Mikhail Pletnev, Anna Malikova - Tschaikowski: Ballettsuiten & Kinderalbum (2010) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Prolog
02. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Tanz der Pagen
03. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Vision
04. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Andante
05. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Die Silberfee
06. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Der gestiefelte Kater und das wei?e Katzchen
07. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Gavotte
08. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Der zwitschernde Kanarienvogel
09. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Rotkappchen und der Wolf
10. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Adagio
11. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Dornroschen, op. 66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Finale
12. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Morgengebet
13. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Wintermorgen
14. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Auf dem Steckenpferd
15. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Mama
16. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Marsch der Spielzeugsoldaten
17. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Die kranke Puppe
18. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Puppenbegrabnis
19. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Walzer
20. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Die neue Puppe
21. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Mazurka
22. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Russisches Lied
23. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Ein Bauer spielt Harmonika
24. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Kamarinskaja
25. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Polka
26. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Italienisches Lied
27. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Altes franzosisches Lied
28. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Deutsches Lied
29. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Neapolitanisches Lied
30. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Ammenmarchen
31. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Die Waldhexe
32. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Su?e Traumerei
33. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Lerchengesang
34. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Der Leierkastenmann singt
35. Kinderalbum, op. 39 In der Kirche
36. Kinderalbum, op. 39 Marsch
37. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Der Nussknacker, op. 71 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Tanz der Zuckerfee
38. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Der Nussknacker, op. 71 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Tarantella
39. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Der Nussknacker, op. 71 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Intermezzo
40. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Der Nussknacker, op. 71 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Trepak (Russischer Tanz)
41. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Der Nussknacker, op. 71 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Chinesischer Tanz
42. Konzertsuite aus dem Ballett Der Nussknacker, op. 71 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev) Andante maestoso

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s body of work contains a considerable number of piano pieces, but only a few of these are included in pianists’ regular repertoires. People are mostly only aware of the composer for his symphonies, instrumental concertos, operas and above all his ballets.

“Sleeping Beauty” and “The Nutcracker” are counted among his great classics. With enchanting melodies, drama, richness of colour, - music to pull your heart strings, his mastery of music is unsurpassed. Musical gems such as these have repeatedly inspired arrangements. Probably the best known piano arrangements are the Concert Suites by Mikhail Pletnev. This pianist, conductor and composer had a weakness for romantic and Russian music, and he contributed to the repertoire with his own piano arrangements and transcriptions.

Anna Malikova: “When I discovered these two concert suites by Mikhail Pletnev, I was hooked. Pletnev managed to create highly virtuoso, cultured and original versions of these two ballets. Both suites are marked by brilliance, virtuosity, and a great sense of the technical possibilities of the piano. And since these immortal classics of ballet are enchanting to children both young and old, it seemed the obvious choice to couple them with the rarely played 24 pieces from the ‘Album for Children’.” Anna Malikova, who comes from Uzbekistan and studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, is an ideal exponent of Russian music of the 19th century. Through her exemplary technique, which even in the most complex of passages allows her playing to ripple like pearls, the Concert Suites take on the highest degree of brilliance and sincerity. Ms Malikova has found the natural flow of the music, and eschewing any extroverted display, treats us to both technical bravura and keen vitality with impressive elegance. This is her contribution to a symbiosis of Russian music.

“When I discovered these two concert suites by Mikhail Pletnev, I was hooked. Pletnev managed to create highly virtuoso, cultured and original versions of these two ballets. Both suites are marked by brilliance, virtuosity, and a great sense of the technical possibilities of the piano.“ (Anna Malikova)

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