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I take certain satisfaction that I may have had a small part in getting Pentatone to record this with Pletnev. I do feel the DG recording of Manfred with Pletnev was their best effort with Tchaikovsky since the Virgin 6th.
I do not feel the Pentatone Tchaikovsky series has been kind to Pletnev (or perhaps the other way around), but do hope this recording is a smash.
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Post by akiralx March 7, 2014 (3 of 22)
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samayoeruorandajin said:
I take certain satisfaction that I may have had a small part in getting Pentatone to record this with Pletnev. I do feel the DG recording of Manfred with Pletnev was their best effort with Tchaikovsky since the Virgin 6th.
I do not feel the Pentatone Tchaikovsky series has been kind to Pletnev (or perhaps the other way around), but do hope this recording is a smash.
I agree, the DG was superb and the Pentatone PT series has been a bit of a disappointment so far.
And thank goodness Pentatone have got rid of their awful coverart.
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Post by armenian March 8, 2014 (4 of 22)
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akiralx said:
And thank goodness Pentatone have got rid of their awful coverart.
+1
Vahe
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Post by hiredfox March 10, 2014 (5 of 22)
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Well, I'll be getting it that's for sure. I haven't bought all of Pletnev's releases, but I do love Manfred.
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Post by Links March 10, 2014 (7 of 22)
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For those interested he seems to stick to the score.
(Toscanini added xtra tam-tam crashes to the end of the first movement, and Kitajenko does as well in his recording.) Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony - Kitajenko
What I don't like is Pletnev's mannered and abrupt pull back of the tempo at bars 11 and 29 in the 4th movement. It disrupts the forward momentum.
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samayoeruorandajin said:
I take certain satisfaction that I may have had a small part in getting Pentatone to record this with Pletnev. I do feel the DG recording of Manfred with Pletnev was their best effort with Tchaikovsky since the Virgin 6th.
So, why isn't your picture on the cover or is that you pitching a tent on that distant sunlit mountaintop?
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Post by nickc March 10, 2014 (9 of 22)
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So do I, and so will I. I have Jansons' old Chandos Oslo RBCD burned into my brain I've heard it so often, still sounds pretty good as well! Nick
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rammiepie said:
So, why isn't your picture on the cover or is that you pitching a tent on that distant sunlit mountaintop?
Jealous?
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