Scriabin Recital

Featuring

Yoojung Kim
Alexander Scriabin

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Compositional Technique

Musicologist Jonathan Powell declared that Scriabin's cycle of ten piano sonatas is arguably of the most consistent high quality since Beethoven's.

Composer's Artistic Vision

At the time of his death, Scriabin was working on a sacred theatre-piece called Mysterium, which he hoped to produce in the Himalayas and integrate all arts and senses to transform humanity.

Composer Biography

Alexander Scriabin's mother was an accomplished pianist who played a demanding solo recital five days before he was born.

Recording & Production

This recording was made in the Concert Hall of Drew University, Madison, NJ, in July 2019, using a Steinway Model D piano.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Scriabin's music took on an increasingly mystical cast, influenced by Theosophy, an esoteric belief system with occult overtones.

Composer Biography

Scriabin studied piano and composition alongside his lifelong friend Sergei Rachmaninoff, even living together for a time with their piano teacher Nikolai Zverev.

Composer Biography

Scriabin was limited by his physique, being short and having hands that could only span an octave, and his right-hand technique was impaired by overzealous practice.