Alexander Scriabin - Piano Sonatas Nos. 3 & 9; Mazurkas (Vladimir Sofronitsky)

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Composer: Alexander Scriabin

1. Impromptu à la Mazur in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
2. 10 Mazurkas, Op. 3: No. 6 in C sharp minor
3. 10 Mazurkas, Op. 3: No. 9 in G sharp minor
4. 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: No. 3 in E minor
5. 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: No. 7 in F sharp minor
6. 9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: No. 8 in B major
7. 2 Mazurkas, Op. 40: No. 2 in F sharp major
8. Impromptu, Op. 14 No. 2
9. Polonaise in B flat minor, Op. 21
10. Poème, Op. 44 No. 1
11. Poème, Op. 44 No. 2
12. Enigme, Op. 52 No. 2
13. Ironies, Op. 56 No. 2
14. Désir, Op. 57 No. 1
15. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23: I. Drammatico
16. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23: II. Allegretto
17. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23: III. Andante
18. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23: IV. Presto con fuoco
19. Fantasie in B minor, Op. 28
20. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass"
21. Vers la flamme, Op. 72

Vladimir Sofronitsky, piano

Date: 1946-1961

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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