kyjo
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« on: October 07, 2012, 01:48:49 am » |
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I've recently learned that the famous Russian conductor Mikhail Pletnev is also a composer! His "Fantasia Elvetica" (2006) for two pianos and orchestra is on the EMI 3-CD set "Martha Agerich and Friends at the Lugano Festival 2008". I have not heard it, but the review on ArkivMusic says the following: "Needless to say for a work coming from the pen of a pianist, it is composed with idiomatic flair for the two soloists (Argerich and Mogilevsky), but otherwise it is not a work of much consequence". I really don't want to be buying a 3-CD set of otherwise famous music for a 31-minute piece which may not be very good! Still, I am interested in his compositions, which include (according to Wikipedia):
-Quintet for piano, flute, violin, viola, and cello (1978) -Triptych for orchestra (1979) -Classical Symphony (1988) -Viola Concerto (1977) -Variations on a Theme of Rachmaninov (2000) (if it's orchestral, I'd really like to hear it!) -Adagio for five double basses (2000) -Cello Sonata (2006) -Jazz Suite (2009)
So, has anyone heard the Fantasia or anything else by Pletnev, and, if so, what do you think of his music :)?
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albert
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« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2012, 10:32:41 am » |
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I have heard the Fantasia several times; not because it is difficult listening. On the contrary it is a very traditional (and even "easy") work that I found regularly exilarating, literally funny. 31 minutes, but no boredom. (I have read other critics who have dealt about with more than snobbery).
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kyjo
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« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2012, 03:56:12 pm » |
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Thank you very much for your reply, Alberto :).
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