Scriabin 8/12: Version 1 or 2?

[phil13]

Anyone who owns Stephen Coombs' Early Scriabin album knows that Scriabin wrote down a second, more harmonically interesting and extended version of Op.8 No.12.

For me, the first version is just so potent that I cannot turn away from it, but the 2nd version is still very unusual, utilizing a lot of the harmonies that Scriabin would later use in the Piano Concerto. It sounds a lot less "Chopinesque" (not that the 1st version is all that similar to Chopin, but you get what I mean, right?)

Discuss.

Phil

[jre58591]

its not one of my favorite studies, but i gotta say, i prefer the extended version, even though coombs is a bit weak with it.

[nicco]

I much prefer the 2nd version, although at first hearing i thought it was this version he wrote first, because it sounds less "finished" then the actual 1st version.

[mikey6]

Can someone post extended version

[steve jones]

I love this etude... cant wait to play it! Both versions are cool, but I must admit, Im hooked on the original.

SJ

[lichristine]

I'm in the middle of memorizing it... I heart this piece.

[steve jones]

Are you really?

Im jealous, its too difficult for me right now... 

SJ