Scriabin etude op 2 no 1 pdf 1 etude in csharp minor no. It is youthful, vigorous, technically demanding piano music in the grand late romantic style, written at a point in scriabins life when he and rachmaninov were still headed in the same direction. The second, in f sharp minor, brims with passion and mystery, mixing chopin with a kind of rachmaninovian agitation in its cross rhythms. Fingering is not at all problematic in this etude although a few instances of rh finger changing are needed, such as in bar 11 use 2 then 1 on the b sharp and 12 use 4 then 5 on the d sharp. Scriabin dedicated to the memory of alexander satz 19412007 yevgeny sudbin yevgeny sudbin bissacd1568. Hi james, i like this piece a lot and actually have a recording of my own up here, as well. Hmm, so far i think the etude is ok, it greatly improves my accuracy and octave technique. The recording is performed by jeremiah jones and is 2 minutes and 48 seconds in length this is my first recording of a work by scriabin.
Scriabin was 15 years old when he wrote this etude in 1887, a time when he was already an admirer of chopin and liszt. The earliest of these compositions is the single etude of op. Most items were published separately before the collection was assembled. Fingerings included, edited by oriol lopez calle with mp3 and midi files. This was an opportunity for tony to put the programme before a small invited audience of friends ahead of public concerts and a recording. Sophia agranovich performs alexander scriabin etude in dsharp minor op. Hommage a horowitz alexander scriabin 1871 1915, etude op. This etude was written in 1887, when scriabin was just 15 years old.
This naxos cd gives us the complete etudes composed by alexander scriabin during his relatively short life. As one might surmise from the low opus number, this is early scriabin and thus somewhat stylistically derivative. Scriabin s music has a very unique and recognizable style to it. They show scriabins most poetic and inno cent ly charming qualities a rare combination and one seldom encountered in. In general, if you have small hands, theyre painful. Sinking to the floor at last, she extends one arm in a final anguished appeal which calls to mind duncans forlorn note to victor seroff. Scriabin was trained as a soldier at the moscow cadet school from 1882 to 1889 but studied music at the same time and took piano. This week i had the pleasure of a house concert at my home, during which the pianist anthony hewitt played alexander scriabins preludes, opp 11, 15, 16 and 17 on my lovely antique bechstein. The dance is a masterpiece of simplicity, reduced to a single descending line in which the dancer progresses diagonally across the stage. Bachs music was way too blunt, without a singing line. Pdf digital sheet music to download and print, midi and mp3 audio files once you buy or access this item as a member, youll be able to. Mother is part of a trilogy of dances that duncan created around 1923 to the etudes of scriabin. It was also his last, for scriabin died soon after.
It was revived by irma duncan in 1927, and restaged by julia levien in 1978. This etude was the first of the three pieces from op. It makes good sense to use the lh for the bottom notes of the big rh chords in bars 1, 5 and 9 fortunately the lh has rests here anyway. The influence of the former can be heard in the harmonies and emotional tenor of the piece, but the main theme is more akin to the singing melodic creations. This miniature lasts less than three minutes but compresses the emotional depths. Here scriabins virtuosic sustain pedaling assembles clusters of up to seven different diatonic notes in an exquisite sonority that scriabin himself used to describe as a psychic shift the whole melody of this prelude consists of 240 eighthnotes, being the opening chord of this piece cde. Treatise presented to the faculty of the graduate school of music. Free free alexander scriabin sheet music sheet music pieces to download from. Kissin then played another scriabin etude, an etude very strongly associated with horowitz. Evgeny kissin plays scriabin etude in c sharp minor op. The scriabin etude op8 no12 may well be the best known and most loved of scriabin s works for the piano. However, unlike chopin who took a more narrow view of imparting technique through a study of thirds, or arpeggios, etc. Scriabins music has a very unique and recognizable style to it. C major, a minor, g major, e minor, d major, b minor and so on, alternating major keys with their relative minors, and following the ascending circle of fifths.
An examination of innovations in alexander scriabins late etudes for piano. Nsbqcmvsdwrlcywgt3aumtygkfnjcmlhymlulcbbbgvrc2fuzhip genre piano. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. It is accompanied by repeated chords in both hands, featuring rich harmonies, inner voices, and large spreads in the left hand. The melody is poignant and heartfelt, showing many characteristics of russian gypsy music. Yet while it divulges unmistakable echoes of chopin and liszt, it also reveals a good measure of sophistication and growing mastery of keyboard writing, pointing the way toward the later individualism of the composer. List of compositions by alexander scriabin wikipedia. Doctor of musical arts performance, december 20, 42 pp. These harmonies are less resonant here, but look how highly psychologically difficult it has become. They also covered all 24 major and minor keys and they follow the same key sequence. It is youthful, vigorous, technically demanding piano music in the grand late romantic style, written at a point in scriabin s life when he and rachmaninov were still headed in the same direction. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer.
Scriabins 24 preludes were modeled after frederic chopins own set of 24 preludes, op. Leonid sabaneyev cites the composer with the following words. A visit to genoa in 1895 may have been a further stimulus, but the sonata was not finished until another turning point in scriabins life had been reached. Scriabins etude 424 focuses mainly on playing a cantilena line, including the voicing of chords that might occur within the line. The sonata no 2 in g sharp minor, op 19 18927, takes its inspiration from nature. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace.
These quints are really creating a totally new sentiment, dont you think. The recording is performed by jeremiah jones and is 2 minutes and 48 seconds in length. An examination of innovations in alexander scriabins late. In the first section, i play the sextuplets without pedal, with a little more staccato and a firm finish on the half note at the beginning of the next measure, but thats just something that i like to do based on a recording i heard by horowitz several years ago. Aleksandr scriabin, russian composer of piano and orchestral music noted for its unusual harmonies through which the composer sought to explore musical symbolism. Piano solo sheet music book by alexander scriabin 18721915. Tradition and innovation in the twentyfour preludes, opus 11 of alexander scriabin by hwayoung lee, b.
Worldcat 1902 is listed, but this likely refers to the date of the first item in the volume. Classicalp iano scriabin complete piano sonatas, etudes op. The scriabin etude op8 no12 may well be the best known and most loved of scriabins works for the piano. This was the siciliano from the flute sonata in e flat.
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