Scriabin, a Russian composer and pianist, made innovations such as chords based on fourths and unexpected chromatic effects, and explored realms beyond traditional tonality.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nikolai Medtner, a Russian composer and pianist, remained faithful to a Romantic aesthetic and expressed disillusionment with modern music in his book, The Muse and the Fashion.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Scriabin, a Russian composer and pianist, dedicated his life to creating musical works that he believed would open the portals of the spiritual world.
Composer Biography
Nikolai Medtner, a Russian composer and pianist, left Russia due to economic collapse and the political situation, settling in Paris and later England, where he remained until his death.
Performer Biography
Pianist Katja Avdeeva, who started playing piano at age four, made her first public appearance at eight in a St. Petersburg piano competition.
Composer Biography
Alexander Scriabin, a Russian composer and pianist, launched an international concert career in 1894 despite his hand not easily stretching beyond an octave.
Compositional Technique
Medtner, a Russian composer and pianist, developed the creation of thematic sonatas, a genre in which none of his predecessors had worked to such an extent.
