Alexander Scriabin - Symphonies; Poem of Ecstasy; Prométhée; Rêverie (Evgeny Svetlanov)

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Composer: Alexander Scriabin

• Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 26
• Rêverie, Op. 24
• Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 29
• Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54
• Symphony No. 3 in C minor "Le Divin Poème", Op. 43
• Le Poème du Feu "Prométhée", Op. 60 

Moscow Radio Large Choir

Russian State Symphony Orchestra

Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1996

Label: Warner Classics

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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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Evgeny Svetlanov (6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer and pianist. Born in Moscow, he studied conducting with Alexander Gauk at the Moscow Conservatory. From 1965 to 2000 he was principal conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra (now the Russian State Symphony Orchestra). Svetlanov was also music director of the Residentie Orchestra (The Hague) from 1992 to 2000 and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 1999. He was particularly noted for his interpretations of Russian works, from Mikhail Glinka to the present day.

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