Piers Lane - Scriabin: The Complete Preludes for Piano '2001

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CD1
01. Scriabin: 3 Morceaux, Op. 2: No. 2 in B Major. Prelude
02. Scriabin: Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9: I. Prelude in
C-Sharp Minor
03. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 1 in C Major. Vivace
04. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 2 in A Minor. Allegretto
05. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 3 in G Major. Vivo
06. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 4 in E Minor. Lento
07. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 5 in D Major. Andante cantabile
08. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 6 in B Minor. Allegro
09. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 7 in A Major. Allegro assai
10. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor. Allegro agitato
11. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 9 in E Major. Andantino
12. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor. Andante
13. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 11 in B Major. Allegro assai
14. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor. Andante
15. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 13 in G-Flat Major. Lento
16. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor. Presto
17. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 15 in D-Flat Major. Lento
18. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor. Misterioso
19. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 17 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto
20. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 18 in F Minor. Allegro agitato
21. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 19 in E-Flat Major. Affettuoso
22. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 20 in C Minor. Appassionato
23. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 21 in B-Flat Major. Andante
24. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 22 in G Minor. Lento
25. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 23 in F Major. Vivo
26. Scriabin: 24 Preludes, Op. 11: No. 24 in D Minor. Presto
27. Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 1 in C Major. Maestoso
28. Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 2 in A Minor. Allegro
29. Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 3 in G Major. Andante
30. Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 4 in E Minor. Allegro
31. Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 5 in D Major. Allegro
32. Scriabin: 6 Preludes, Op. 13: No. 6 in B Minor. Presto
33. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 15: No. 1 in A Major. Andante
34. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 15: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor. Vivo
35. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 15: No. 3 in E Major. Allegro assai
36. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 15: No. 4 in E Major. Andantino
37. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 15: No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor. Andante
38. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 16: No. 1 in B Major. Andante
39. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 16: No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor. Allegro
40. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 16: No. 3 in G-Flat Major. Andante cantabile
41. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 16: No. 4 in E-Flat Minor. Lento
42. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 16: No. 5 in F-Sharp Major. Allegretto

CD2
01. Scriabin: 7 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 1 in D Minor. Allegretto
02. Scriabin: 7 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 2 in E-Flat Major. Presto
03. Scriabin: 7 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Andante
04. Scriabin: 7 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 4 in B-Flat Major. Lento
05. Scriabin: 7 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 5 in F Minor. Presto
06. Scriabin: 7 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 6 in B-Flat Major. Andante doloroso
07. Scriabin: 7 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 7 in G Minor. Allegro assai
08. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 22: No. 1 in G-Sharp Minor. Andante
09. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 22: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor. Andante
10. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 22: No. 3 in B Major. Allegretto
11. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 22: No. 4 in B Minor. Andantino
12. Scriabin: 2 Preludes, Op. 27: No. 1 in G Minor. Patetico
13. Scriabin: 2 Preludes, Op. 27: No. 2 in B Major. Andante
14. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 31: No. 1 in D-Flat Major/C Major. Andante
15. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 31: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major. Con stravaganza
16. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 31: No. 3 in E-Flat Major. Presto
17. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 31: No. 4 in C Major. Lento
18. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 33: No. 1 in E Major. Crotchet = 96
19. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 33: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major. Vagamente
20. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 33: No. 3 in C Major. Crotchet = 88
21. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 33: No. 4 in A-Flat Major. Ardito, bellicoso
22. Scriabin: 3 Preludes, Op. 35: No. 1 in D-Flat Major. Allegro
23. Scriabin: 3 Preludes, Op. 35: No. 2 in B-Flat Major. Elevato
24. Scriabin: 3 Preludes, Op. 35: No. 3 in C Major. Scherzoso
25. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 37: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor. Mesto
26. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 37: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major. Maestoso, fiero
27. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 37: No. 3 in B Major. Andante
28. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 37: No. 4 in G Minor. Irato impetuoso
29. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 39: No. 1 in F-Sharp Major. Allegro
30. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 39: No. 2 in D Major. Elevato
31. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 39: No. 3 in G Major. Languido
32. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 39: No. 4 in A-Flat Major. Crotchet = 63-66
33. Scriabin: 3 Morceaux, Op. 45: No. 3 in E-Flat Major. Prelude. Andante
34. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 48: No. 1 in F-Sharp Major. Impetuoso fiero
35. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 48: No. 2 in C Major. Poetico con delizio
36. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 48: No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Capricciosamente
affannato
37. Scriabin: 4 Preludes, Op. 48: No. 4 in C Major. Festivamente
38. Scriabin: 3 Morceaux, Op. 49: No. 2 in F Major. Prelude. Bruscamente irato
39. Scriabin: 4 Morceaux, Op. 51: No. 2 in A Minor. Prélude. Lugubre
40. Scriabin: 4 Pieces, Op. 56: No. 1 in E-Flat Major. Prélude. Violent,
très accentué
41. Scriabin: 2 Morceaux, Op. 59: No. 2, Prélude. Sauvage, belliqueux
42. Scriabin: 2 Preludes, Op. 67: No. 1, Andante
43. Scriabin: 2 Preludes, Op. 67: No. 2, Presto
44. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 74: No. 1, Douloureux, déchirant
45. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 74: No. 2, Très lent, contemplatif
46. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 74: No. 3, Allegro drammatico
47. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 74: No. 4, Lent, vague, indécis
48. Scriabin: 5 Preludes, Op. 74: No. 5, Fier, belliqueux

Following his acclaimed recording of Scriabin's complete Études, Piers Lane
now gives us the complete Préludes. The performances are bold and compelling,
matching technical bravura with a rich vein of poetry and colour, communicating
Scriabin's vivid and exceptional imagination. Beautifully recorded and superbly
annotated by Simon Nicholls, this new double album set is a must for all lovers
of Scriabin and the piano.

Scriabin was by natural inclination a miniaturist, and he composed short piano
pieces throughout his life. His Préludes—fleeting evocations sometimes
less than a page in length—foreshadow the Visions fugitives of Prokofiev
and are descendants of the equally compact Préludes of Chopin.

Like a musical Fabergé, Scriabin is capable of creating a glittering world in
a tiny space; the exquisite writing reflects the composer's own subtle pianism,
which he liked to describe as 'crystalline' and 'perfumed'. The poetic diversity
of these miniatures creates a fascinating programme, ranging from volcanic
energy and disturbing violence to haunting stillness and atmospheric illusion.

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