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Topic: tempo for scriabin etude op 8 n 11?  (Read 1541 times)

Offline claudioszw

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tempo for scriabin etude op 8 n 11?
on: October 25, 2013, 01:41:03 AM
Hi,
The score indicates the tempo as being 63, but it seems that pianists play it much slower. what's the correct tempo for this piece?
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Offline j_menz

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Re: tempo for scriabin etude op 8 n 11?
Reply #1 on: October 25, 2013, 02:21:51 AM
That's crotchet = 63. Andante cantabile. Seems to me most pianists are about right, at least most notable ones. Horowitz, Richter etc...

Who do you think is "much slower"? Or are you thinking quaver=63?
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Re: tempo for scriabin etude op 8 n 11?
Reply #2 on: October 25, 2013, 06:39:44 PM
Thank you. I checked again, and you're right. Even more recent recordings, such as garrick ohlsson, are in fact just about this tempo, although with a lot o rubato. it's the type of piece that gives you the impression of being slower than it is.
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