Russian National Orchestra

Pletnev Tchaik 6 & Seasons/Virgin C

Jed Distler

This well-packed reissue showcases Mikhail Pletnev’s podium and keyboard prowess in works of Tchaikovsky, a composer for whom Pletnev has lavished much attention on disc.

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PLETNEV’S SLEEPING BEAUTY/DG C

Victor Carr Jr

The Sleeping Beauty is the greatest of Tchaikovsky’s three ballets, containing all of the composer’s stylistic hallmarks: exquisite melodies, colorful orchestration, rhythm, drama, and passion,

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Pletnev’s Awful Scriabin/DG/ C

Jed Distler

A decade or so ago, Giuseppe Sinopoli and the New York Philharmonic recorded these Scriabin works for Deutsche Grammophon. The results were a classic example

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Hieyon Choi’s Beethoven Sonata Cycle

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

Satie Piano Works by Ciccolini

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

Satie & Liszt: Socrate; Via Crucis/Ranki

Jed Distler May 18, 2025

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