Scriabin's musical discourse often features thematic recurrences and self-quotations, suggesting a single, intricate work spanning Sonatas Four to Ten.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Scriabin's Sonatas aim to be a vehicle for a 'supreme experience' and spiritual 'regeneration' for both performer and audience.
Composer Biography
Alexander Scriabin's ten Piano Sonatas, written between 1891 and 1913, reflect his entire artistic journey.
Compositional Technique
The ornamentation in Scriabin's Sonatas, almost absent until the Fifth, grows significantly in later works, with trills described as 'insects that are brought to life by the heat of the sun'.
Compositional Technique
From the Fifth Sonata onwards, Scriabin removed key signatures and metronome indications, inviting performers to find the music's internal rhythms.
Compositional Technique
Scriabin's later Sonatas feature increasing complexity, including polymetricity in the Eighth Sonata and polyrhythmicity in the Tenth.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in April 2023 at OpificioSonoroStudio in Perugia, Italy, and features a Fazioli Grand F2781279 piano.
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