Soyeon Kate Lee - Scriabin: Piano Music, Vol. 1-2 (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist


01. Sonata fantasie in G-Sharp Minor, WoO 6
02. 3 Pieces, Op. 2: No. 3, Impromptu à la mazur
03. 2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor
04. 2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: No. 2 in A Major
05. 2 Impromptus à la mazur, Op. 7: No. 1 in G-Sharp Minor
06. 2 Impromptus à la mazur, Op. 7: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major
07. Egoroff Variations, WoO 9
08. 2 Pieces for the Left Hand, Op. 9: No. 2, Nocturne in D-Flat Major
09. 2 Impromptus, Op. 12: No. 1 in F-Sharp Major
10. 2 Impromptus, Op. 12: No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
11. Quasi-valse in F Major, Op. 47
12. 3 Pieces, Op. 49: No. 3, Rêverie in C Major
13. Scherzo, Op. 46
14. 2 Pieces, Op. 57: No. 1, Désir
15. 2 Pieces, Op. 57: No. 2, Caresse dansée
16. Canon in D Minor

Alexander Scriabin’s music was admired by Tolstoy as ‘a sincere expression of genius’ while the composer once described himself as ‘all impulse, all desire…’. Rivalling Rachmaninov as a virtuoso musician, the colourful young pianist/composer Scriabin found inspiration in his hero Chopin, while adding Russian darkness to his Impromptus and sensuous passion to the technically demanding Sonatefantaisie. This album of lesser-known works also includes the precocious 11 year old’s Canon in D minor.



01. Allegro de concert, Op. 18
02. Feuillet d'album in F-Sharp Major, Op. Posth.
03. Feuillet d'album de Monighetti in A-Flat Major, Op. Posth.
04. 3 Pieces, Op. 45: No. 1, Feuillet d'album
05. 4 Pieces, Op. 56: No. 2, Ironies
06. Allegro appassionato, Op. 4
07. 2 Impromptus, Op. 10: No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor
08. 4 Pieces, Op. 51: No. 1, Fragilité
09. 2 Impromptus, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Major
10. 4 Pieces, Op. 56: No. 3, Nuances
11. 2 Impromptus, Op. 14: No. 1 in B Major
12. 4 Pieces, Op. 51: No. 4, Danse languide
13. 2 Impromptus, Op. 14: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor
14. Waltz in G-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth
15. Fantaisie in B Minor, Op. 28
16. Fugue in E Minor

Expressive allure and refined originality are the hallmarks of much of Alexander Scriabin’s piano music. Miniatures such as the Feuillets d’album (album leaves) and the Impromptus, draw on examples by composers including Chopin, Schumann and Tchaikovsky. The Fantaisie, Op. 28 is notable for its brooding opening, melodic abundance and virtuoso style, while the Opus 51 and 56 collections create a multiplicity of moods. The great Soviet pianist Sviatoslav Richter regarded Scriabin’s music as ‘a poetical drug’, and contemporary commentators described it as ‘full of fancy, delight and beauty’. The first of this two-volume collection can be heard on Naxos 8.573527.

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