Tchaikovsky / Pletnev,Mikhail Grand Sonata In G Major & Children'S Album CD

Tchaikovsky wrote the Children's Album and the Op.37 Sonata at the same time, and they're so different. It amazes me that these are so little known in UK. The Children's Album is fantastic - a masterpiece. He wrote three volumes of piano music, and what of it is known here?... The trouble is, Tchaikovsky is almost always played badly! There are two wrong ways: the Russian wrong way and the Western wrong way. Most Russians make a rough sound, full of violent emotions, heart on the sleeve. Westerners often have a refinement that the Russians lack, and which is an important part of Tchaikovsky too, but it has no power. (Mikhail Pletnev).

1. I. Moderato E Risoluto 2. II. Andante Non Troppo Quasi Moderato 3. III. Scherzo. Allegro Giocoso 4. IV. Final. Allegro Vivace 5. I. Pri?re Du Matin 6. II. Le Matin en Hiver 7. III. Maman 8. IV. Le Petit Cavalier 9. V. Marche Des Soldats de Bois 10. VI. La Nouvelle Poup?e 11. VII. La Poup?e Malade 12. VIII. Enterrement de la Poup?e 13. IX. Valse 14. X. Polka 15. XI. Mazurka 16. XII. Chanson Russe 17. XIII. Le Paysan Prelude 18. XIV. Chanson Populaire 19. XV. Chanson Italienne 20. XVI. M?lodie Antique Francaise 21. XVII. Chanson Allemande 22. XVIII. Chanson Napolitaine 23. XIX. Conte de la Vielle Bonne 24. XX. La Sorciere 25. XXI. Douce Reverie 26. XXII. Chant de L'alouette 27. XXIII. a L'?glise 28. XXIV. L'orgue de Barbarie