Dissertation on Scriabin. Need materials

[euphorion]

Hi,  dudes. I'm working on some kind of a dissertation on Scriabin's Fantasia h moll. Where can I find some materials about the aesthetics and the interpretation of Scriabin's music.

[ramseytheii]

The classic Scriabin biography and analysis is Faubion Bowers, "Scriabin: A Biography."  You can buy it cheaply from Dover but be warned: it doesn't have a d@mn index!!!
And the best way to find out about a specific piece?  Get all the recordings you can from the library and read the liner notes.  They usually tell you more than any biography!

Walter Ramsey

[euphorion]

... and what about something on the Internet?

[pianistimo]

for some stuff about synesthesia  there is a 1980 article in 'Leonardo' journal vol 13 pp 101-107 comparing Scriabin's music to the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh. 

also, there's some stuff here:

https://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v3/psyche-3-06-vancampen.html

[pianowelsh]

I think there is a Howard ferguson bk on his music.   i wouldnt recommend anything off the internet for a  dissertation. It dosent generally hold enough weight . poss exception online Grove!!