All recordingsPrices shown exclude VAT. (UK tax is not payable for deliveries to United States.)
See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Scriabin: Piano Works
This CD features the acclaimed Finnish pianist Olli Mustonen with piano works by Alexander Scriabin, which have become his signature pieces in recital. The virtuoso sets of Etudes and Preludes cover a wide range of late-Romantic expressions, from heroic to religious, ecstatic to melancholic. The Sonata No. 10 is regarded as one of Scriabin’s greatest works. The collection culminates with the pianistic tour-de-force of Vers la flamme, an astonishing piece famously championed by the late Vladimir Horowitz. Olli Mustonen has been hailed by The Sunday Times as, “a living dream of pianism, having broken through an expressive barrier that other players do not know exists.” “[Scriabin] is a composer you might expect would bring the best out of Mustonen, that he would respond well to the obsessiveness that characterises late Scriabin especially...Mustonen can't quite conjure the sheer hallucinatory weirdness that puts Vladimir Horowitz's recordings of these works in a class of their own, but he has a very good try.” The Guardian, 22nd March 2012 *** “An extraordinary pianist for extraordinary music. This is Scriabin as you have never heard him before, played by one of music's most formidable and compulsive free spirits...The music is made to leap flame-like and uncontained from the page and you could cut yourself on Mustonen's glittering sonority...Mustonen's beady and dazzling pianism in truly hypnotic...Few pianists have a more potent sense of the demoniac in music.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2012 “Mustonen emphasises the music's stylistic antecedents, rather than looking forward to the expressive ambivalence of Scriabin's later music...Whatever the technical demands involved, Mustonon always lets each miniature breath. His concentration on Scriabin's internal logic, rather than poetic suggestiveness, pays dividends in the Tenth Sonata” BBC Music Magazine, July 2012 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | Scriabin: The Travel Preludes
Spanish pianist Javier Negrin invites listeners along on an adventure through Alexander Scriabin’s Travel Preludes, bringing to the Russian composer his Mediterranean flair and technical mastery. “One of Spain’s most prominent pianists, the Canaries-born Javier Negrin’s...Scriabin consists solely of the Preludes of the Russian composer’s first period...given in complete cycles. The pianist displays an exquisite treatment of the instrument, a delicate sound palette, and a very deep knowledge of the typical universe of Scriabin...As if turning pages of the composer’s diary, every new cycle, every new Prelude is delivered in a distinct mood.” Ritmo, Gonzalo Pérez Chamorro. | 
| | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
|
|
| |  | Tchaikovsky: Children's Album
Arensky: | Elegia Prelude: Nal'i Damayanti (Nal and Damayanti) Characteristic Pieces for Piano, Op. 36: Consolation Characteristic Pieces for Piano, Op. 36: Scherzino Characteristic Pieces for Piano, Op. 36: Le ruisseau dans la foret | Grieg: | Vanished Days, Op. 57 No. 1 | Rachmaninov: | Melodie in E Major, Op. 3 No. 3 | Scriabin: | Prelude, Op. 15 No. 1 in A major Prelude, Op. 15 No. 2 in F sharp minor Prelude, Op. 15 No. 3 in E major Preludes, Op. 16 (5) | Tchaikovsky: | Album for the Young, Op. 39 |
Alexander Goldenweiser (piano) ADD | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
|
|
| |  | Valery Kastelsky plays Scriabin
Scriabin: | Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23 Prelude, Op. 15 No. 1 in A major Prelude, Op. 15 No. 2 in F sharp minor Prelude, Op. 15 No. 4 in E sharp minor Prelude, Op. 15 No. 5 in C sharp minor Preludes, Op. 16 (5) Prelude, Op. 17 No. 1 in D minor Prelude, Op. 17 No. 3 in D flat major Prelude, Op. 17 No. 6 in B flat major Prelude, Op. 17 No. 2 in E flat major Prelude, Op. 17 No. 5 in F minor Vers la flamme, Op. 72 |
ADD | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
|
|
| |  | Scriabin - Préludes
Scriabin: | Prelude, Op. 2 No. 2 in B major Preludes, Op. 11 (24) Preludes, Op. 13 (6) Preludes, Op. 16 (5) Preludes, Op. 22 (4) Preludes, Op. 27 (2) Étude Op. 2 No. 1 in C sharp minor Prelude, Op. 9 No. 1 in C sharp minor for the left hand Étude Op. 8 No. 4 in B major Prelude, Op. 15 No. 1 in A major Prelude, Op. 15 No. 2 in F sharp minor Prelude, Op. 15 No. 4 in E sharp minor Prelude, Op. 15 No. 5 in C sharp minor Prelude, Op. 17 No. 1 in D minor Prelude, Op. 17 No. 3 in D flat major Prelude, Op. 17 No. 4 in B flat minor Prelude, Op. 17 No. 6 in B flat major |
“…the playing is lively, full of character and colour, with an admirable range of touch… I find Arodaky often creates a greater sense of poetry in the individual numbers than Piers Lane in his set of the complete preludes for Hyperion. On the other hand, time and again one turns to Horowitz, whose 1956 recording of a generous selection of these pieces is available on RCA...” BBC Music Magazine, September 2004 **** | |
|
| |  | Scriabin: Preludes, Vol. 1
Evgeny Zarafiants (piano) | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
|
|
| |  |
After the success of her Ligeti CD (10 from Repertoire, 5 from Fono Forum, 5 from Classic Cd plus a wealth of excellent reviews in renowned music magazines), the young Canadian pianist Lucille Chung has turned to some of the major piano pieces by Alexander Scriabin, one of the most unique and enigmatic figures of Russian music astride the 19th and 20th centuries. The artistic course traced in our CD starts with the early 24 Preludes Op. 11 and ends with the aphoristic and innovative 5 Preludes Op. 74 (the last collection composed by Scriabin), passing through the 5 Preludes Op. 16, the two Poèmes Op. 71, Vers la flamme Op. 72 and the 2 Danses Op. 73. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
|
|
| |  | Scriabin Complete Piano Music
Scriabin: | 3 Pieces for piano, Op. 2 Two Nocturnes, Op.5 Preludes, Op. 11 (24) Waltz in F minor Op. 1 12 Etudes for piano, Op. 8 Canon in D minor Fugue in E minor Nocturne in A flat major Albumleaf for Piano in A flat major ’Monighetti’ Fantasy in A minor Op. post. Allegro Appassionato Op. 4 Variations on a theme by Mlle Egorova Albumleaf for Piano in F sharp major Valse in G sharp minor 8 Etudes, Op. 42 Mazurka in B minor Mazurka in F major Ten Mazurkas, Op. 3 2 Pieces for the left hand, Op. 9 2 Impromptus, Op. 7 Two Impromptus Op. 10 2 Impromptus, Op. 12 Preludes, Op. 13 (6) 2 Impromptus, Op. 14 Preludes, Op. 15 (5) Preludes, Op. 16 (5) Preludes, Op. 17 (7) Allegro de Concert for Piano, Op.18 Polonaise, Op. 21 Preludes, Op. 22 (4) Nine Mazurkas, Op. 25 Preludes, Op. 27 (2) Fantasy in B minor, Op. 28 Preludes, Op. 31 (4) Preludes, Op. 33 (4) Preludes, Op. 35 (3) Preludes, Op. 37 (4) Preludes, Op. 39 (4) Preludes, Op. 48 (4) Deux poèmes, Op. 32 Poème tragique Op. 34 Poeme satanique for Piano, Op.36 Poeme for Piano, Op.41 2 Poems for Piano, Op. 44 3 Pieces Op. 45 Scherzo for Piano in C major, Op. 46 3 Pieces for Piano, Op. 49 Waltz in A flat major, Op. 38 Quasi Valse, Op. 47 Two Mazurkas, Op. 40 Four Pieces, Op. 51 Trois Morceaux Op. 52 Quatre Morceaux Op. 56 Two Pieces, Op. 57 Albumblatt, Op. 58 2 Pieces for Piano, Op. 59 Poème-Nocturne, Op. 61 2 Poems for Piano, Op. 63 Poèmes, Op. 69 Nos. 1 & 2 Preludes, Op. 67 (2) Valse in D flat major |
| | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
|
|
| |  | Scriabin: The Complete Solo Piano Works
Scriabin: | Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-10 Preludes, Op. 11 (24) Preludes, Op. 17 (7) Preludes, Op. 22 (4) Preludes, Op. 27 (2) Preludes, Op. 31 (4) Preludes, Op. 35 (3) Preludes, Op. 37 (4) Preludes, Op. 39 (4) Preludes, Op. 48 (4) Preludes, Op. 67 (2) Preludes, Op. 74 (5) 3 Pieces for piano, Op. 2 12 Etudes for piano, Op. 8 8 Etudes, Op. 42 Three Etudes Op. 65 (1911/1912) Waltz in F minor Op. 1 Ten Mazurkas, Op. 3 Nine Mazurkas, Op. 25 Two Mazurkas, Op. 40 2 Impromptus, Op. 7 Two Impromptus Op. 10 2 Impromptus, Op. 12 2 Impromptus, Op. 14 Deux poèmes, Op. 32 2 Poems for Piano, Op. 44 2 Poems for Piano, Op. 63 Poèmes, Op. 69 Nos. 1 & 2 Deux poèmes Op. 71 Allegro Appassionato Op. 4 Two Nocturnes, Op.5 2 Pieces for the left hand, Op. 9 3 Pieces Op. 45 3 Pieces for Piano, Op. 49 Four Pieces, Op. 51 Trois Morceaux Op. 52 Quatre Morceaux Op. 56 Two Pieces, Op. 57 2 Pieces for Piano, Op. 59 Deux Danses Op. 73 Preludes, Op. 13 (6) Preludes, Op. 15 (5) Preludes, Op. 16 (5) Preludes, Op. 33 (4) Quasi Valse, Op. 47 |
We are pleased to announce that one of Capriccio’s bestsellers is now available again. The young Swedish pianist Maria Lettberg plays all of Scriabin’s piano compositions. The bonus DVD shows fascinating visualisations of the music by the designer Andrea Schmidt. “Obsessive patterns, harmonies and intervals seem to spin in interstellar space… This is an invaluable issue and a formidable achievement finely recorded.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2008 “Maria Lettberg can withstand comparison with the most exalted company. She is completely attuned to the hyper-refined sensibility and ecstatic rapture of Scriabin's world...Strongly recommended.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | (also available to download from $26.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
|
|
| |
|
Gramophone Magazine