Tracks 22 and 23 on this album were recorded in Paris at the Eglise de la rue Cortembert in July 1999, using a Fazioli piano.
Compositional Technique
Scriabin's Mazurkas, particularly Op. 25, show an enrichment of piano writing and harmonic language, with post-Lisztian accents foreshadowing his later evolution.
Composition History
The first 10 Mazurkas, Op. 3, were composed by Alexander Scriabin between 1888 and 1889 while he was still a student at the Moscow Conservatory.
Composer Biography
Alexander Scriabin, the composer, was a student of composition and musical theory with Arensky and Taneyev, and a piano student of Vassily Safonov at the Moscow Conservatory.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Mazurkas, Op. 40, written in 1902 and 1903, foreshadow the sound world of Scriabin's 4th Sonata, which he described as 'man's flight towards the star, symbol of happiness'.
Performer Biography
François Chaplin, the pianist on this recording, received the Mozart and Robert Casadesus Prizes at the International Competition in Cleveland in 1989.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alexander Scriabin's Mazurkas reflect his aesthetic journey from 1888 to 1903, during which he became aware of his personal vision of the universe and moved beyond the tonal system.
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