Scriabin's musical language evolved from early influences of Chopin and Liszt, through a Wagnerian period, to a final atonal style that anticipated 20th-century sounds.
Composer Biography
Alexander Scriabin, a fellow student of Rachmaninoff at the Moscow Conservatory, holds a unique place in Russian music.
Composer Biography
Despite having small hands, Scriabin's piano works often feature widely spaced chords and rapid shifts, increasing the technical difficulty.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Unlike many of his Russian contemporaries, Scriabin rejected vocal music and folk influences, composing exclusively for piano and orchestra.
Performer Biography
Andrei Korobeinikov, the pianist on this recording, graduated from the Moscow Conservatory at 19 with the distinction of 'Best Musician of the Decade'.
Performer Biography
Andrei Korobeinikov's first album, dedicated to Scriabin, was highly successful and received awards including the Diapason d'Or.
Compositional Technique
Scriabin's études, like Chopin's, are generally built around a paraphrased and developed technical formula, demanding virtuosity of both fingers and wrist.
