(Mikhail Pletnev) Tschaikowsky - The Sleeping Beauty 1999 ABEE

Mikhail Pletnev & Russian National Orchestra - Tschaikowsky - The Sleeping Beauty 1999
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Basic Information

Title: Sleeping Beauty
Type: Ballet
Composer: Tchaikovsky
Directed by: Pletnev
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra
Media: 1CD
Mode: Stereo, DDD
Recording time: 1999
Issuer: DG

The debut album By the conductor Mikhail Pletnev Russian National Orchestra performance of "Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty" in 2009, "Penguin classical music Guide" recommended as a four-star.

Tchaikovsky's ballet "Sleeping Beauty" was completed in 1889, three-act ballet. The play a total of 61 pieces of music, the author has personally five highlights of this drama adapted for a suite, known as the "Sleeping Beauty" Suite. Original drama is a fairy tale, based on the works of French writer Bello "forest Sleeping Beauty" adaptation.

"Sleeping Beauty" Synopsis: The beautiful Princess Aurora by Carla Persian evil witch's curse, at the age of sixteen was spindles finger stabbed to death. However, due to the representative of goodness and wisdom of the wizard with his wand off the witch lira, making Princess Aurora spared death, and to sleep for a hundred years instead of death. After a hundred years, to coincide with Prince Charming ?? column through the castle, he lira in accordance with the instructions, awakens Aurora with a kiss the princess. End of the story is the prince and princess held a grand wedding. The show occupies a very important position in the history of ballet, classical ballet tradition will lead the summit. Pletnev is a downright Tchaikovsky performer, he once Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" and "Sleeping Beauty" part of the music section adapted for piano version, also contains this tension, When he was being recorded soon after winning the Tchaikovsky Competition "The Nutcracker" selections, which caused lively march pleasure waltz melodies and rhythms, in the late 1970s has caused quite a stir; a decade later "Sleeping Beauty" selections remain so, has a very comprehensive, intelligent organizational skills, show a high degree of emotion and a strong melody in the solemn occasion. Can control when playing cool, and finally turn the ballet tells the story of the world piano sounds, this is the pianist has the art of dance to do the job thing. And this Pletnev conductor of the Russian National Symphony Orchestra "Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty" is also a surprise, his interpretation of Tchaikovsky's ballet altar can be described as the only solution.

Mikhail Pletnev (Mikhail Pletnev) is recognized since Rachmaninoff, Richter, Horowitz Russian piano school of the most outstanding representatives, born in 1957 in Soviet Azerbaijan ganzhe a musical family and grew up in Kazan. 1970 entered the Moscow Central Music School, in 1974 entered the Moscow Conservatory under the tutelage of Freer, Vlasenko. 1978 eligible Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Award. 1990 founded the Russian National Orchestra, served as music director and principal conductor, he led the orchestra on tour throughout the United States. He also often invited as the London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, guest conductor of the Los Angeles Symphony.