Mikhail Pletnev does. The reasons for not appreciating his approach to Schumann, in this case, are solid academic arguments, and from some of the reviews here written there is much to learn about pianism in general.
This listener falls into the admiring category. Knowing that the Romantic pianists and composers played from the heart at times more so than the mind, Pletnev seems to fit into the heady team of the salon gatherings from the time of Schumann. His liberties taken with ritards and rubatos, with phrasing and with tempi, may sound indulgent to some, but to this listener Pletnev plays with complete charm and candor and heart on the sleeve approach without neglecting his extraordinarily impeccable musicianship and intelligence. One can nearly hear the salon ladies swoon and faint and that makes for exciting listening - if this superb recording is approached in the Romantic mindset.
Pletnev surveys the 'Symphonic Etudes', Op. 13, the Fantasie in C major, Op. 17, the much loved 'Album (Colored) Leaves', Op. 99, and the elegant 'Arabeske in C major, Op. 18. His technique is light, airy, supple, sure, and spontaneous in approach - and for this listener that is enough! Grady Harp, August 06
Pletnev Plays Schumann Poster
Mikhail Pletnev is a phenomenal pianist. His technique is truly stunning and as effortless as brushing a feather-duster across the keyboard. His tone is beguilingly beautiful, smooth as silk and velvet; he seems to caress the keys, coaxing from them entire layers of sonorities and an endless variety of colors, nuances and dynamics. Gold Medalist at the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, his repertoire ranges far and wide; his award-winning recordings include music by Scarlatti, C.P.E. Bach, Grieg, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, and, being a conductor and composer as well, his own works and transcriptions. Musically, he must be one of the most individualistic and original performers before the public. This disc shows that Schumann, the quintessential romantic, has found a kindred spirit, but one whose approach is very much his own. Pletnev does not hesitate to bring out changes of mood, dynamics and character with quite drastic shifts of tempo, heralded by big ritardandos and long pauses. Thus, his playing is extraordinarily free, yet simple, lesiurely, comfortable and without fuss. And though all the liberties are obviously carefully thought out (and might at times seem a bit excessive), they have an almost improvisatory spontaneity that gives them a feeling of being freshly experienced, as if he were making everything up on the spot. He underlines the contrasts between the variations of the Symphonic Etudes (and replaces a variation of the work's later, standard version with two from the earlier one); the Fantasie is truly fantastic, rhapsodic, heroic, passionate, deeply felt. Of the five rather unfamiliar "Album Leaves" (or Colored Leaves), four are slow and singing, one is a wispy witches' dance, and the Arabesque is all tenderness, ardor and charm. --Edith EislerClassical Music CDs
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