Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54, Prometheus, Op. 60 & Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53

Featuring

Lan Shui
Yevgeny Sudbin
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Chorus
Singapore Symphony Youth Choir
Alexander Scriabin

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Performer Biography

Lan Shui, the conductor, served as the music director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2019 and is renowned for his passion in commissioning and recording new works.

Composer's Artistic Vision

For Prometheus, Scriabin envisioned a 'clavier à lumières' (color organ) to bathe performers and audience in colored lights corresponding to the music's harmonic and philosophical progression.

Performer Biography

Yevgeny Sudbin, the pianist on this album, was hailed by the Daily Telegraph as 'potentially one of the greatest pianists of the 21st century'.

Composer Biography

Alexander Scriabin, the composer, had a rapid and intense musical development in his short life, moving from early influences like Chopin and Wagner to a late style of visionary intensity.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Scriabin's music was deeply influenced by his obsession with occult and mystical ideas, leading him to declare, "the external world is the result of my subjective spiritual activity."

Compositional Technique

The bitter-sweet harmonies in Scriabin's The Poem of Ecstasy come from synthetic chords of his own invention, designed to allow modulation into almost any key.

Performer Biography

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has earned an international reputation for its orchestral virtuosity, receiving sterling reviews for its overseas tours and recordings.