The Sonata No. 6 is permeated by a quasi-liturgical style and built from developments of Scriabin's 'Mystic' or Prometheus chord.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Scriabin aimed to synthesize Dionysian-orgiastic and Christian-Neoplatonic concepts in his music, intending to transcend base impulses and lead listeners to a higher state.
Composer Biography
Scriabin himself never performed his Sonata No. 6 in public, despite its innovative use of the piano as a 'supernatural instrument'.
Composer Biography
Scriabin, a gifted pianist, developed tendinitis in his right hand from learning a vast repertoire for his graduation exam, which influenced his First Piano Sonata.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Scriabin believed that true creation must reflect a universal law, and his music was deeply influenced by his philosophical and theosophical education.
Performer Biography
Vincenzo Maltempo, the pianist on this recording, is considered one of the most authoritative modern exponents of the music of Alkan, a French Romantic composer.
Compositional Technique
Scriabin's later sonatas, such as the Fourth, often feature two movements so intimately fused they resemble a single form, anticipating his one-movement sonatas.
