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Scriabin: | Preludes, Op. 13 (6) Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 9 No. 1 in C sharp minor for the left hand Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 2 in A minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 4 in E minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 5 in D major Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 6 in B minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 8 in F sharp minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 9 in E major Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 10 in C sharp minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 11 in B major Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 12 in G sharp minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 13 in G flat major Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 14 in E flat minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 16 in B flat minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 18 in F minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 20 in C minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 22 in G minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Prelude, Op. 11 No. 24 in D minor Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Preludes, Op. 67 (2) John Ogdon (piano) Preludes, Op. 48 (4) John Ogdon (piano) Preludes, Op. 74 (5) John Ogdon (piano) Two Pieces, Op. 57 John Ogdon (piano) Albumblatt, Op. 58 John Ogdon (piano) 2 Poems for Piano, Op. 63 John Ogdon (piano) Vers la flamme, Op. 72 John Ogdon (piano) Étude Op. 2 No. 1 in C sharp minor John Ogdon (piano) 3 Pieces Op. 45 Mikhail Pletnev (piano) 8 Etudes, Op. 42 Roustem Saitkoulov (piano) Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 'Sonata Fantasy' Boris Giltburg (piano) Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30 Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Piano Sonata No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53 Simon Trpceski (piano) Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 'White Mass' Ian Fountain (piano) Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 Mikhail Pletnev (piano) |
Although he wrote four symphonies and a small number of other orchestral works, the vast majority of Alexander Scriabin's (1872-1915) output was written for solo piano, and it is this aspect of his work that is presented on the two CDs in this set. One of his early influences was the music of Chopin: the Piano Concerto that he wrote when he was just 24 years old is a perfect illustration of this. The effect of Chopin can also be detected in the early Preludes that begin the first CD. It was during a six-year stay in western Europe, beginning in 1903, that his compositional style developed and became more individual and harmonically adventurous. The music that Scriabin wrote during the final five years of his life was all written for the piano and reflects his mature style, making his music some of the most advanced of the time. It was whilst on a visit to London in 1914 that Scriabin suffered a wound to his upper lip which eventually led to the blood poisoning from which he died a year later. “A starry pianistic line-up give their all in Scriabin's microcosmic soundworlds, highlighted by Gavrilov's Fourth, Trpceski's Fifth and Pletnev's Tenth sonatas, alongside Ogdon's hypnotic Vers la flamme.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2011 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Scriabin: | Preludes, Op. 22 (4) Enigme, Op. 52 No. 2 Poème in C major, Op. 52 No. 1 Ironies Op. 56 No. 2 2 Poems for Piano, Op. 63 Three Etudes Op. 65 (1911/1912) Two Mazurkas, Op. 40 Preludes, Op. 48 (4) Deux poèmes Op. 71 2 Impromptus, Op. 14 Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 'Black Mass' Feuillet d'album, Op. 45 No. 1 Prelude, Op. 45 No. 3 in E flat major Nuances, Op. 56 No. 3 Étude Op. 56 No. 4 Étude Op. 42 No. 4 in F sharp major | Taneyev: | Prelude in F major |
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| |  | Scriabin: Preludes, Vol. 2
Scriabin: | Preludes, Op. 22 (4) Preludes, Op. 27 (2) Preludes, Op. 31 (4) Preludes, Op. 33 (4) Preludes, Op. 35 (3) Preludes, Op. 37 (4) Preludes, Op. 39 (4) Prelude, Op. 45 No. 3 in E flat major Preludes, Op. 48 (4) Prelude, Op. 49 No. 2 in F major Prelude, Op. 51 No. 2 in A minor Prelude, Op. 56 No. 1 in E flat major Prelude, Op. 59 No. 2 Preludes, Op. 67 (2) Preludes, Op. 74 (5) | Scriabin, J: | 4 Preludes |
Evgeny Zarafiants (piano) “Naxos has turned up trumps with the little-known Russian Evgeny Zarafiants. Rhythmically subtle (and continually supple), tonally expansive and dramatically wide-ranging, he plays this music with great conviction, and a technique which copes conformably with all challenges. Even in the most tempestuous and tortuous passages, his tone is never strident, and his harmonic colouring could profitably be emulated by many pianists of ten times his renown. This release can be highly recommended, not least for the excellent recorded sound.” BBC Music Magazine “With this second volume Evgeny Zarafiants completes his superb survey of Scriabin's 86 Preludes, adding four Preludes by Julian Scriabin, the composer's precociously gifted son, as encores. Listening to music of such morbid and refined intricacy played with the finest musical poise and commitment returns us to Stravinsky's bemused question, 'Scriabin, where does he come from, and who are his followers?' Is the angst and angry convolution of, say, Op 27 No 1 a slavonic memory of Brahms's Op 118 No 1? Does the explosive whimsy of Op 35 No 3 take its cue from the Scherzo of Beethoven's Op 26 Sonata? The hair-raising presto of Op 67 No 2 recalls the menace and enigma of the finale from Chopin's Op 35 Sonata, while the terse and belligerant Op 33 No 3 looks ahead to Stravinsky's sharpest modernist utterances. Yet if there are countless examples of reflection and prophecy, there are still more of the most startling originality.
Scriabin is always Scriabin, and as he journeys from Op 22 to Op 74 into the darkest reaches of the imagination you're reminded that this is hardly music for the faint-hearted.
Once again, Zarafiants is equal to each and every vivid occasion. Whether in the fragrant grazioso of Op 22 No 2, where the line twists and turns like so much honeysuckle, in the toppling argument of Op 31 No 3, or in the sauvage belliqueux of Op 59 No 2, he's richly responsive, his playing alive with a rare pianistic skill and imaginative brio. The Brandon Hill recordings are resonant and full-blooded.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | 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 |
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| |  | 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.) |
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