IDAGIO | Alexey Trushechkin: The Piano Sonatas of Schumann and Scriabin - From the Dawn to the Dusk of Romanticism 4600383300153

Featuring

Alexey Trushechkin
Robert Schumann
Alexander Scriabin

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Alexander Scriabin was inspired by the idea of transforming the world through art, seeing himself as a prophet and missionary of new cosmic ideas, influenced by theosophy and mystical philosophy.

Performer Biography

Alexey Trushechkin has won numerous awards, including 1st Prize at the Scriabin International Piano Competition in Paris (2012) and the San Jose International Piano Competition (2019).

Composer Biography

Schumann founded the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik ('New Journal for Music') to promote forward-thinking composers and created the imaginary society of the Davidsbund ('League of David') to champion pure art.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Robert Schumann, a founding figure of musical Romanticism, used his compositions, writing, and criticism to protest spiritual mediocrity and advocate for higher culture and true feeling.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Scriabin's visionary dream of a 'Mysterium' – a grand, all-encompassing work uniting music, light, scent, words, and movement – remained unrealized but inspired all of his late music.

Performer Biography

Alexey Trushechkin, a Russian pianist, was born into a musical family and began his studies under his father, Mikhail Trushechkin, a renowned pianist and professor.

Album & Artwork

This album brings together the sonatas of Robert Schumann and Alexander Scriabin, representing the dawn and mystical twilight of the Romantic era, respectively.