Garrick Ohlsson - Scriabin: Complete Etudes (2009)

Tracklist

01. 3 Pieces, Op. 2: No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor
02. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 1 in C-Sharp Major
03. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor
04. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 3 in B Minor
05. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 4 in B Major
06. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 5 in E Major
07. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 6 in A Major
08. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 7 in B-Flat Minor
09. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 8 in A-Flat Major
10. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 9 in G-Sharp Minor
11. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 10 in D-Flat Major
12. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 11 in B-Flat Minor
13. 12 Études, Op. 8: No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor
14. 8 Etudes, Op. 42: No. 1 in D-Flat Major
15. 8 Etudes, Op. 42: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor
16. 8 Etudes, Op. 42: No. 3 in F-Sharp Major
17. 8 Etudes, Op. 42: No. 4 in F-Sharp Major
18. 8 Etudes, Op. 42: No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor
19. 8 Etudes, Op. 42: No. 6 in D-Flat Major
20. 8 Etudes, Op. 42: No. 7 in F Minor
21. 8 Etudes, Op. 42: No. 8 in E-Flat Major
22. 3 Pieces, Op. 49: No. 1 in E-Flat Major
23. 4 Pieces, Op. 56: No. 4, Etude. Presto
24. 3 Etudes, Op. 65: No. 1, Allegro fantastico
25. 3 Etudes, Op. 65: No. 2, Allegretto
26. 3 Etudes, Op. 65: No. 3, Molto vivace



Scriabin wrote his first Etude at age 15 (Op. 2, No. 1) and continued using this form up until his death. A few years after his first effort (in 1894), Scriabin composed the heroic set of Op. 8 Etudes, entering into his first maturity. Almost 10 years later, Scriabin composed his next set, the Op. 42 Etudes, works which contain something of the mystic theosophy he was so involved with at that point.

The late Etudes are all characterized by an even freer fantasy with sparer gestures and an increasingly systematic use of 'mystic' harmonies. Pianist Garrick Ohlsson is widely regarded as a leader among the American pianists of his generation.

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