Mikhail Pletnev Plays Chopin Scherzo (Complete)

No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 00:20
No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 09:50
No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 21:06
No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 29:10
Great Pianist Pletnev Plays Chopin Scherzo (Complete)

[@hotbebimauz]

This man is a genious. Hes uncomparable. Every note he playes is just perfect, he playes everything better tahn everyone else. his technic is absolutely perfect, everything seems so easy to him. And his musicality is soo unbeliebable, his playing touches my heart no matter what hes playing. he is more than a pianist, to me he is music.

[@Wkkbooks]

Astonishing, I am in awe. Holy Chopin is here. Finally a thorough experience of Chopin's oceanic rage and strength, ignored in the conventional image of Chopin. This is the deepest Chopin I love the way Pletnev's fortissimo bass passages rock the piano into a crashing dissonant blur -- pushing beyond the limit of strict tonality, taking the piano as an unpitched percussion effect. Such compelling dramatic personal original playing.

[@hotbebimauz]

Absolutely. This performance is world class and defies criticism. I even prefer it to the Carnegie hall recording. Pletnev is in absolute top form seeming to be in a sphere with the composer himself. I never heard the four Scherzi played with such intensity, profound understanding, and incomparable sound.

[@paulmetdebbie447]

I listen to Pletnev. Then I want to hear more of him. So I listen again. Then I want to hear everything he played. That is my definition of a great musician.

[@kishosoundandvision]

one of those "old school" geniuses .. shocking beauty

[@b1i2l336]

He is the greatest, most imaginative, and most musical pianist and musician of all.

[@Sn0rmoms]

To the extent that all 4 bring me close to tears, I agree. Pletnev is a prodigious talent. The music he interpreting is sublime.

[@eddiebeato5546]

MiKHAIL PLETNEV! Marvelous pianist, a great musician, first-class artist, and a wonderful human being! Thanks for the gifts of your music!

[@user-wp2lv9xx8m]

ЗДРАВСТВУЙТЕ, Михаил Васильевич ! Спасибо, Мишенька , за "Скерцо" номер "1" , за напоминание РОДНОГО для Меня произведения ! ! ! Твоё выступление в Концертном зале Хабаровской филармонии Я ПОМНЮ ! ! ! КРЕПКОГО ЗДОРОВЬЯ Тебе и ДОЛГИХ ЛЕТ ЖИЗНИ ! ! !

[@TheRonnos]

The end of Scherzo 4 is absolutely STUNNING!

[@jarodkashkin]

To me the thing that sets Pletnev apart from many of living concert pianists, is his understanding of what is going on in the music far surpasses the simple memorization and execution of the notes and markings. He understands the orchestration and every nuance of the development of all the motifs, where they fit in the big picture, therefore when he's sitting at the piano, his hands are really the orchestra, and his mind is really the conductor, and the composer, in the moment, of the articulation of the musical events taking place. You can hear it in how he articulates the phrases, where he chooses to rush, where he chooses to hold back, what he chooses to play louder and softer... It not just monster technique and retention. How many classical pianists out there today play like a conductor of an orchestra? It requires such a tremendous amount of dedication, analysis, comprehension, discipline, love, patience, time and experience... Very difficult to fathom, let alone accept for people with chips on their shoulders from their own colored musical experiences. This man is absolutely one of the top classical pianists of our time, if not all time.

[@punkpoetry]

Agreed, for me personally he's the only living pianist to scale the heights of Gieseking, Michelangeli, Richter, Gilels, Rachmaninov, Gould... He's had his own style of playing already in his early 20s yet his his interpretations deepened with age. His debute recital for DG in the 90s is one of the greatest Chopin recordings of all time and he's only gotten better since

[@opustravels3659]

The only? I highly suggest you check out Hamelin in Chopin, Debussy, Haydn, or Rachmaninoff, for instance

[@punkpoetry]

OpusTravels I like many recordings by Hamelin and admire his super human technique. Wouldn't say he's up there with Pletnev and the greats of the past. His tone is pretty pedestrian, his Chopin is bland and boring. But his 2nd Saens Sans concerto is a masterpiece and many of the explorations of little known composers are fascinating. I live in Montreal so have heard him live on numerous occasions

[@opustravels3659]

I think people would do well to stop focusing so much on his technique and try to listen to his sonic world. His control might take away the excitement and risk that people seem to enjoy from other pianists as you feel they are on the edge of their capabilities, but it also adds a subtlety and architecture to the dynamics that only Volodos seem able to match/exceed. Incidentally, Volodos seems a victim of the same technique focus, and - like Hamelin - he spent years trying to get away from it.

[@punkpoetry]

I love the idea that what people enjoy about Cortot or Gieseking is that they're playing "on the edge of their capabilities", and not their musical singularity. Literally the only way to dream up this kind of rhetoric is trying to explain to yourself why some people prefer other pianists to Hamelin. I don't recall ever getting the impression that, say, Michelangeli is playing "on the edge of his capabilities" and his capacity for nuance makes Hamelin sound extremely pedestrian by comparison. "Sonic world"? His tone is always that of the piano on which he's playing, as opposed to a Gilels or a Horowitz, whose sound is immediately recognizable. Volodos sure can play the piano like nobody's business, but the maudlin emotionalism he offsets the pyrotechnical displays with makes him, for me, a fundamentally uninteresting artist (as opposed to Hamelin, who I think is very interesting).

[@fabptitpom]

Perfection. This is the only word that comes to my mind after watching this performance.

[@Highinsight7]

The audience is SO amazingly still... as well they should be... this playing is just hypnotically sublime!!! in every way!!!

[@hyramesshiramess1035]

There's little I could add to this comment by "Rua" (below). "This performance is world class and defies criticism. I even prefer it to the Carnegie hall recording. Pletnev is in absolute top form seeming to be in a sphere with the composer himself. I never heard the four Scherzi played with such intensity, profound understanding, and incomparable sound." Pletnev is not only a consummate master of the keyboard, more importantly his powerful passion and penetrating insight makes him one of the most brilliantly creative artists who ever lived.

[@avocatdenis]

Correct. I would add that his use of the pedal for these pieces is unparalleled. The clarity is superb in every sense.

[@MrNinel661]

Михаил Плетнёв обладает феноменальной техникой.Особенно мне понравилось 1 Скерцо Шопена. Яркие пассажи чередуются с выразительной кантиленой в средней части. В этом произведении пианист не просто блеснул техникой, но и заставил слушателей проникнуться внутренним миром композитора.Внешне пианист ведёт себя сосредоточенно,а играет просто гениально!!!

[@Sheepfarmer01]

Fantastic every note. The touch is wonderful; what a magician. Pity these days it just has to be videos as we cannot go to a live performance any more. He must have good reasons for not playing but for me it is so, so sad.

[@mariavelazquezdeangulo1640]

Wonderful! Great interpretation, Mikhail Pletnev !

[@xresdkj]

Pletnev é daquele seleto grupo de concertistas que sabe o que está fazendo, compreende perfeitamente a execução requerida. Tudo no tempo acertado e nas pontuações devidas. Harmonia perfeita entre os momentos fortes e o momentos de graça e leveza. Uma obra prima da beleza pianística. Parabéns por compartilhar o maravilhoso vídeo.

[@Sheepfarmer01]

The music is fantastic, the playing is absolutely wonderful. Thank you for this super video; a pure joy in every sense.

[@virginiagarza8253]

Extraordinario!!!, impecable, destreza, interpretación, colorido, TODO!!!!! Siempre desde joven fue Genio y Talento juntos!!!.

[@oscarguzman39]

Absolutely magnificent playing. Many thanks for uploading.

[@TheBroadcastStudio365]

A great pianist...I always enjoy his playing. Above all his interpretations of Tchaikovsky...A real musician...Bravo! (applause!) klap klap klap....ect....

[@user-oy1tv6vy6x]

Плетнев, бесспорно, пианист экстра- класса. Браво!!!

[@user-jr3tq3ce7y]

Творит прекрасное кончиками пальцев... Поёт каждая клетка. Спасибо.

[@unconcioustomato5617]

Запредельно! Это прекрасно! Возбуждает желание бежать к роялю и заниматься до упаду, учить все четыре скерцо. Всё, что играет Плетнев, начинаю любить и хотеть немедленно играть, особенно то, что раньше не нравилось или бесило.

[@gwedielwch]

Brilliant. Pletnev played the four Chopin scherzos at his Carnegie Hall debut recital, in November 2000. Reviewing the CD of that performance, for Barnes and Noble, E J Johnson wrote:"There is an orchestral sensibility to these performances, a timbral and dynamic breadth that seems to strive beyond the piano's limits...Chopin's four Scherzos are simply dazzling ..."

[@Airlon100]

This is Pletnev in his most quintessential form!

[@danielalaura7304]

Moj omiljeni pianist! Bravissimo maestro Pletnev!

[@tennistar191]

He played these on his Carnegie Hall album. By far one of the best recordings out there.

[@MourloughShore]

this is the first time i heard him to play and i can´t explain whata i feel, he takes me away with his way to play, i just love the piano but i Just love more the feelings behind of it and of course we have a soul, the music is

[@neraasimova5221]

Для меня его скерцо но 1 самое лучшее из тех , кого я слушала . Невероятная блистательная техника с проникновенной кантиленой . Это чудесно!!!

[@marcodaniello4288]

Absolutely trascendental!

[@Borretski]

Umi Garret is a young lady for whom I have great respect. She is now twelve and proving herself to be one of the world's great musicians. She has the technique to play anything. But it will take a bit longer for her to build a repertoire. Please take the time to listen to and see Umi, I am sure there are many places in music for us to find agreement. Chopin was not the dreamer that people take him for, he did not like sentimentality. As Rubinstein said: "Chopin was strong - in his heart!"

[@elisabethsteltzlen]

Une Superbe interprétation !!!!!!! Un Artiste à écouter davantage !!

[@user-cs4gl5fq4z]

1 скерцо исполняла .Плетнев великолепен точен в раскрытии образа и замысла композитора .Он лучший!!!!

[@zaituncha]

Блестяще!

[@user-wp2lv9xx8m]

Здравствуй, Мишенька ! У Тебя, у Твоего ИСПОЛНИТЕЛЬСКОГО ОПЫТА можно многому УЧИТЬСЯ ! Я точно слушала это "Скерцо номер 1" в ИСПОЛНЕНИИ Владимира Софроницкого ( есть Его Альбом пластинок, у Меня дома). Очень мощное, глубоко драматичное произведение и Твоё ИСПОЛНЕНИЕ ! Огромное СПАСИБО, КРЕПКОГО ЗДОРОВЬЯ Тебе, Мишенька ! ! !

[@meda1451]

Полностью согласна с Вами в том, что Плетнев великий музыкант, как пианист, так и дирижер.Во всяком случае мы, слушатели, или совпадаем мироощущением и чувствованием с каким то музыкантом, или не совпадаем. Отсюда столь разные мнения...

[@Will67267]

The most underrated pianist. Grew up watching him in the 1980s and 90s. One of the greatest pianist! Lang Lang and Yuju Wang who?

[@Paroles_et_Musique]

Don't be so harsh, Pletnev is a genius but Lang Lang also plays some things with unmatched charisma.

[@ChrisThomson1001]

If there were ever to be a Top 10 of all piano pieces, this has to be included

[@zvezdinki7998]

Chris Thomson no!!!!!! Not fact that this opus is ever in first 100

[@miltonmoore7898]

Pletnev has slept with the scores for these masterworks.

[@user-Tanusha69]

Потрясающий пианист! Потрясающая музыка! БРАВО!!!

[@merabebralidze1997]

great pianist around the world....

[@francoriva55]

Thank you Russia fir your geniuses !!! Pletnev super super...

[@JeremyDesChane]

Truly extraordinary. This is artistry at its finest. Thank you for sharing. A side note: I found the high pitched F-sharp of the video a bit distracting but somehow it harmonized with the music in places!

[@janhoppezak9731]

Fr,Chopin is live again!!!!!!!!!!

[@pye007]

Wonderful. Effortless virtuosity, great depth of feeling, sublime interpretation.

[@camilaroger479]

grande pianista....meravigliosa musica

[@adriennebeecker5000]

So Amazing!! The intricacies of tone and timing! A pleasure for Canada Day listening relaxation!

[@ilanazalka-rubinshtein1105]

Браво

[@adolfocifuentes3525]

He's not a piano player, he's a magician! 😮❤

[@justinyeo3192]

Beautiful!

[@user-rb9hf7pz4r]

Yes, I am agree with the Sheepfarmer01 and with the hotbebimauz "Fantastic every note. The touch is wonderful. what a magician. This man is a genious. Every note he playes is perfect...."

[@mateus7deus]

marvilhoso. So beautiful!!!

[@Rosangela161]

Thanks. Love it. Beauty performance.

[@allasabejinski7848]

господи,как же это ужасно...где же Ф.Шопен?Что за пулеметные очереди, за жуткие выкрики, грубость и

[@allasabejinski7848]

соревнования,кто быстрей придет к финишу???Кому то в голову пришло сравнить этот бег по пересеченной местности с великим Горовицем. Люди, опомнитесь, где ваши уши? чтобы так расстрелять МУЗЫКУ! Не играть, а плеваться звуками в публику?Это просто оскорбительно...

[@user-op1zg1bx7y]

Велик! Имеет право!

[@user-ui5vg3dc6l]

Такое мастерство и талант!!! Поцелован Богом!!!

[@sludgepuddle]

no. 3 brought me to tears

[@user-st7fb2ty3u]

I was completely absorbed in his performance.

[@gunayagamaliyeva1708]

выдающийся музыкант. особенно "Крейслериана "в его исполнении лучшая ,на мой взгляд.......

[@evamalchiodi8956]

Grazie Maestro Pletnev.....

[@rebelsprophet7185]

Sheer Beauty! And the concentration thru the facial features.

[@1trschaefer78]

I love especially love the Scherzo #1.

[@alirezazareefar8225]

Amazing Maestro❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@duck_fx]

Scherzo no.1 00:21 Scherzo no.2 9:50 Scherzo no.3 21:06 Scherzo no.4 29:11

[@sludgepuddle]

You are doing the lord's work

[@marisagonzalez8533]

Fantástico!!! Cuando era una niña amaba tanto la música de Chopin que fantaseaba con volver al pasado con la vacuna de la Tuberculosis , B C G. Y salvarlo de esa muerte tan prematura, entonces pensaba cuántas obras más hubiese podido componer. Hoy tengo 62 años y sonrío con ese recuerdo que nunca se lo conté ni a mis amigas porque ellas estaban en otra y se hubieran reído. Lo cierto que estaba enamorada de la música de Chopin. Desde Argentina: La abuela Marisa.

[@Neste1001]

His playing is analyzed and awakens fantasy of deep mind, great palying. I must say that I hear echoes of Gilels in his play!

[@marcorotondi7613]

GOLD STANDARD COME SEMPRE QUANDO SIEDE AL PIANO IL MAESTRO PLETNEV!. UNICO PARAGONE POSSIBILE SERGIO FIORENTINO. MARCO ROTONDI

[@adriatorras8077]

Wonderful

[@cygnusne]

Superb !!!!!!!!!

[@user-nw1bt5qb7r]

Замечательное,чувственное исполнение великого творения гения.

[@hotbebimauz]

Very intelligent observation! Severity is the right word. Mr. Pletnev reveals to us so much more of Chopin's character than these so called "passionate performances" (a cliche) do. Nor does the insincere "perfection" of a Zimerman. Uneducated listeners can't hear this, which is pitiful, but understandable.

[@bifeldman]

I believe every note.

[@Orientaliszt]

Performance d'exception

[@Mikex0123]

Nice audio and video is good too. Thanks.

[@Vik_ru]

Что и говорить, хорошо играет!

[@janhoppezak9731]

he is playing in another shape, it's real

[@MrInterestingthings]

pletnev plays this music so different. noone would dare play mozart the way he does . strange colors strange pedls. i cant believe he is serious ut his chopin is great and he can do anything.

[@Sheepfarmer01]

Thanks for the info. Play is what I want to know. Conduct is also ok. Thanks again.

[@user-od8fs8re2q]

TOP! 👍👍👍😍😍😍❤❤❤

[@ghostwriter11]

Can someone PLEASE explain why *so many* KZbin piano performances are affected by a background "ringing"? In this case, it sounds like someone backstage using a Sawzall to cut a brake rotor in half -- but only when the piano is being played. It's silent during the caesuras. I've heard this on *numerous* KZbin videos of piano recordings and it's beginning to make me a little crazy.

[@geertdehoux]

I totally agree with you! Regards, Geert Dehoux, pianist.

[@KeithWhalen11]

3:46 who sings like Pletnev? I often return for that one melody note alone.

[@jyannahong8627]

oh..Mikhail..........

[@Ciaran55]

He kinda looks like a guy who's just reading a book. Incredible. (reading is easy, playing choppie's scherzos; not so much!) I came from the Volodin Tchaikovsky Nutcracker video - Pletnev transcribed it? I love that video.

[@posamsaso]

짐머만의 굵직함과 포고렐리치의 독특함을 최상의 비율로 합쳐 놓은 듯한 연주.

[@TheEdie1958]

Fourteen year old Amadeus Mozart performed at the Bibiena theater for theater, academia, and Scientific discourse architectural hall of wonders by architect Antonio Bibiena.

[@e5s6t7e6]

Woow!!! ❤

[@BWV846]

WOW

[@artduo4350]

Не соглашусь с господином Стравинским, хоть и сложно априори спорить с человеком такой фамилии)) Плетнев равновелик и Рихтеру, и Гилельсу, и Горовицу...С неповторимой колористикой, звуко-техникой, исполнительским временем, которое хоть и импровизационно по своей природе, но абсолютно уместно и убедительно и не вычурно. Гениально! Браво

[@davidkhunchukashvili250]

+ART DUO Подпишусь под каждым словом! Мне удалось попасть на его концерты в 2014 и 2015 годах - гениально!

[@davidkhunchukashvili250]

+David Khunchukashvili Но вот пианизм Рахманинова все же недостижим.

[@unfinishedgestalt]

После Плетнева многие пианисты бледнеют до полного исчезновения. Скажите мне, зачем играть Скарлатти Шиффу после Плетнева?

[@ediccartman7252]

То же самое про Луганского и Рахманинова.......

[@fairly75]

Это не его фамилия, а левый ник. СТРАВИНСКИЙ русский гений, а этот троль из нета.

[@SongMakerNYC]

conducting piano....no ones can

[@jhhjhhjhhjhhjhh]

앉자마자 시작 개멋잇네 ㄷㄷ

[@MrInterestingthings]

His imagination is the overriding factor. The NOpedal in Chopin(difficult passages) we should call him. Often it's not what we think we see on the page he organizes it all and comes up with his own reasons based on harmony,architecture, rhythm. A deservedly famous and sometimes controversial musician . Noone plays Chopin like he does .As much fun as listening to Shura Cherkassky ! Its as if he is concentrating on carving sound. This is the least lyrical or romanticized Chopin you will find anywaywhere .Hardedged for the 20th century bled out of all innuendo , hidden voices . Pletnev is an intellectual .He was kind of new he didn't bring the russian school with him in that sense .Itisn't the old manner but it has the technical perfection .

[@cadenza292]

14:26❣️

[@clarino71]

Гениально!!!

[@user-cn1ld3ul4v]

Некоторые комментарии позабавили. Величие человека измеряется количеством его завистников! Браво, Плетнев!

[@marcelinaczartoryska]

Much of the customary spun sugar one gets with someone like Michelangeli is gone in these interpretations, and the cold geometrical severity Mr. Pletnev serves up maybe forces the listener to worry ever more seriously about the mysteries behind Chopin's text. The coldness here forces into the awareness more than before the personality of the composer.

[@punkpoetry]

More like Barack Obungler

[@Wkkbooks]

Exactly, we get a thorough experience of Chopin's oceanic rage and strength, ignored in the conventional image of Chopin. This is the deepest Chopin I love the way Pletnev's fortissimo bass passages rock the piano into a crashing dissonant blur -- pushing beyond the limit of strict tonality, taking the piano as an unpitched percussion effect. Such compelling dramatic playing.

[@user-le8bg9dn9l]

Не стоит восхвалять одних за счёт уничижения других: Микельанджели - великий пианист. Каждый из этих гениев дарит нам свое духовное богатство.

[@tevfikfikretbozkurt3460]

Söyleyecek fazla bir şey yok en üstlerin başında gelir

[@tianyangren]

have some Horowitz in his play?

[@hotbebimauz]

I am not sure if you actually listened to Pletnev of to someone else because the word "sentimentality" is a total joke here. Pletnev is the last pianist who adds sentimentality. To the contrary he plays straightforward and naturally as Chopin intended. Pletnev is convinced that Chopin is a realist, not a romantic. There are eccentricities here and I don't agree with all of them but they are well thought out and in service to the composer.

[@micaelabonetti949]

Unbearably poignant and beautiful. 🙏