Pletnev plays tchaikovskypletnev the nutcracker suite piece no. His album of scarlattis keyboard sonatas emivirgin classics received. Names of solo performers, with their instruments or stage roles given in parentheses. Jan 01, 2010 listen to your favorite songs from tchaikovsky. The nutcracker excerpts, arranged by pletnev himself, are a fun new look at very familiar music. Turn to her performance of the tchaikovsky nutcracker suite, however, in the idiomatic arrangement by mikhail pletnev, and you will find that here is a pianist with something special to say. Find mikhail pletnev discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The nutcracker is a twoact ballet by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Both the nutcracker and sleeping beauty transcriptions are played very well, although excising tchaikovskys classic orchestration makes them a bit of an oddball. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. This piano solo of tchaikovsky s masterful christmas ballet offers pianists a chance to enjoy favorites such as the dance of the sugarplum fairy and the waltz of the flowers.
The original production was staged by marius petipa on 18 december 1892, premiering on a doublebill with a now semiforgotten tchaikovsky opera, iolanta. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, vladimir fedoseyev, mikhail. The nutcracker mikhail pletnev ondine by russian national. Paraphrase on tchaikovsky s flower waltz, for solo piano. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky wrote several works well known among the general classical publicromeo and juliet, the 1812 overture, and his three ballets. It is hard to describe how good it is, but absolutely, pletnev did an unbelievable job to develop piano sound and make it as possible as orchestral. When i learned this about 10 years ago, i used a hard to read score off the internet as it was the only version i could find. Mikhail pletnev musician music database radio swiss classic. Hoffmann was commissioned by the director of the imperial theatres ivan vsevolozhsky in 1891. Grammywinning conductor mikhail pletnev and the russian national orchestra present the complete ballet music of tchaikovsky s the nutcracker, the followup to their acclaimed recording of the composers complete swan lake. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Maybe ill play it better, but i hope someone already will apreciate this my work.
His unrivalled transcriptions for piano of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and sleeping beauty were selected, along with his performance of tchaikovskys second piano concerto and the seasons, for the 1998 anthology great pianists of the 20 th century philips classics. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. List of compositions by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky wikipedia. The nutcracker march for piano sheet music download free. Sleeping beauty and nutcracker suites by peter ilyich. Hinson and the story of the nutcracker is provided as an introduction. Mikhail pletnev in highresolution audio at available in 44. Im rating this set 4 stars, despite pletnev s always musical and effective pianism.
With pentatone, pletnev has also recorded russian works, such as all of tchaikovsky s symphonies, shostakovitch s symphonies no. Pletnev plays tchaikovskypletnev the nutcracker suite pieces. The paraphrase on tchaikovsky s flower waltz is a successful piano arrangement from one of the movements from the nutcracker by the pianist and composer percy grainger. The nutcracker piotr tchaikovsky mikhail pletnev beirut 2014 piano igor gryshyn. Mikhail pletnev is one of the few major pianists dedicated to exploring tchaikovskys lesserknown piano music, and no one does it better. For the albums, see the nutcracker suite tim sparks album and the nutcracker. His transcriptions for piano of tchaikovskys the nutcracker suite and sleeping beauty were selected, along with his performance of tchaikovskys piano concerto no. Mikhail pletnev bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. The name of the conductor of the orchestra or chorus. His recordings are mostly of russian works, though in 2007 he recorded the complete beethoven symphonies. With pentatone, pletnev has also recorded russian works, such as all of tchaikovskys symphonies, shostakovitch s symphonies no. Pletnevs compositions include works for orchestra, piano, strings and voices. After his studies at the central special music school, mikhail pletnev entered the moscow tchaikovsky conservatory in 1974, where he studied with jakob flier and lev vlasenko. For abenignart pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys old classic nutcracker suite, in mikhail pletnevs solo piano arrangement.
This list of recordings of tchaikovskys ballet the nutcracker, op. I was about schocked and i decided immediately to study it. Pletnev plays tchaikovskypletnev the nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite piotr tchaikovsky mikhail pletnev. Arimori, hiroshi piano arranged by mikhail pletnev. Mikhail pletnev musician music database radio swiss. Tchaikovskys score has more glamour, charm and sheer magic than almost any other music, ballet or otherwise. His early recordings, made for melodya, include a disc containing prokofievs piano sonata no. To assist pianists in creating a memorable performance, editorial notes are offered by dr.
This list of recordings of tchaikovsky s ballet the nutcracker, op. Mikhail pletnev, pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky mikhail pletnev. The nut cracker, by pletnevtchaikovsky is one of the most beautiful piano pieces in the world. Recordings continue to be made on secondary labels, and pletnev remains. I suppose its nearest rival would be his own sleeping beauty. The nutcracker march for piano sheet music download free in. Tchaikovsky mikhail pletnev, the philharmonia, vladimir fedoseyev. The nutcracker march by tchaikovsky arranged for piano. Tchaikovsky symphony no 4 albums pentatone nativedsd music. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. After winning first prize and gold medal on the vi international tchaikovsky competition in moscow in 1978, he started touring extensively around the world. Mikhail pletnev, russian national orchestra tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky symphony no 4 albums pentatone nativedsd. His traversal of the entire ballet isnt quite in that class.
Mikhail pletnev piano, conductor, arranger short biography. Mikhail pletnev plays debussy pour le piano moscow, 1987. Tchaikovsky march from the nutcracker midi file for. The nutcracker, swan lake, and the sleeping beauty. I adore this piece since the first time i heard it. Composer pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky was born on may 7, 1840, in vyatka, russia. He received the gold medal in the 1978 international tchaikovsky competition and has subsequently made numerous recordings of music including scarlatti.
His most popular piano is the suite the seasons, but even that is most frequently heard only as excerpts. Ive never really heard a bad nutcracker but i doubt this reading. Mikhail pletnev once recorded a sensational piano transcription of the nutcracker suite. The nutcracker suite solo piano by peter ilyich tchaikovsky.
Pletnev was born into a musical family in arkhangelsk, then part of the soviet union. May 01, 2015 the orchestras critically acclaimed discography, launched with a 1991 cd cited as the best recording of tchaikovskys pathethiquein history, now numbers more than 80 recordings, with conductors that include founder and music director mikhail pletnev, vladimir jurowski, kent nagano, vasily petrenko and carlo ponti. Created by distinguished composer sergey taneyev at the time of the ballets premiere, this delightful arrangement renders the. Find mikhail pletnev discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. His transcriptions for piano of tchaikovskys nutcracker suite and sleeping beauty were selected, along with his performance of tchaikovskys second piano concerto and the seasons, for the 1998 anthology great pianists of the 20th century philips classics. Tchaikovsky, mikhail pletnev, russian national orchestra.
The hystogmam below is the result of such an analysis perfoemed on tchaikovsky. The nutcracker mikhail pletnev, russian national orchestra on allmusic 2011 fans of the nutcracker suite who are looking for. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky wrote several works well known among the general classical public romeo and juliet, the 1812 overture, and his three ballets. His piano repertoire is extensive and includes the seasons, many scarlatti sonatas, pictures at an exhibition as well as his own transcriptions of suites from the nutcracker and the sleeping beauty.
Each volume includes eight movements chosen and arranged for piano solo or 1 piano4 hands by tchaikovsky himself in 1891, adapted from his orchestral ballet. His transcription of seven movements from the nutcracker published 1978 represents a personal choice rather than adherence to the sequence familiar from tchaikovsky s orchestral suite. Mikhail pletnev bio, albums, pictures naxos classical. Pletnevs own favourite pianists are michelangeli, horowitz, richter and rachmaninov. Im rating this set 4 stars, despite pletnevs always musical and effective pianism. There are good recordings of this edition on youtube, listen to them. May 06, 2017 the nutcracker piotr tchaikovsky mikhail pletnev beirut 2014 piano igor gryshyn. Both the nutcracker and sleeping beauty transcriptions are played very well, although excising tchaikovsky s classic orchestration makes them a bit of an oddball. This piano solo of tchaikovskys masterful christmas ballet offers pianists a chance to enjoy favorites such as the dance of the sugarplum fairy and the waltz of the flowers. In pletnev s piano version the overture from the orchestral suite is omitted, the remaining movements being march, dance of the sugar plum fairy. The celesta part of the dance of the sugar plum fairy rings out with belllike clarity and the trepak is pianoplaying at the highest virtuoso. Albums include by request, the best of tchaikovsky, and 111 years of deutsche grammophon. This list of recordings of tchaikovskys piano concerto no.
Pletnev mikhail discography, albums and songs mp3 buy at. This list of recordings of tchaikovsky s piano concerto no. These five, along with two of his four concertos, three of his six symphonies seven if his program symphony manfred is included, and two of his ten operas, are probably among his most. Tchaikovsky, pyotr ilyich march from the nutcracker midi file for piano midi. The pianist and conductor mikhail pletnev adapted some of the music into a virtuosic concert suite for piano solo. These also are usually only heard as excerpts, but mikhail pletnev demonstrates that performed all together, they actually form a very enjoyable recital program. Aged only 21, pletnev was the gold medal and first prize winner of the 1978 tchaikovsky international piano competition. Complete ballet for solo piano dover music for piano. Tchaikovskys adaptation of the story the nutcracker and the mouse king by e. The nutcracker mikhail pletnev, russian national orchestra on allmusic 2011. Download the free sheet music for piano tchaikovsky, pyotr ilyich the nutcracker suite, th 35, op. We offer you the best music from all over the world at lowest prices and highest quality.