My dear, Scriabin's life and work make him the most enigmatic composer I have ever heard. What we know about him at the piano is that he was a Chopinian, but very involved in mystique. Perhaps this explains the low visibility of his work, something that changes every decade.

+Tetyana Chorma! Я очень рада, что Вы согласны с моей оценкой искусства пианистки Valentina Lisitsa в глубокой и тонкой интерпретации музыки Scriabin!!!

couldnt agree more

Yes, the first four sonatas are unique. Almost classical, almost Beethoven...

The fourth is already something else.

Actually, Mikael, it was an LP set released by Nonesuch, not DGG. She also released numerous Scriabin works on Connoisseur Society LPs. Cheers!

spotted

^ Very touching and empathetic statement. i couldnt agree more. Also, thank you for restoring some humanity today. This piece, the internet, the electricity..its really incredible that we, simply people, have come so far. Frankly, for me, its amazing we even figured out how to make records..and not only that, made em sound goddamn great. i dont know much..but im certain who wrote this music, was nothing short of genius...and for me, it simply goes to show, if you are lucky enough to have a dream, follow it. afterall, some people, and this is blunt.,but some are cheated out of their rudimentary mental faculties at birth, or some later.. if you have a mind, Consider using it. i guess, even if its to be a dick if thats what makes you feel good. Im not endorsing any one thing or other. Ofcourse, like any single other person, this is just MY outlook. But i suppose i would like to remind you the reader. You are alive right now. You might have a funeral next week, the world and people isnt just total shit. It's true that...we are all in this together. well and death and taxes...Ill end my little rant with this message. Food for thought.... Do as thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Love is the law. Love under will. and Every man and woman is a star.

Maybe try the 5th sonata it’s more romantic than the other sonatas I would say

It's too beautiful

Nearly painfully beautiful! The eyes simply fill with tears!

Lawrence Magee sorry synaesthesia is something you have to be born with you can’t just pretend to have it

@@Magnet12 It's a joke because scriabin was obsessed with using colors to resemble his music.

Maximus no that’s clearly not a joke unless he is pretending to be Scriabin himself

@@Magnet12 whatever, william Aspergers the second

@@Magnet12 drop 6 hits of good acid and call me in the morning prick.

spotted

I do. For most composers being called "bad Schubert" would be high praise. The poem is very much in the style of Schubert's impromptus. Only a *lot* shorter and with highly chromatic harmonies. The piece reminds me most of the slow movement of Beethoven's Pathetique. The most telling criticism of Scriabin's music is the way he wedded his music to classical forms. So while he was a revolutionary as regards tonality, he was very much a traditionalist when it came to musical structures. As for the comment, Scriabin's chromatic style and intentionally brittle harmonies aren't to everyone's taste. Oh yes, and I want me a Bosendorfer. To go with my Pleyel (I wish).