Mikhail Pletnev - Beethoven: Variations & Bagatelles (1997)

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Artist: Mikhail Pletnev
Title: Beethoven: Variations & Bagatelles
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:31:50
Total Size: 424 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. 9 Variations on a March by Dressler, WoO 63 : Thema. Maestoso in C Minor
02. Rondo in C Major, WoO 48 : Allegretto
03. Rondo in A Major, WoO 49 : Allegretto
04. 6 Variations on a Swiss Song in F Major, WoO 64 : Thema. Andante con moto
05. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Thema. Allegretto
06. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation I
07. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation II
08. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation III
09. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation IV
10. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation V
11. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation VI
12. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation VII
13. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation VIII
14. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation IX
15. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation X
16. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XI
17. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XII
18. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XIII
19. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XIV
20. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XV
21. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XVI
22. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XVII
23. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XVIII
24. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XIX
25. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XX. Scherzando
26. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XXI
27. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XXII
28. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XXIII. Adagio sostenuto
29. 24 Variations on "Venni Amore" in D Major, WoO 65 : Variation XXIV. Allegro
30. 12 Variationen von Menuet a la Vigano in C Major, WoO 68 : Thema. Allegretto
31. 6 Piano Variations on "Nel cor più non mi sento" in G Major, WoO 70 : Thema
32. 6 Minuets, WoO 10 : 1. Minuet in C Major - Trio
33. 6 Minuets, WoO 10 : 2. Minuet in G Major - Trio
34. 6 Minuets, WoO 10 : 3. Minuet in E-Flat Major - Trio
35. 6 Minuets, WoO 10 : 4. Minuet in B-Flat Major - Trio
36. 6 Minuets, WoO 10 : 5. Minuet in D Major - Trio
37. 6 Minuets, WoO 10 : 6. Minuet in C Major - Trio
38. Rondo In C, Op.51, No.1 : Moderato e grazioso
39. Rondo in G, Op.51, No.2 : Andante cantabile e grazioso
40. 7 Bagatelles, Op.33 : 1. Andante grazioso, quasi Allegretto
41. 7 Bagatelles, Op.33 : 2. Scherzo (Allegro)
42. 7 Bagatelles, Op.33 : 3. Allegretto
43. 7 Bagatelles, Op.33 : 4. Andante
44. 7 Bagatelles, Op.33 : 5. Allegro, ma non troppo
45. 7 Bagatelles, Op.33 : 6. Allegretto quasi Andante
46. 7 Bagatelles, Op.33 : 7. Presto
47. 6 Piano Variations in F Major, Op. 34 : Thema. Adagio, cantabile
48. 6 Piano Variations in F Major, Op. 34 : Variation I in D Major
49. 6 Piano Variations in F Major, Op. 34 : Variation II. Allegro ma non troppo in B Major
50. 6 Piano Variations in F Major, Op. 34 : Variation III. Allegretto in G Major
51. 6 Piano Variations in F Major, Op. 34 : Variation IV. Tempo di menuetto in E Major
52. 6 Piano Variations in F Major, Op. 34 : Variation V. Marcia. Allegretto in C minor
53. 6 Piano Variations in F Major, Op. 34 : Variation VI. Coda. Allegretto
54. Andante favori in F, WoO 57 : Andante grazioso con moto
55. Polonaise in C, Op.89 : Alla polacca, vivace
56. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 1. Allegretto
57. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 2. Andante con moto
58. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 3. à l'Allemande
59. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 4. Andante cantabile
60. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 5. Risoluto
61. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 6. Andante - Allegretto leggiermente
62. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 7. Allegro ma non troppo
63. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 8. Moderato cantabile
64. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 9. Vivace moderato
65. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 10. Allegramente
66. 11 Bagatelles, Op.119 : 11. Andante, ma non troppo
67. Bagatelle in C Minor, WoO 52 : Presto
68. Bagatelle in C Major, WoO 56 : Allegretto

Mikhail Pletnev was born in Archangelsk, which is located in the north of Russia on the coast of the White Sea. By the time Pletnev began piano studies at age seven, with pianist Julia Shaskina, his family had moved to the central Russian City of Kazan in Tatarstan. Pletnev demonstrated promise and was enrolled at age 13 in Evgeny Timakin's piano preparatory class at the Moscow Central Music School. At 14, Pletnev earned the Grand Prix awarded by the International Jeunesses Musicales in Paris, and at 15 he transferred into master classes headed by Yakov Flier at the Moscow Conservatory. It was under Flier that Pletnev's talent really took wing, and after taking the gold medal at the All-Union Competition in 1977, Pletnev won the coveted gold at the 1978 Tchaikovsky Competition. "Having rehearsed for the Tchaikovsky competition under (Flier's) guiding hand," Pletnev once remembered, "I effectively performed there in his name."

Having paid his dues in the tough Russian competition circuit, Pletnev was now free to tour, and appeared on the concert circuit to worldwide acclaim. Critics from London, to New York, and to Tokyo alike praised Pletnev's interpretations of Scarlatti, Liszt, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, and other primarily mainstream piano composers. Some critics likened Pletnev's approach to that of Michelangeli or Horowitz. In particular, Pletnev is recognized by his affinity for Tchaikovsky, and the pianist has prepared his own transcriptions of Tchaikovsky's ballet the Nutcracker, as well as recasting his opera Eugene Onegin as a ballet.

As the Berlin Wall came down, Pletnev was in the process of founding and organizing the Russian National Orchestra in Moscow. Since that time Pletnev has appeared less often in public as a pianist; he took up the mantle of conductor of the RNO and held the post until 1999. The orchestra under Pletnev made several critically acclaimed recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, including an award-winning set of Tchaikovsky's six symphonies released in 1996. Pletnev also took the orchestra on a tour to the United States during the 1992-1993 season. In addition to his world-class skills with the baton and at the keyboard, Pletnev is also a better-than-average amateur violinist, and finds the time to compose orchestral pieces and chamber music. ~ Uncle Dave Lewis

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