Scriabin's Sonate-fantaisie is dedicated to his first sweetheart, Natalya Sekerina, a romantic link revealed by the discovery of his love letters in 1922.
Critical Reception
Scriabin was widely regarded as a brilliant young pianist and enjoyed a successful career as a concert pianist throughout his life.
Composer Biography
Scriabin's childhood was largely overseen by his grandmother and his aunt Lyubov, as his father was in the consular service abroad.
Composer Biography
As a child, Scriabin enrolled in the Second Moscow Cadet Corps, a military school, where he was pampered and excelled academically.
Composer Biography
Scriabin temporarily lost the full use of his right hand due to over-practicing difficult pieces like Balakirev's Islamey and Liszt's Réminiscences de Don Juan.
Composer Biography
Alexander Scriabin's mother was a concert pianist and former student of Leschetizky, but she died when he was just fifteen months old.
Composer Biography
Scriabin studied piano with Nikolai Zverev, a highly sought-after teacher in Moscow, who provided free room, board, and lessons to his best students.
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