Scriabin believed the ultimate goal of his music was the transfiguration of the Cosmos into ecstasy through Art.
Performer Biography
Vincent Larderet, the pianist on this recording, is recognized as a 'Steinway Artist' and has been praised for his intense, lyrical, and multi-timbred playing.
Composer Biography
Scriabin died at the age of 43, but not before he had initiated a revolution in the musical language of the 20th century.
Composition History
Scriabin's final composition, Acte préalable, intended as a prologue to a Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), remained unfinished and was rediscovered by composer and musicologist Manfred Kelkel.
Compositional Technique
Scriabin was one of the first early 20th-century composers to break from traditional tonality by exploring new scales and harmonic combinations, using a synthetic chord in his work Prometheus.
Compositional Technique
Scriabin was obsessed with unity and geometric proportion, which mathematically underpin the structure of his works.
Composer Biography
Scriabin, the composer, suffered from synesthesia, associating sounds with colors, which influenced his kaleidoscopic sound colors.
