Long chord in Scriabin Op.67 No.1

[gabriel99]

My teacher assigned to me the first prelude from Scriabin Op. 67. This chord at the end of the first page seems unplayable unless arpeggiated, but how?



Should I play E+A#FB, E+A#+FB, or maybe EA#+FB?

[themeandvariation]

I'm assuming that you can reach the lh chords in the previous measures, some of which are 10ths...(otherwise, I suppose you would have mentioned it). So I am guessing that you can reach the RH chord in the measure you boxed..
'de'chirant' is indicated, meaning heartwrenching.. so I do think a LH roll would work musically in that context.. (Why didn't Scriabin write a roll there? Surely he was aware!)
The roll can be tried different ways, (and could include the RH, if deemed musically effective).  I would either roll in evenly for bottom to top. Or, and perhaps more dramatic, one could play the first note, E, as a grace note, to the rest of the chord, played  together, (not rolled).
Also, one could roll the LH and RH at the same time.. as another option.

Finally, this is a question for your teacher, as it  is an aesthetic  question of interpretation,as well as being a practical question.
Frankly, Im surprised the teacher didn't already go over this with you.
Cheers
 

[gabriel99]

Finally, this is a question for your teacher, as it  is an aesthetic  question of interpretation,as well as being a practical question.
Frankly, Im surprised the teacher didn't already go over this with you.

He left the country for a few weeks before giving me this piece. I just wanted to get all the notes down before he's back.

Another alternative that was suggest to me, was to play E and A# together and the the rest of the chord, using the left hand to play FB and D (in treble clef).

[themeandvariation]

If you play the E and A# together, and Then play the rest of the chord (if I understand your meaning), then you'd have a naked tritone interval in the low register to start that measure, which is Very pronounced, and something I wouldn't do, as it seems out of  context in this piece.  (I'm not against naked tritones, it just depends on the context).
There are also ways of mixing the suggestions I mentioned earlier..