Mikhail Pletnev

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Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev (born 14 April 1957) is a pianist, conductor, and composer.

With both parents musicians, he has exhibited great talent since childhood. He entered the renowned Moscow Conservatory to study piano at the age of thirteen, under the instruction of the famous pianists and teachers Jacob Flier and Lev Vlasenko. He won the Gold Medal of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1978, which earned him international recognition and drew great attention worldwide. In 1990, he founded the Russian National Orchestra, the first non-government-supported orchestra in Russia. He is now the Artistic Director of the Russian National Orchestra. He is currently an exclusive contract pianist for Deutsche Grammophon.

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1	Piano Sonata No. 21 in C 'Waldstein' Op. 53: III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato) full track	33
2	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2: II. Allegretto full track	31
3	Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.Posth. full track	23
4	Piano Sonata No. 21 in C 'Waldstein' Op. 53: I. Allegro con brio full track	22
5	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto full track	19
6	Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor 'Appassionata' Op. 57: III. Allegro, ma non troppo… full track	15
7	Piano Sonata No. 21 in C 'Waldstein' Op. 53: II. Introduzione (Adagio molto) full track	14
8	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2: III. Presto agitato full track	12
9	Sonata in D minor Kk 9 full track	11
10	The Seasons Op. 37b: XI. Novembre (Course en Troïka) full track	7
11	Chopin: Nocturne #20 In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.	6
11	Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre (Lento) full track	6
13	The Seasons Op. 37b: X. Octobre (Chant d'automne) full track	4
14	No.14, Moonlight Adagio sostenuto	3
14	No.14, Moonlight Presto agitato	3

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Thada wrote:
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N0WM3 wrote:
October 2009

inear_inhead: Pletnev playing those kinds of music would be epic.

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inear_inhead wrote:
October 2009

I love how there's a 'deleted user' who 'tagged Mikhail Pletnev with electronic, soundtrack, noise and 8 other tags'.

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