The Early Scriabin

Coombs takes a revealing trek though Scriabin's early piano music. His graceful rather than fiery playing and inventive programme, including some genuine rarities, uncovers little explored facets... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Apr 2007
Catalogue No: CDH55286
Label: Helios
Length: 73 minutes

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Scriabin: Sonata in E flat minor

Work length18:38

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

I. i

Track length7:46

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II. ii

Track length6:06

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III. iii

Track length4:46

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Scriabin: Waltz in F minor Op. 1

Work length2:51

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

Scriabin: Valse in G sharp minor

Work length2:25

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

Scriabin: Valse in D flat major

Work length1:44

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

Scriabin: Variations on a theme by Mlle Egorova

Work length5:06

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

Scriabin: Nocturne in A flat major

Work length2:31

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

Scriabin: Two Nocturnes, Op.5

Work length5:32

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

I. F sharp minor

Track length3:05

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II. A major

Track length2:27

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Scriabin: Sonata-Fantaisie in G sharp minor (1886)

Work length7:07

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

Scriabin: Fugue in E minor

Work length2:52

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

Scriabin: Canon in D minor

Work length1:24

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

Scriabin: Mazurka in B minor

Work length1:55

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

Scriabin: Mazurka in F major

Work length2:43

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

Excerpt, Scriabin: 12 Etudes for piano, Op. 8

Work length3:06

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

No 12 in D sharp minor (alternative version). Patetico

Track length3:06

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Scriabin: Prélude et nocturne pour la main gauche seule, Op 9

Work length6:59

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

No 1 in C sharp minor. Prélude

Track length2:34

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No 2 in D flat major. Nocturne

Track length4:25

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Scriabin: Allegro Appassionato Op. 4

Work length8:47

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Stephen Coombs (piano)

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Lovers of Scriabin's exotic, perfumed piano music, can not be without this disc. It conveniently collects all of Scriabin's early piano works that don't form part of a larger genre group (such as the complete preludes, already available on CDA67157/8, the complete etudes, CDA66607, or the complete sonatas, CDA67131/2). The largest work is, in fact, a piano sonata, but one that Scriabin abandoned as his musical language was developing so rapidly. He reworked the first movement to form the Allegro appassionato Op 4, and much of the rest of the work was lost for many years. It re-surfaced in 1970, and here it is played in a completion by Stephen Coombs himself. There are also attractive juvenile miniatures, and more mature works such as the two pieces for the left hand Op 9, and two Nocturnes Op 5; and, fascinatingly, an early version of the well-known etude in D sharp minor Op 8 No 12 (the virtuoso work made famous by Horowitz and others). Stephen Coombs has already shown himself to be a stylish advocate of neglected Russian repertoire, and here he brings all his musicianship and idiomatic affinity to create an inspiring and illuminating disc. This is a must for those interested in the development of the uniquely individual composer. It goes some way to providing an answer to Stravinsky's exclamation: "Scriabin where does he come from; and who are his forebears?".

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July 2007

Coombs takes a revealing trek though Scriabin's early piano music. His graceful rather than fiery playing and inventive programme, including some genuine rarities, uncovers little explored facets of the composer's work.

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