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Topic: Scriabin's je ne sais quoi  (Read 1698 times)

Offline frigo

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Scriabin's je ne sais quoi
on: March 27, 2009, 09:02:46 PM
What is this thing Scriabin has that makes his pieces so beautiful?

Offline Alde

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Re: Scriabin's je ne sais quoi
Reply #1 on: March 27, 2009, 09:28:26 PM
chromaticism
passion
mystic

I have played a prelude and some of the etudes.  I hope to someday play some of the sonatas.

Great composer for the piano.

Offline ryguillian

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Re: Scriabin's je ne sais quoi
Reply #2 on: March 28, 2009, 01:00:02 AM
What is this thing Scriabin has that makes his pieces so beautiful?

Death precludes Scriabin from having.

Sorry.
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Offline drpiano

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Re: Scriabin's je ne sais quoi
Reply #3 on: March 28, 2009, 02:56:27 AM
Death precludes Scriabin from having.


Does it? We are talking about Scriabin here....

Offline frigo

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Re: Scriabin's je ne sais quoi
Reply #4 on: March 28, 2009, 11:44:55 AM
Death precludes Scriabin from having.

Sorry.

No it doesn't.
Sorry

Offline michel dvorsky

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Re: Scriabin's je ne sais quoi
Reply #5 on: March 28, 2009, 09:14:23 PM
No it doesn't.
Sorry

Gods don't die.
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Offline rob47

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Re: Scriabin's je ne sais quoi
Reply #6 on: March 29, 2009, 02:36:35 AM
Death precludes Scriabin from Shaving.

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