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Alexander Scriabin's piano sonatas chart his career from Romantic piano virtuoso to mystical voyant more clearly than any of his other works. Yet hearing them in order also reveals that their increasing complexities and stylistic advances developed on a continuum, and that they are actually quite unified, despite their dramatic changes of forms, harmonies, rhythms, and tonality. Some pianists perceive a split between Sonata No. 4 and No. 5, as if that is where the seeds of Scriabin's messianic madness first took root; as a result, the cycle is frequently divided between vaguely Chopin-esque, parlor interpretations for the earlier works and crazy, excessive readings for the remaining pieces. However, Vladimir Ashkenazy deserves credit for comprehending the progression of the sonatas and for taking a consistent interpretive stance from first to last. He is remarkably thoughtful and coherent, and from the outset presents Scriabin's work as a search for greater musical freedoms, not as a gradual slide into madness. Ashkenazy may be faulted for rushing, and for more than a little explosiveness, but he must be accorded honors for producing one of the truly great Scriabin sets, both passionate and reasoned. The mix of ADD and DDD recordings may disappoint some, but the excellence of the music makes the slightly variable sound quality a minor issue. This 1997 London twofer reissue has bonus tracks of Scriabin's Opp. 32, 51, 56, and 73, which give it extra value.
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Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Piano Sonata in G-Sharp Minor Op. 19, No. 2, "Sonata Fantasy" (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Beswick, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Beswick, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer - Trygg Tryggvason, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer - Trygg Tryggvason, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer - Trygg Tryggvason, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer - Trygg Tryggvason, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer - Trygg Tryggvason, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer - Trygg Tryggvason, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
Quatre Morceaux, Op.56 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Beswick, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited
2 Danses, Op.73 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Beswick, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited
2 Poèmes, Op.32 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Beswick, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited
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Piano Sonata No.5 in F sharp major, Op.53 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer - Trygg Tryggvason, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
Piano Sonata No.6, Op.62 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Piano Sonata No.7 ('White Mass'), Op.64 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Beswick, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited
Piano Sonata No.8, Op.66 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Cornall, Producer
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Piano Sonata No.9, Op.68 'Black Mass' (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - Simon Eadon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer - Trygg Tryggvason, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 Decca Music Group Limited
Piano Sonata No.10, Op.70 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - John Dunkerley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Beswick, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1978 Decca Music Group Limited
Four Pieces, Op.51 (Alexander Scriabin)
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN, Composer - Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
Alexander Scriabin's piano sonatas chart his career from Romantic piano virtuoso to mystical voyant more clearly than any of his other works. Yet hearing them in order also reveals that their increasing complexities and stylistic advances developed on a continuum, and that they are actually quite unified, despite their dramatic changes of forms, harmonies, rhythms, and tonality. Some pianists perceive a split between Sonata No. 4 and No. 5, as if that is where the seeds of Scriabin's messianic madness first took root; as a result, the cycle is frequently divided between vaguely Chopin-esque, parlor interpretations for the earlier works and crazy, excessive readings for the remaining pieces. However, Vladimir Ashkenazy deserves credit for comprehending the progression of the sonatas and for taking a consistent interpretive stance from first to last. He is remarkably thoughtful and coherent, and from the outset presents Scriabin's work as a search for greater musical freedoms, not as a gradual slide into madness. Ashkenazy may be faulted for rushing, and for more than a little explosiveness, but he must be accorded honors for producing one of the truly great Scriabin sets, both passionate and reasoned. The mix of ADD and DDD recordings may disappoint some, but the excellence of the music makes the slightly variable sound quality a minor issue. This 1997 London twofer reissue has bonus tracks of Scriabin's Opp. 32, 51, 56, and 73, which give it extra value.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 02:29:42
- Main artists: Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Composer: Alexander Scriabin
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 1997 Decca Music Group Limited This Compilation ℗ 1997 Decca Music Group Limited
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