Title: Scriabin: Piano Sonata Nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, Preludes, Etudes - 2 cd Although he wrote four symphonies and a small number of other orchestral works, the vast majority of Alexander Scriabin's (1872-1915) output was written for solo piano, and it is this aspect of his work that is presented on the two CDs in this set. One of his early influences was the music of Chopin: the Piano Concerto that he wrote when he was just 24 years old is a perfect illustration of this. The effect of Chopin can also be detected in the early Preludes that begin the first CD. It was during a six-year stay in western Europe, beginning in 1903, that his compositional style developed and became more individual and harmonically adventurous. The music that Scriabin wrote during the final five years of his life was all written for the piano and reflects his mature style, making his music some of the most advanced of the time. It was whilst on a visit to London in 1914 that Scriabin suffered a wound to his upper lip which eventually led to the blood poisoning from which he died a year later. The Asteroid 6549 Skryabin is named after the composer. Titles   CD1 1. 6 Preludes Op. 13: C Andrei Gavrilov 2. 6 Preludes Op. 13: A minor Andrei Gavrilov 3. 6 Preludes Op. 13: G Andrei Gavrilov 4. 5 Preludes Op. 15: C sharp minor Andrei Gavrilov 5. 5 Preludes Op. 15: A Andrei Gavrilov 6. 5 Preludes Op. 16: G sharp minor Andrei Gavrilov 7. 5 Preludes Op. 16: E flat minor Andrei Gavrilov 8. 2 Preludes Op. 9: Prelude, C sharp minor Andrei Gavrilov 9. 24 Preludes Op. 11: A minor Andrei Gavrilov 10. 24 Preludes Op. 11: E minor Andrei Gavrilov 11. 24 Preludes Op. 11: D Andrei Gavrilov 12. 24 Preludes Op. 11: No.6 in B minor - Allegro & No.8 in F sharp minor - Allegro agitato Andrei Gavrilov 13. 24 Preludes Op. 11: E Andrei Gavrilov 14. 24 Preludes Op. 11: C sharp minor Andrei Gavrilov 15. 24 Preludes Op. 11: B Andrei Gavrilov 16. 24 Preludes Op. 11: G flat minor Andrei Gavrilov 17. 24 Preludes Op. 11: G flat Andrei Gavrilov 18. 24 Preludes Op. 11: E flat minor Andrei Gavrilov 19. 24 Preludes Op. 11: B flat minor Andrei Gavrilov 20. 24 Preludes Op. 11: F minor Andrei Gavrilov 21. 24 Preludes Op. 11: C minor Andrei Gavrilov 22. 24 Preludes Op. 11: G minor Andrei Gavrilov 23. 24 Preludes Op. 11: D minor Andrei Gavrilov 24. Four Preludes, Op. 48 (1998 Digital Remaster): I: Impetuoso fiero John Ogdon 25. Four Preludes, Op. 48 (1998 Digital Remaster): II: Poetico con delizia John Ogdon 26. Four Preludes, Op. 48 (1998 Digital Remaster): III: Capricciosamente affanato John Ogdon 27. Four Preludes, Op. 48 (1998 Digital Remaster): IV: Festivamente John Ogdon 28. Two Preludes, Op. 67 (1998 Digital Remaster): I: Andante John Ogdon 29. Two Preludes, Op. 67 (1998 Digital Remaster): II: Presto John Ogdon 30. Five Preludes, Op. 74 (1998 Digital Remaster): I: Douloureux, dechirant John Ogdon 31. Five Preludes, Op. 74 (1998 Digital Remaster): II: Tres lent, contemplatif John Ogdon 32. Five Preludes, Op. 74 (1998 Digital Remaster): III: Allegro drammatico John Ogdon 33. Five Preludes, Op. 74 (1998 Digital Remaster): IV: Lent, vague, indecis John Ogdon 34. Five Preludes, Op. 74 (1998 Digital Remaster): V: Fier, belliqueux John Ogdon 0:57 EUR 0,98 35. Two Morceaux, Op. 57 (1998 Digital Remaster): I: Desir John Ogdon 36. Two Morceaux, Op. 57 (1998 Digital Remaster): II: Caresse dansee John Ogdon 37. Feuillet d'album, Op. 58 (1998 Digital Remaster) John Ogdon 38. Two Poemes, Op. 63 (1998 Digital Remaster): I: Masque John Ogdon 39. Two Poemes, Op. 63 (1998 Digital Remaster): II: Etrangete John Ogdon 40. Vers la flamme, Op. 72 (1998 Digital Remaster) John Ogdon 41. Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1 (1998 Digital Remaster) John Ogdon 42. Three Pieces Op. 45: I. Feuillet d'album Mikhail Pletnev 43. Three Pieces Op. 45: II. Poeme fantasque Mikhail Pletnev 44. Three Pieces Op. 45: III. Prelude Mikhail Pletnev CD2 1. Eight Etudes Op.42 (1903): No.1 in D flat major Roustem Saitkoulov 2. Eight Etudes Op.42 (1903): No.2 in F sharp minor Roustem Saitkoulov 3. Eight Etudes Op.42 (1903): No.3 in F sharp major Roustem Saitkoulov 4. Eight Etudes Op.42 (1903): No.4 in F sharp major Roustem Saitkoulov 5. Eight Etudes Op.42 (1903): No.5 in C sharp minor Roustem Saitkoulov 6. Eight Etudes Op.42 (1903): No.6 in D flat major Roustem Saitkoulov 7. Eight Etudes Op.42 (1903): No.7 in F minor Roustem Saitkoulov 8. Eight Etudes Op.42 (1903): No.8 in E flat major Roustem Saitkoulov 9. Piano Sonata NO. 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 ('Sonata-Fantasia') First movement: Andante Boris Giltburg 10. Piano Sonata NO. 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 ('Sonata-Fantasia') Second movement: Presto Boris Giltburg 11. Sonata for Piano No. 4 in F sharp Op. 30 Andrei Gavrilov 12. Piano Sonata No. 5 in F sharp, Op. 53:Allegro.Impetuoso. Con stravaganza Simon Trpceski 13. Sonata No.7 Op.64: Allegro Ian Fountain 14. Sonata No. 10 Op. 70 Mikhail Pletnev