Scriabin: 24 Preludes/Sonatas 4 & 10

Scriabin: 24 Preludes/Sonatas 4 & 10

Scriabin: 24 Preludes/Sonatas 4 & 10
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Composer: Alexander Scriabin
Performer: Mikhail Pletnev
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2002-12-23
Music Label: Angel Records
Soundtracks:
  1. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part I: No.1 in C
  2. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part I: No.2 in a
  3. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part I: No.3 in G
  4. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part I: No.4 in e
  5. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part I: No.5 in D
  6. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part I: No.6 in b
  7. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part II: No.7 in A
  8. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part II: No.8 in f#
  9. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part II: No.9 in E
  10. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part II: No.10 in c#
  11. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part II: No.11 in B
  12. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part II: No.12 in g#
  13. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part III: No.13 in G flat
  14. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part III: No.14 in e flat
  15. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part III: No.15 in D flat
  16. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part III: No.16 in b flat
  17. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part III: No.17 in A flat
  18. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part III: No.18 in f
  19. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part IV: No.19 in E flat
  20. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part IV: No.20 in c
  21. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part IV: No.21 in B flat
  22. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part IV: No.22 in g
  23. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part IV: No.23 in F
  24. 24 Prlds, Op.11: Part IV: No.24 in d
  25. Son No.4 in f#, Op.30: I. Andante
  26. Son No.4 in f#, Op.30: II. Prestissimo volando
  27. Son No.10, Op.70
  28. Prld in a, Op.51 No.2
  29. Prld in F, Op.49 No.2
  30. Reverie, Op.49 No.3
  31. 3 Morceaux, Op.45: I. Feuillet d'album
  32. 3 Morceaux, Op.45: II. Poeme fantastique
  33. 3 Morceaux, Op.45: III. Prelude
  34. Poeme languide, Op.52 No.3
  35. Danse languide, Op.51 No.4
  36. 2 Morceaux, Op.57: I. Desir
  37. 2 Morceaux, Op.57: II. Caresse dansee

Free Music Notes for Scriabin: 24 Preludes/Sonatas 4 & 10

Free Music Review: Chiseled in Granite
Hit: 5 Stars

Pletnev is not normally a name one associates with Scriabin. His icey approach hardly seems to gel with a composer who spent much of his life obsessed with fire. That being said, this disc has proven to be absolute revelation.

A long time devotee of Sofronitsky's op.11 (complete but next to impossible to find these days) I was pleasantly surprised at how well Pletnev's crystalline approach encompasses the vast array of complex moods and emotions Scriabin approaches.

It is comparatively rare to find a complete recording of op.11 and Pletnev tackles the work very much as a whole, much in the manner of modern performance practice of the Chopin preludes. Often played as individual miniatures or in small groups, Pletnev presents a musical argument in which each short piece has been considered and plays a vital part in the overall structure of the work. Leading us on a musical journey traversing a broad pallet of moods, Pletnev convinces us that everything has a place with a consistency of playing where each miniature is as perfect as the next. To pick out individual examples would be contrary to the way the work is presented, as one large scale piece rather than just a series of miniatures.

Pletnev does for op.11 what Pollini does for the Chopin etudes. They are chiseled in granite, instilled with a classical beauty reminiscentt of grand architecture. There is an authorities clarity that cuts through much of the messy, self indulgent playing often found in the Scriabin of lesser pianists. You could take dictation from this recording. That being said, this is in no way a dusty academic reading but a profoundly moving recording that revels in its perfection and wide array of colours. (Note especially here that this is a live recording!)

Although it may not be to the taste of fans of a more phantasmagorical approach to this most eccentric of composers, I unreservedly recommend this recording of the preludes as the definitive modern recording of the complete set. Although some may find better "Scriabin playing" in the eccentric individual preludes of Horowitz, it really is like comparing apples and oranges.

The later works on the disc too are well performed, especially the minatures which have a introverted vibrancy to them. The Sonatas are better recorded elsewhere and require a more ideomatic approach to really bring out the tension and phantasmorga so important for late Scriabin. (Get the Horowitz 10th)

In short, as a huge fan of the great Scriabinists (Horowitz, Sofronitsky etc) this disc presents a very unique argument for Scriabin that proves to be a real revelation. From the very first prelude one really gets the impression that this recording is a refreshing change. Buy this disc. you will not be disappointed.
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