This was Scriabin's first sonata in one movement. He presents a range of motifs and moods ranging from the volatile to the skittish to the languid, in a hectic series of key changes and directions in the score. It was described by the Russian pianist Svitoslav Richter as 'the most difficult piece in the entire piano repertoire'.
The Sonata is prefaced by some lines from Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy written at the same time, 1905-8, which read “I call you to life, you hidden aspirations! You buried in the dark depths of the creative spirit, you timorous embryos of life. I bring you audacity.“ Riyad Nicolas
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Alexander Scriabin
Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp Major, Op. 53 Play
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This was Scriabin's first sonata in one movement. He presents a range of motifs and moods ranging from the volatile to the skittish to the languid, in a hectic series of key changes and directions in the score. It was described by the Russian pianist Svitoslav Richter as 'the most difficult piece in the entire piano repertoire'.
The Sonata is prefaced by some lines from Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy written at the same time, 1905-8, which read “I call you to life, you hidden aspirations! You buried in the dark depths of the creative spirit, you timorous embryos of life. I bring you audacity.“ Riyad Nicolas
More music by Alexander Scriabin
Etude No. 12 in d-sharp minor Op. 8
Prelude Op 11 / 4
Etude No. 12 in d-sharp minor, Op. 8
"Three Etudes" op. 65, no.3
Prelude Op.11, No.1
Etude in d-sharp minor, Op. 8 No. 12
Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Prelude Op.11, No.14
Etude in c-sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Piano Étude Op 2 / 1
Performances by same musician(s)
Fanfares, from Études for Piano
Étude No. 6 in A minor, from Grandes études de Paganini
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457
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