Prelude in C minor op.11 (Scriabin)

[gardenvarietycynic]

I was (and most probably am) rather obsessed with this Scriabin guy. Just obsessed enough to spend the latter portion of my senior year writing an over-encumbered thesis about his harmony and mysticism.

Ah, but this old thing? This was before all that, some three years ago when I first started examining his work. Considering the fact that Scriabin was a profound and intimate miniaturist, it's a shame not enough people pay attention to these works, particularly considering how tidily they encapsulate his periods of harmonic (and theosophical) development between the years of 1888 and 1914.

Anywho! This recording is from a few years ago, a short prelude in C minor which evokes the extravagance of Liszt, the poetry of Chopin and a little bit of Scriabin's own emerging diablerie. It's not perfect (the recording), heh. Not remotely. But for some reason, I am still fond of it. I figure I'll let it be my first submission (giving me room to grow  ).

[lostinidlewonder]

This recording has the swelling in sound and fast emotion (throws climaxes at us at rapid speed) that epitomizes Scriabins music. A little noisy in places but thats the recording, great short Scriabin musical affair

[chris_goslow]

You definitely play with heart!

[rachfan]

I really enjoyed this performance.  You play this prelude with flair, deep feeling, and freedom, capturing its essence very well.