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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | 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: | 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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