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franklindriessen

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scriabin etude

on: March 17, 2003, 12:16:43 AM

i want to play an etude for an audition and i am trying to decide whether to play scriabins etude op 8 no 11 or op 2 no 1. any ideas? any other suggestions are welcome.

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frederic

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Re: scriabin etude

Reply #1 on: March 17, 2003, 06:35:20 AM

Do you have to play Scriabin etudes?
Because i can suggest many by Liszt and Chopin.
But as i am not a fan of Scriabin i can't really say...
Though his famous D# minor No. 12 is quite good...
Dunno

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Colette

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Re: scriabin etude

Reply #2 on: March 18, 2003, 03:45:59 AM

What are you auditioning for? Because the etudes you chose are very slow, and do not show the technical bravura that is supposed to be displayed in your etude choice for an audition. If these peices are fulfilling other requirements, I would favor op 8 n.11, theres more music to work with. If I can recommend other etudes that are good for auditions, op.8 n.2 is gorgeous, has a lot of inner melodies, op.8 n. 10 is chopinesque and devilishly hard (its all thirds and huge jumps in the left hand) but great for auditions, op.42 n.3 is a study in the right hand trill, op.65 n. 1 is a fabulous later work that's a study in octaves, and of course the famous op.65 n.3 is amazing, and surprisingly comfortable, but more a tone poem than an appropriate etude for audtions in my opinion. Listen to the whole recorded set if you can. Horowitz and Richter championed Scriabin's music, and recorded almost all of his works, so pick up a cd or two. Good luck to you!

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tremendousOt

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Reply #3 on: April 08, 2003, 07:27:50 PM

Op. 65 n. 1 is a study in 9ths actually, not octaves--ouch! I can just barely handle the streches in it, i understand that Scriabin himself actually couldn't play the piece at all due to his tiny hands.

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ciocia_fifi

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Reply #4 on: April 20, 2003, 11:23:03 PM

i ve played this scriabin op.65 no1 ( for 9ths indeed ) for 2years, its fun!

id advise it 2 any1 with big, strechted hands+ some real sensitivity and awarness of d colour& touch. quite psychodelic stuff. try practising in d darkness, its possible and it opens some new ways of perceptions! cool &enjoyable on d stage (although i make 2 many bizarre faces while playing it huhuh

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Reply #5 on: May 29, 2003, 10:44:50 AM

I agree with Colette about the Op2No1 etude. Its very beautiful, but is less demanding technically than the other etudes. Consequently, if you want to use that as an audition, you really need to make it amazing musically.

Why not look at Op8No12? Im partial to that one since its the one I did last semester, Ill probably do No11 next if I have time; I still need to do a Chopin etude, but for me the Scriabin etudes are so much more interesting than the Chopin etudes. Of course thats just my opinion

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