Mikhail Pletnev Chopin & Scriabin Preludes 45rpm 2LP 1
Mikhail Pletnev Chopin & Scriabin Preludes 45rpm 2LP 2
Genre: Classical
Size: 12"
Format: 45RPM,

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Mikhail Pletnev Chopin & Scriabin Preludes 45rpm 2LP

Mikhail Pletnev

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Pure Analog (AAA) 45rpm Double LP!
Legendary Pianist's First DG Recording in Decades!
The First Purely Analog DG New Production Since the 1980s!

TAS Rated 4.5/5 Music, 4.5/5 Sonics in the April 2026 Issue of The Absolute Sound!

Mikhail Pletnev releases his first studio album on Deutsche Grammophon since 2005. The artistic versatility of the pianist, conductor, and composer is reflected in the special expressiveness of his interpretations of two important prelude cycles: Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28, and Scriabin's 24 Preludes, Op. 11. With inimitable sound design, the legendary Russian artist captures the character of each individual miniature.

A release full of surprises and defying all clichés. An album that was planned as a live recording but then became a studio recording. A stroke of luck for all listeners, because, whether it was chance or the intervention of a higher musical providence: what emerged from the studio recording, in a single four-and-a-half-hour session, can only be described as pure magic.

Pletnev recorded the album on his preferred instrument, a Shigeru Kawai grand piano, which only he plays, which is provided for all his concerts, and whose tonal palette and transparency lend his interpretations additional depth.

This vinyl recording is also a true sensation in a second respect: It is the first purely analog DG production since the 1980s! Using specially made Sennheiser microphones and a Studer C37 tube tape machine, Pletnev's recording was captured and then minimally processed using classic cutting and splicing techniques. The result is the unadulterated sound in its full, warm musicality, which gives the original life and depth.

The repertoire is Chopin's Op. 28 and Scriabin's Op. 11 Preludes, sets written 50 years apart (in the same sequence of the 24 major and minor keys) and marvelously compatible. The piano, a Shigeru Kawai, sounds soft, almost muffled—very different from the ringing, brilliant, Steinway sound—but it's even across the registers and musical. Pletnev's playing, rather mellow in the Chopin, is outstanding in Scriabin, expressive, not showy. Taped in 2024, this is DG's first all-analog recording in decades. Not everyone will like its sound, but the music-making is thoughtful and top-flight.
-Ted Libbey, The Absolute Sound, April 2026, Music 4.5/5, Sonics 4.5/5

Features

  • AAA Pure Analog Recording
  • Double LP
  • 45rpm
  • Recorded on a Studer C37 Tube Tape Machine with 2 Custom-Made Sennheiser Microphones
  • The First Purely Analog Deutsche Grammophon Production Since the 1980s
  • Gatefold Jacket
  • Made in Germany

Musicians

Mikhail Pletnev piano

Selections

LP 1

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) – 24 Préludes, op. 28
Side A:
  1. No. 1 C major. Agitato
  2. No. 2 A minor. Lento
  3. No. 3 G major. Vivace
  4. No. 4 E minor. Largo
  5. No. 5 D major. Allegro molto
  6. No. 6 B minor. Lento assai
  7. No. 7 A major. Andantino
  8. No. 8 F sharp minor. Molto agitato
  9. No. 9 E major. Largo
  10. No. 10 C sharp minor. Allegro molto
  11. No. 11 B major. Vivace
  12. No. 12 G sharp minor. Presto
  13. No. 13 F sharp major. Lento
  14. No. 14 E flat minor. Allegro
Side B:
  1. No. 15 D flat major. Sostenuto
  2. No. 16 B flat minor. Presto con fuoco
  3. No. 17 A flat major. Allegretto
  4. No. 18 F minor. Allegro molto
  5. No. 19 E flat major. Vivace
  6. No. 20 C minor. Largo
  7. No. 21 B flat major. Cantabile
  8. No. 22 G minor. Molto agitato
  9. No. 23 F major. Moderato
  10. No. 24 D minor. Allegro appassionato

LP 2

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) – 24 Préludes, op. 11
Side A:
  1. No. 1 C major. Vivace
  2. No. 2 A minor. Allegretto
  3. No. 3 G major. Vivo
  4. No. 4 E minor. Lento
  5. No. 5 D major. Andante cantabile
  6. No. 6 B minor. Allegro
  7. No. 7 A major. Allegro assai
  8. No. 8 F sharp minor. Allegro agitato
  9. No. 9 E major. Andantino
  10. No. 10 C sharp minor. Andante
  11. No. 11 B major. Allegro assai
  12. No. 12 G sharp minor. Andante
Side B:
  1. No. 13 G flat major. Lento
  2. No. 14 E flat minor. Presto
  3. No. 15 D flat major. Lento
  4. No. 16 B flat minor. Misterioso
  5. No. 17 A flat major. Allegretto
  6. No. 18 F minor. Allegro agitato
  7. No. 19 E flat major. Affettuoso
  8. No. 20 C minor. Appassionato
  9. No. 21 B flat major. Andante
  10. No. 22 G minor. Lento
  11. No. 23 F major. Vivo
  12. No. 24 D minor. Presto

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