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liszt-and-the-galops

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Scriabin Sonatas: Favorite and hardest?

on: July 02, 2024, 11:14:25 PM

Between the 10 Scriabin Sonatas, which is your favorite and which do you think is hardest?

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iamdopeuarenope

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Re: Scriabin Sonatas: Favorite and hardest?

Reply #1 on: July 03, 2024, 12:37:54 AM

No. 8 is probably the hardest but then again, the last 5 are all extremely difficult and I can see any of them being considered the hardest by someone.

My personal favorite is No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor.

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liszt-and-the-galops

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Re: Scriabin Sonatas: Favorite and hardest?

Reply #2 on: July 03, 2024, 04:54:46 AM

Quote from: iamdopeuarenope on July 03, 2024, 12:37:54 AM

No. 8 is probably the hardest but then again, the last 5 are all extremely difficult and I can see any of them being considered the hardest by someone.

I've seen some people say 7, some say 8, and some say 5 as the hardest.

No. 7 is my personal favorite.

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lelle

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Re: Scriabin Sonatas: Favorite and hardest?

Reply #3 on: July 03, 2024, 09:24:45 AM

Hardest: No. 5

Favorite: No. 2 and No. 5

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Re: Scriabin Sonatas: Favorite and hardest?

Reply #4 on: July 03, 2024, 05:19:23 PM

I don't think 6 gets enough attention- its difficulty ties with 5,7,8. It's very rare to find a pianist who can bring out every voice in the recap of the slow theme, for example, not even Ashkenazy (whose version of this sonata is considered one of the best) can do it.

For favourite I'd have to say 5 or 7. It's impossible for me to decide between 5's ending and 7's second theme!

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Re: Scriabin Sonatas: Favorite and hardest?

Reply #5 on: July 03, 2024, 10:02:05 PM

I love the soft chromaticism of No. 10. Maybe it's just me, because this sonata isn't talked about as much. No. 5 is a close tie. I also really like 4, 7, and 8. I don't really know why I can't enjoy early Scriabin as much, as I feel like there were many similar pieces that I can enjoy more by contemporaries. However, late Scriabin is much more unique and hard to come by in much other pieces.

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last 3 schubert sonatas and piano trios are something else

lelle

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Re: Scriabin Sonatas: Favorite and hardest?

Reply #6 on: July 11, 2024, 11:29:29 AM

Come to think about it, "Black mass" and no. 10 are both pretty dope too.

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Re: Scriabin Sonatas: Favorite and hardest?

Reply #7 on: July 11, 2024, 04:08:19 PM

I love the first, fifth, and tenth!
but my favorite would be the Op. 4 Allegro appassionato! (think it was going to be the first movement of a sonata)
it definitely does not sound the hardest compared to the sonatas.

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Re: Scriabin Sonatas: Favorite and hardest?

Reply #8 on: July 21, 2024, 12:34:22 AM

not going to rank difficulty but favourites in no specfic order are 2.3.4.5

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