Alexander Scriabin - Piano Sonata No. 4; Preludes; Poems (Vladimir Sofronitsky)

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Composer: Alexander Scriabin

1. 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 1 in C major
2. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 2 in A minor
3. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 4 in E minor
4. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 5 in D major
5. 5 Preludes, Op. 15: Prelude in A major, op.15 no.1
6. 2 Pieces for left hand, Op. 9: 1. Prelude in C sharp minor
7. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 9 in E major
8. 4 Preludes, Op. 22: No. 2 in C sharp minor
9. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 16 in B flat minor
10. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 17 in A flat major
11. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 19 in E flat major
12. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 20 in C minor
13. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 21 in B flat major
14. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 22 in G minor
15. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 23 in F major
16. 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 24 in D minor
17. Poème in C major, Op. 52 No. 1
18. Poème, Op. 59 No.  1
19. Poème Ailé, Op. 51 No. 3
20. Poème languide in B major, Op. 52 No. 3
21. Masque, Op. 63 No. 1
22. Poème Satanique, Op. 36
23. 2 Poèmes, Op. 32: No. 2 in D major
24. 2 Poèmes, Op. 32: No. 1 in F sharp major
25. Poèmes, Op. 69 No. 1
26. Poèmes, Op. 69 No. 2
27. 2 Dances, Op. 73: 2. Flammes sombres
28. 2 Dances, Op. 73: 1. Guirlandes
29. Poèmes, Op. 71 No. 1
30. Poèmes, Op. 71 No. 2
31. Fragilité, Op. 51 No. 1
32. Feullet d'album in E flat major, Op. 45 No. 1
33. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp minor, Op. 30
34. Poème Tragique, Op. 34
35. Waltz in A flat major, Op. 38
36. 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 11 in B flat minor

Vladimir Sofronitsky, piano

Date: 1960

Label: Vista Vera

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Alexander Scriabin (6 January 1872 – 27 April 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist, renowned for his innovative contributions to classical music. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Anton Arensky, Sergei Taneyev and Vasily Safonov. Scriabin composed almost exclusively for solo piano and for orchestra. Initially influenced by Romanticism, his style evolved into more abstract and mystical realms, incorporating complex harmonies and unconventional scales. His most famous compositions include piano works like Etudes, Preludes, and Sonatas, as well as his symphonic work Prometheus: The Poem of Fire. 

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Vladimir Sofronitsky (May 8 1901 – August 29, 1961) was a Soviet-Russian classical pianist, best known as an interpreter of Alexander Scriabin and Frédéric Chopin. From 1916 to 1921, Sofronitsky studied in the Petrograd Conservatory, where he met his future wife Elena Scriabina, the eldest daughter of Alexander Scriabin. Sofronitsky taught at the Leningrad Conservatory from 1936 to 1942, and then at the Moscow Conservatory until his death. He made a moderate number of recordings, including many of Scriabin's works. Although little known in the West, Sofronitsky was held in the highest regard in his native land.

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