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Wie bei fast allen originaren Kunstlern spaltet Mikhail Pletnev die Kritikerzunft: Die einen bewundern seine hochindividuellen Interpretationen, die anderen lehnen ihn als radikal-manierirten Musiker ab. ...
“The Daily Express” has published the following review on the “Matsuev. Liszt” album: “The melodic structure and beauty of Liszt’s approach to piano composition is so impressive in these fluent recordings of his piano concertos 1 and 2. The brilliant Russian pianist Denis Matsuev explores the exquisite twists and turns of the works with an often enthralling fluency”. ...
The British magazine “International record review” has marked the album “Matsuev. Liszt” as outstanding. ...
“This impressive double CD of Liszt concertos, plus his Orpheus and Heroide, is an all-Russian effort. Matsuev’s pianism has heroic force and highly calibrated control; Pletnev, who is a magnificent pianist in his own right, shows off the excellence of his orchestra he founded an 1990” – wrote the newspaper. ...
"The Fruits of Herculean Labours" is the name of the review on Denis Matsuev's recital in Munich on December, 19, 2011. Here you can read it in German and in English.Bewältigte Herkulesarbeit[…] Das Konzert wurde mit den zwölf Charakterstücken eröffnet, die Peter Tschaikowsky unter dem Titel 'Die Jahreszeiten' zusammengefasst hat (eigentlich sind es keine Stücke über die Jahreszeiten, sondern über die zwölf Monate eines Jahres)... ...
Denis Matsuev plays Franz Liszt concerts at the composer’s homeland and makes a presentation of his new CD with 3 concerts by Liszt.October, 22, 2011 Denis Matsuev will play 3 Liszt’s concerts in honor of the great musician’s 200th anniversary. The event will take place at the homeland of the composer. Before the concert Denis will be given the honor to touch the piano that once belonged to Liszt at the Franz Liszt Museum. ...
Author: Miklós FáySource: Élet És Irodalom Of course, it’s not Denis Matsuev who is unbeatable, but Masutatsu Oyama, one of the founding fathers of karate, who was known to have killed full-size bulls with a single blow. The Siberian pianist, however, sometimes gives the impression that he’d rather kick his piano, chew off the lid prop and throw the pieces into the audience. And he would carry on playing, of course, keeping the piano keys for himself. Denis Matsuev is a great entertainer. He is more than that, but it is masked by his entertaining performance at first. ...
FidelioDazzling – this might be the right word to describe Denis Matsuev’s achievement. Listening to the encores was almost intimidating: I had a feeling that the piano may get engulfed in flames at any moment, with Mephisto emerging from it, commanding the artist to stop: “Your contract is up; it’s time for you to come with me”! The last time a period saw so many exquisite pianists competing for winning over the audience must have been in the 1830s, in the salons of the Pleyel and Érard piano factory in Paris. ...
Zoltán Végső, Élet És Irodalom The coat of arms of Denis Matsuev’s native Irkutsk features what looks like a lynx, carrying a blood-soaked prey in its mouth. At first glance it symbolises the raw strength of the eternal winner and actually the lynx could be Matsuev himself. You don’t see a burlier, more athletic pianist on stage and our observation is not even overshadowed by his noticeably expanding waistline, compared to last April. ...
Mátyás Szöllösi , Kultúra.hu October, 23, 2011It is very clear that Matsuev’s biggest weapon is his strength; the energy, generated by his frame, his physical build, which at the same time is coupled with a musicality that lends a near-perfect foundation for the interpretation of certain pieces, including some of Liszt’s works. ...
Ken Iisaka, "San Francisco Classical Voice"May, 15, 2011It’s difficult to be an international competition winner. Not only is it phenomenally hard to win the competition itself, it’s even harder to maintain the level of celebrity years after the competition. It seems that for every major competition winner, at least 10 competitors fade into obscurity, washed away from judges’ and audiences’ memories. ...
Denis Matsuev's Saturday afternoon recital at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, part of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Hayes Piano Series, proved an exhilarating affair. ...
D?sseldorf. How beautiful, that the organizers from the Klavier-Festival Ruhr continuously more often reserve for the highlights of their concert series the venues of D?sseldorf. With the 1975 in Irkutsk born pianist Denis Matsuev in any case a real phenomenon leaped onto the podium of the Robert-Schumann Hall. Liszt’s “Mephisto”-Walz, Horowitz’ “Carmen”-Variations, Stravinsky’s “Petruchka”, no “warhorse” is safe from this man. ...
December, 15 Denis Matsuev gave a press conference in the Chamber hall of the Moscow Philharmonic concerning the release of his new album “Matsuev. Liszt”. The album is dated to the famous Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt’s 200th anniversary and consists of 2 CDs that include some of the most interesting compositions by Liszt: Piano concerto no.1 and no.2, “Totentanz” and the symphonic poems “Orpheus” and “Heroic elegy”.Denis said that the album was recorded in 2 days only. ...
"Matsuev. Liszt" CD review from the "Internationl records review" magazine
Wie bei fast allen originaren Kunstlern spaltet Mikhail Pletnev die Kritikerzunft: Die einen bewundern seine hochindividuellen Interpretationen, die anderen lehnen ihn als radikal-manierirten Musiker ab. ...
"Daily Express" review on "Matsuev.Liszt"
“The Daily Express” has published the following review on the “Matsuev. Liszt” album: “The melodic structure and beauty of Liszt’s approach to piano composition is so impressive in these fluent recordings of his piano concertos 1 and 2. The brilliant Russian pianist Denis Matsuev explores the exquisite twists and turns of the works with an often enthralling fluency”. ...
Outstanding album
The British magazine “International record review” has marked the album “Matsuev. Liszt” as outstanding. ...
“The Independent” named the CD “Matsuev. Liszt” album of the week
“This impressive double CD of Liszt concertos, plus his Orpheus and Heroide, is an all-Russian effort. Matsuev’s pianism has heroic force and highly calibrated control; Pletnev, who is a magnificent pianist in his own right, shows off the excellence of his orchestra he founded an 1990” – wrote the newspaper. ...
"The Fruits of Herculean Labours"
"The Fruits of Herculean Labours" is the name of the review on Denis Matsuev's recital in Munich on December, 19, 2011. Here you can read it in German and in English.Bewältigte Herkulesarbeit[…] Das Konzert wurde mit den zwölf Charakterstücken eröffnet, die Peter Tschaikowsky unter dem Titel 'Die Jahreszeiten' zusammengefasst hat (eigentlich sind es keine Stücke über die Jahreszeiten, sondern über die zwölf Monate eines Jahres)... ...
October, 22, 2011 The Bartok National Concert Hall, Budapest
Denis Matsuev plays Franz Liszt concerts at the composer’s homeland and makes a presentation of his new CD with 3 concerts by Liszt.October, 22, 2011 Denis Matsuev will play 3 Liszt’s concerts in honor of the great musician’s 200th anniversary. The event will take place at the homeland of the composer. Before the concert Denis will be given the honor to touch the piano that once belonged to Liszt at the Franz Liszt Museum. ...
Matsuev the unbeatable
Author: Miklós FáySource: Élet És Irodalom Of course, it’s not Denis Matsuev who is unbeatable, but Masutatsu Oyama, one of the founding fathers of karate, who was known to have killed full-size bulls with a single blow. The Siberian pianist, however, sometimes gives the impression that he’d rather kick his piano, chew off the lid prop and throw the pieces into the audience. And he would carry on playing, of course, keeping the piano keys for himself. Denis Matsuev is a great entertainer. He is more than that, but it is masked by his entertaining performance at first. ...
"Liszt and jazz"
FidelioDazzling – this might be the right word to describe Denis Matsuev’s achievement. Listening to the encores was almost intimidating: I had a feeling that the piano may get engulfed in flames at any moment, with Mephisto emerging from it, commanding the artist to stop: “Your contract is up; it’s time for you to come with me”! The last time a period saw so many exquisite pianists competing for winning over the audience must have been in the 1830s, in the salons of the Pleyel and Érard piano factory in Paris. ...
"Beyond perfection"
Zoltán Végső, Élet És Irodalom The coat of arms of Denis Matsuev’s native Irkutsk features what looks like a lynx, carrying a blood-soaked prey in its mouth. At first glance it symbolises the raw strength of the eternal winner and actually the lynx could be Matsuev himself. You don’t see a burlier, more athletic pianist on stage and our observation is not even overshadowed by his noticeably expanding waistline, compared to last April. ...
"Matsuev in the Palace of Arts"
Mátyás Szöllösi , Kultúra.hu October, 23, 2011It is very clear that Matsuev’s biggest weapon is his strength; the energy, generated by his frame, his physical build, which at the same time is coupled with a musicality that lends a near-perfect foundation for the interpretation of certain pieces, including some of Liszt’s works. ...
"Keeping a Star Shining Bright"
Ken Iisaka, "San Francisco Classical Voice"May, 15, 2011It’s difficult to be an international competition winner. Not only is it phenomenally hard to win the competition itself, it’s even harder to maintain the level of celebrity years after the competition. It seems that for every major competition winner, at least 10 competitors fade into obscurity, washed away from judges’ and audiences’ memories. ...
Matsuev: “Muscle and Mind”, Beyond the Torrents of Notes, True Sensitivity When It's Needed
Denis Matsuev's Saturday afternoon recital at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, part of the Washington Performing Arts Society's Hayes Piano Series, proved an exhilarating affair. ...
“Virtuosic Hercules at the Steinway”. Pianist Denis Matsuev conquers D?sseldorf
D?sseldorf. How beautiful, that the organizers from the Klavier-Festival Ruhr continuously more often reserve for the highlights of their concert series the venues of D?sseldorf. With the 1975 in Irkutsk born pianist Denis Matsuev in any case a real phenomenon leaped onto the podium of the Robert-Schumann Hall. Liszt’s “Mephisto”-Walz, Horowitz’ “Carmen”-Variations, Stravinsky’s “Petruchka”, no “warhorse” is safe from this man. ...
At the press conference Denis Matsuev spoke about how it was to play Liszt's piano and why he is not running for presidency
December, 15 Denis Matsuev gave a press conference in the Chamber hall of the Moscow Philharmonic concerning the release of his new album “Matsuev. Liszt”. The album is dated to the famous Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt’s 200th anniversary and consists of 2 CDs that include some of the most interesting compositions by Liszt: Piano concerto no.1 and no.2, “Totentanz” and the symphonic poems “Orpheus” and “Heroic elegy”.Denis said that the album was recorded in 2 days only. ...