Dmitry Masleev

Dmitry Masleev – Tchaikovsky: The Seasons (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:11:46 minutes | 1,14 GB | Genre: Classical
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Dmitry Masleev would like to dedicate this album to his first child Adrian, who was born in January 2023. “I remember well my very first score, which was a gift from my parents: ‘The Seasons’ by Tchaikovsky. I was just a boy then, exhilarated by every piece I discovered in it! Looking at my baby boy, who was born at the beginning of this year, I feel that same energy of my childhood, the sincerity, curiosity, and fascination for each magical living sound… I have decided to record The Seasons to capture these sensations and to share them with my son and the rest of the world.” – Dmitry Masleev

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Dmitry Masleev – Rapid Movement (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 53:40 minutes | 552 MB | Genre: Classical
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Melodiya releases a new disc from Dmitry Masleev, the winner of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition. The program includes concertos by Shostakovich, Tsfasman and Kapustin. Born in Ulan-Ude, Dmitry Masleev graduated from the Moscow Conservatory and the International Piano Academy Lake Como in Italy. He became widely known after his triumphant victory at the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. The tour that followed the competition brought the pianist worldwide recognition. In 2017, the pianist made a successful debut at Carnegie Hall. If Dmitry Masleev’s first album that went in the charts of Spotify Top Classical of 2017 and received the prestigious German Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik included solo works by Scarlatti, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, this time the pianist performs with the Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic Society’s highly professional orchestra conducted by Vladimir Lande. Dmitri Shostakovich’s First Concerto, Alexander Tsfasman’s Concert Suite and Nikolai Kapustin’s Second Concerto are compositions that combine classical structures with improvisational freedom, and a rigid rhythmical scale with an expressive emotional tone. The fresh astringency of the music, the soloist’s brilliant virtuosity and the perfect coordination of orchestral sound – the jazz vibes that fill this music will strike a chord with every listener.

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Dmitry Masleev – Piano (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 58:13 minutes | 462 MB | Genre: Classical
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Melodiya presents a disc recorded by young Russian pianist Dmitry Masleev. The musicians name became widely known after his convincing victory at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2015 when he received the first prize and a special prize for his performance of a Mozart concerto. Dmitry Masleev was born in Ulan-Ude and graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Professor Mikhail Petukhov. He was awarded his first prize when he was 13 years old. Now a soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, he can boast a vast repertoire performing with some of the best Russian and foreign orchestras to rave reviews from reputable music critics. In early 2017, Dmitry debuted at Carnegie Hall, the Paris Philharmonie and the Konzerthaus Berlin. This disc is focused on Russian music of the 20th century. Shostakovichs Piano Concerto No. 2 dedicated to the composers son Maxim was recorded by Dmitry Masleev as part of the project comprising Shostakovich’s complete concertos recorded by the Tatarstan State Orchestra and conductor Alexander Sladkovsky. The pianist also performs Prokofievs Piano Sonata No. 2, a virtuosic and ‘rebellious’ piece written when the composer was young (his Piano Concerto No. 3 was one of the key numbers of the pianists competition programme). On the face of it, Domenico Scarlattis piano sonata next to Prokofievs piece may seem odd, but the transparent clarity of the Italian composers early classicism seamlessly blends with the nature of the selected works. The programme comes with an encore Shostakovichs Elegy from Ballet Suite No. 3 arranged by Dmitry Masleev.

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