Mikhail Pletnev plays Rachmaninoff - The 4 Piano Concertos (Jūrmala, 2023)

This must be the first time in 20 years Pletnev has done a full Rachmaninoff Concerto cycle. Needless to say this is very different from Yuja’s take. The slow tempi - now familiar from the Verbier renditions of PC1 and PC2 - have spilled over into PC3 and PC4 too. Pletnev is also no longer playing the ossia cadenza in PC3. The cycle is set to be repeated at least three more times: in Tokyo, Rolle and Rotterdam. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Piano Concerto No. 1 in F♯ minor, op. 1 (1891/1917) ► 00:00. I. Vivace ► 15:07. II. Andante ► 22:22. III. Allegro vivace Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18 (1901) ► 31:32. I. Moderato ► 43:21. II. Adagio sostenuto ► 56:12. III. Allegro scherzando Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30 (1909) ► 1:09:33. I. Allegro ma non tanto ► 1:26:19. II. Intermezzo: Adagio ► 1:36:44. III. Finale: Alla breve Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, op. 40 (1926/28/41) ► 1:51:07. I. Allegro vivace ► 2:02:49. II. Largo ► 2:10:46. III. Allegro vivace Encores: ► 2:22:10. Rachmaninoff - Prelude op. 23 No. 4 (encore after PC2) ► 2:27:46. Glinka-Balakirev - The Lark (first encore after PC4) ► 2:33:12. Moszkowski - Etude op. 72 No. 6 (second encore after PC4) Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Festival Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor) Jūrmala, Dzintari Concert Hall, 20 & 22 August 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Сергей Рахманинов - 4 фортепианных концерта Михаил Плетнев (фортепиано) Фестивальный оркестр, Кирилл Карабиц (дирижер) Юрмала, Концертный зал «Дзинтари», 20 & 22 августа 2023