Composer, conductor and famous pianist Mikhail Pletnev has made some open
and noteworthy comments in an interview with the English newspaper "The
Independent". Western Classical music, he claimed, saying "Some things' time
has gone." He encouraged young composers to use electronic means of
expression and added that the impact of a well-recorded Rock-album was
superior to that of a Classical piece. Merely withdrawing from his theses
just a little bit at the very end, he claimed that maybe a genius composer
could change the sombre state of affairs. And if you're wondering, why
Platnev still hasn't started practising the guitar to form a Death-Metal
band: "Me, i'm still in the Classical Frame." A very interesting read
indeed.
Read the complete article at: The Independent Online
Homepage of Mikhail Pletnev: http://www.mikhailpletnev.net/
Read the complete article at: The Independent Online
Homepage of Mikhail Pletnev: http://www.mikhailpletnev.net/