P.I. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.2 in G major, Op.44 (Pletnev, Fedoseyev)

[@elmiramuradova561]

Великолепный концерт ❤ и превосходное захватывающее исполнение! Браво пианисту и оркестру!

[@Bampaloudu64]

... Now I really hear the influence of Tchaïkovsky in Rachmaninoff's music.

[@petrusetnonpetrus3359]

Absolutely.

[@christianvennemann9008]

14:04 reminds me of Islamey

[@rakeshkrishna1795]

This feels millions tougher than Tchaikovsky 1

[@underzog]

It is harder even though the piano part of the First concerto looks weird.

[@iantbailey]

13:54 - 15:38 is just incomprehensibly stunning to me!!

[@tancreddehauteville764]

And incomprehensibly difficult for a pianist to play.

[@peterchen8868]

Thank you so very, very much for attaching the score. For me, a non-musician, it adds so much to my listening pleasure by able to pick up a lot more details that normally would be completely missed by me. I have a few scores for other pieces, but have to admit that it is physically very exhausting to listen and read simultaneously.

[@fidelcastro9112]

29:20 - 31:05 is beautifully sublime. 11:55 (13:48) 38:05 (39:46)

[@MS-xp4xm]

Bravo Pletnèv!!

[@christianvennemann9008]

Ah, yes. The piano concerto with a jillion million cadenzas. In all seriousness, I do love this, and I wish it were more famous.

[@b.m.4345]

I wouldn't consider them cadenzas, but just normal passages which reflect Tchaikovsky's hate for the combination of orchestra and piano sound. In my opinion, they make this concerto somewhat superior than his first one, and definitely clearer.

[@derby2510]

Well, it's not as immediately appealing as the first and getting people to listen to things they aren't familiar with is a hard sell. The first movement, especially, is demanding on the listener. The third movement is a lot of fun and people are missing out. Shura Cherkassky used to tour with this concerto and had a lot of success with it, but now he's dead. (He made a great recording of this with Richard Kraus that's worth checking out). I'm not sure it's better or worse than the first concerto, but I think the musical ideas are less syrupy and more worked out than the first's.

[@underzog]

@@b.m.4345 My late friend, Arnold Hartmann, said the Second piano concerto was a clunker/ The first movements has no inspired tunes; however, the cadenza is pretty dramatic.

[@steveegallo3384]

@@derby2510 -- I think Shura omitted that string duo/trio, Mvt 2.....I never forgave him......

[@tancreddehauteville764]

It would be more famous if it wasn't so difficult to play. On the difficulty scale of 1-10, this one is a definite 10.

[@calebhu6383]

8:20

[@webstergilessmith6947]

Pletnev is a phenomenal pianist! Brilliant and dazzling technique AND musicality! When I was learning this concerto, I used to listen to Igor Zhukov's rendition. He was a formidably awesome pianist as well and, unfortunately died this year in January. Both in ballet AND piano, the Russians excel magnificently, far outshining the Asians!

[@isaacanwarwatts8844]

Russia is mostly in Asia

[@rigel48]

@@isaacanwarwatts8844 Certainly, but it is a European country.

[@puiwing6289]

Not so fast! Bruce Liu just performed this to perfection. Better than those before him. He is a virtuoso with a soul. He won the 2021 Chopin Competition unanimously. Check him out…

[@luden6794]

The beginning of the second part as if invites the Sixth Symphony

[@StephenGottPianist]

I would love to know why people have disliked this?

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

Thanks for uploading!

[@jacksonthecomposerpoling]

Thanks so much!

[@elmiramuradova561]

Комментарии оставляют неприятный осадок ,не знала ,что столько критиков есть,вообще! Рекомендую исполнение великого Э. Гилельса!

[@sonyapae3480]

Dear Sir, Where can I download solo piano sheet for P.I. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.2 in G major, Op.44? please let me know. thanks.

[@avetma]

imslp.org

[@bachopinbee5991]

It has the longest Cadenza... What a pain in the hands. and some some superfluous passages in the cadenza that sometimes are very relevant. Uneasy really

[@권태형-z9i]

Is it longer than the Cadenza from the second Piano Concerto by Prokofiev?

[@PWiedemann68]

ZWISCHEN den Sätzen klatschen? Musste das wirklich sein?

[@Balakirev_]

Im Russland muss es ganz normal sein glaub ich... Besonders früher...

[@Kalen1457]

Not the best performance in my opinion, but I like the fact that this is a score-video.

[@puiwing6289]

Actually, the only pianist who play this better is Bruce Liu…

[@cynic150]

The piano technique is very high. What annoys me is that the right hand seems to dominate all the time, to the detriment of the left. The last movement seems fast just for the sake of being fast and loses some of its jauntiness and humour. The orchestra sounds rushed sometimes.

[@karllieck9064]

Let's see how fast I can play the last movement. Ridiculous. Lay off the Red Bull, Pletnev..