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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Pathetique

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 "Pathétique" (1893)
Capriccio Italien Op. 45 (1880)
Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev
PTC 5186386 (2011)

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Peter Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker Ballet in two acts, Op. 71
(Complete recording - 2 CDs)
Vesna Children's Choir
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
ODE 1180-2D (2011)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Scheherazade
Capriccio espagnol
Neapolitan Song

Soloists: Tatiana Porshneva and Alexei Bruni, violin
Conducted by: Carlo Ponti

PTC 5186 378 (2011)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64 (1888)
Andante - Allegro con anima
Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
Valse: Allegro moderato
Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace
Francesca da Rimini Op. 32 (1876), Fantasy for orchestra after Dante
Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev

PTC 5186 385 (2011)

Disc of the Month, BBC Music Magazine (Oct 2011)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op. 36 (1877)
Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima
Andantino in modo di canzone
Scherzo – Pizzicato ostinato : Allegro
Finale : Allegro con fuoco
Romeo and Juliet
Overture – Fantasia (Final version of 1880)
Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev

PTC 5186384 (2011)

Glazunov: Complete Concertos

Violin Concerto in A minor, op.82
Chant du ménestrel, op.71
Piano Concerto No.2 in B major, op.100
Concerto in E flat major for alto saxophone and string orchestra, op.109
Piano Concerto No.1 in F minor, op.92
Rêverie in D flat major for horn and orchestra, op.24
Concerto Ballata in C major for cello and orchestra, op.108
Méditation in D major for violin and orchestra, op.32
Soloists: Rachel Barton Pine, Alexander Romanovsky, Wen-Sinn Yang, Marc Chisson, Alexey Serov
Conductor: José Serebrier
2564-67946-5 (2CD) (2011)

Classical CD of the Week, The Telegraph
Recording of the Month, MusicWeb
CD of the Week (Colorado and Minnesota Public Radio)
CD of the Week (WQZR New York, WETA Washington)

Rachmaninov: Symphonies No. 1-3

Sergei Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 1; The Isle of the Dead
Symphony No. 2; "The Rock" Fantasy
Symphony No.3
Symphonic Dances
The Bells, Op.35
Serge Taneyev
John of Damascus, op.1 Cantata for Chorus and Orchestra after a poem from A.Tolstoy
Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev

Four-CD set
477 9505 6 (2011)

Rachmaninov: The Bells (Live in Moscow)

Festive Overture, op.96
Chant du ménestrel, op.71
The Bells, op.35
Entr’acte (Act IV) from Khovanshchina, orch. Stokowski
Vocalise, orch. Serebrier
Conductor: José Serebrier
Soloists: Lyubov Petrova, Andrei Popov, Sergei Leiferkus.
Chorus: Moscow State Chamber Choir
Warner Classics 2564-68025-5 (2010)

Editor's Choice, Classic FM

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

Ballet in four acts, Op.20

Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
ODE 1167-2D (2010)

Prokofiev & Beintus: Peter and the Wolf / Wolf Tracks (in Mandarin)

Two CD Set:
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op.67
Xiao Lu and Geng Chun, narrators in Mandarin
Beintus: Wolf Tracks
Pu Cunxin, narrator in Mandarin
Kent Nagano, conductor

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
Beintus: Wolf Tracks
Sophia Loren, Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, narrators
Kent Nagano, conductor
More info
Winner of 2004 GRAMMY Award
PTC 5186311 (2010)

Gershwin and Bernstein

George Gershwin
Concerto in F
Leonard Bernstein
The Age of Anxiety

Ingrid Jacoby, Piano
Dmitry Liss, conductor

ODE 1163-2 (2010)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Orchestral Suites

Suite from “Snow Maiden”
Suite from “Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya”
Nuit sur le Mont Triglav (3rd Act of the Ballet Opera “Mlada”)
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

PTC 5186 362 (2010)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 & Hamlet

Part of the RNO/PentaTone Shostakovich Cycle
Symphony No. 15
Hamlet, a selection from the incidental music, Op. 32 (1931)
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
PTC 5186 331 (2009)

BBC Music Choice of the Month

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Pictures at an Exhibition
Night on the Bare Mountain
The Sorochinsky Fair
Khovanschina
Carlo Ponti, conductor
More info
Pentatone SACD 5186332 (2008)

Tchaikovsky: Hamlet & Romeo and Juliet

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Pentatone 5186330 (2008)

Recording of the Month, Gramophone Magazine (March 2009)

Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concertos No. 1-5
[three compact discs]
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Christian Gansch, conductor
The Beethoven Project
DG 477 7475 (2008)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Christian Gansch, conductor
The Beethoven Project
Deutsche Grammophon 477 641-7 (2008)

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5

Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Symphony No. 5 in B flat, Op. 100 (1944)
1. Andante (13:23)
2. Allegro marcato (8:31)
3. Adagio (11:41)
4. Allegro giocoso (9:15)
5. Ode to the End of the War, Op. 105 (1945) (14:17)
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor

Pentatone 5186083 (2007)

Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphonies No. 1-9
Additional Artists: Angela Denoke, Marianna Tarasova, Endrik Wottrich, Matthias Goerne, The Moscow State Chamber Choir (conducted by Vladimir Minin)
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
The Beethoven Project
Deutsche Grammophon 477 640-9 (2007)

WGUC Top CD of 2007
Recording of the Month, MusicWeb

Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 2 and No. 4

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2
Piano Concerto No. 4
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Christian Gansch, conductor
The Beethoven Project
Deutsche Grammophon 477 641-6 (2007)

Best Concerto Recording 2007, Tokyo Record Academy

Dead Symphony

Dead Overture mvt I
Saint Stephen mvt II (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh)
Here Comes Sunshine mvt III (Hunter, Garcia)
Mountains of the Moon mvt IV (Hunter, Garcia)
Blues for Allah mvt V (Hunter, Garcia)
Sugar Magnolia mvt VI (Hunter, Weir)
To Lay Me Down mvt VII (Hunter, Garcia)
If I Had the World to Give mvt VIII (Hunter, Garcia)
Stella Blue mvt IX (Hunter, Garcia)
Bird Song mvt X (Hunter, Garcia)
China Doll mvt XI (Hunter, Garcia)
Dead Finale mvt XII
Lee Johnson, composer and conductor
JAM-0635-CD (2007)

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1
Piano Concerto No. 3
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
Christian Gansch, conductor
The Beethoven Project
Deutsche Grammophon 477 641-5 (2007)

Shostakovich: Symphonies No. 5 and No. 9

Part of the RNO/PentaTone Shostakovich Cycle
Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op. 47
Symphony No.9 in E flat, Op. 70, for violin and orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Alexei Bruni, concertmaster
Pentatone SACD
PTC 5186 096 (2007)

Choc du monde de la Musique (May 2007)
Edison Award Nominee, 2008 (Holland)

Prokofiev & Beintus: Peter and the Wolf / Wolf Tracks (in Spanish)

Prokofiev:Peter and the Wolf
Sophia Loren, narrator (in English)
Beintus: Wolf Tracks
Antonio Banderas, narrator (in Spanish)
Kent Nagano, conductor

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D (Julia Fischer)

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26
Valse – Scherzo, Op. 34
Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42
Julia Fischer, violin
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Pentatone SACD

2007 Gramophone Artist of the Year
Echo Klassik Award, Best Instrumental Performance of 2007
Best of 2006, Audiophile Audition
Editor's Choice, Gramophone Magazine (April 2007)
Financial Times Critics Choice

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8

Part of the RNO/PentaTone Shostakovich Cycle
Symphony No. 8
Paavo Berglund, conductor
Pentatone SACD

Supersonic Award, Pizzicato, (Luxembourg)

Shostakovich: Symphonies No. 1 and No. 6

Part of the RNO/PentaTone Shostakovich Cycle
Symphony No. 1 in F minor Op. 10
Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 54
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Pentatone SACD

Editor's Choice, Gramophone
Diapason d'Or de l'année
Choc du monde de la Musique de l'année
Double 10, Classics Today
Best of 2006, Soundstage

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905"

Part of the RNO/PentaTone Shostakovich Cycle
The Palace Square – Adagio
The Ninth of January – Allegro
In memoriam - Adagio
The Tocsin – Allegro non troppo
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
Pentatone SACD

Classical CD of the Week, The Telegraph, London
Best of 2006, Soundstage

Ravel & Prokofiev: Piano Concertos (Francesco Tristano Schlimé)

Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 5
Schlimé, 3 Improvisations
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
Pentatone SACD

Choc du monde de la Musique (July/Aug 2006)
Editor's Choice, Gramophone Magazine (September 2006)
Classical CD of the Week, The Daily Telegraph

Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3; Stravinsky: Divertimento

Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 in G, Op. 55 (1884)
Stravinsky: Divertimento (1934, rev. 1949)
Ballet Suite from Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss)
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
DSD recorded
Pentatone SACD

Classical CD of the Week: The Telegraph, London
Multichannel Disc of the Month, Audiophile Audition (Nov. 2010)

Getty: Young America

Choral Works by Gordon Getty
Young America
Three Welsh Songs
Annabel Lee
Victorian Scenes
Jerusalem
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor) with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Russian National Orchestra (Alexander Vedernikov, conductor) with the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Pentatone SACD

Recordings Since 2005