Scriabin - 12 Etudes Op. 8 (Morton Estrin)

Alexander Scriabin - 12 Etudes Op. 8
Performed by Morton Estrin: • Scriabin Etude Op.8 Mo...
Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915), a russian composer, was one of the most innovative and most controversial of early modern composers. He was influenced by synesthesia, and associated colours with the various harmonic tones of his atonal scale, while his colour-coded circle of fifths was also influenced by theosophy.
Morton Estrin (1923 - 2007) was an American classical pianist. He was a professor at Hofstra University and private teacher on Long Island, where he resided until his death. His students include John Mauceri, Billy Joel and Deborah Gibson.
Estrin is known for making the first-ever recording of Alexander Scriabin's complete Twelve Etudes, Op. 8, which he re-recorded in 1991. Both recordings reflect the hallmarks of Estrin's style - a robust tone, formidable technique and an unusually large and sophisticated tonal palette.
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His son is Robert Estrin has a well known TH-cam channel called LivingPianosVideos.
Here you can find the tribute he made after his father's passing on december 7th 2017:
• Morton Estrin: A Celeb...
Please take note that I do not own the rights to the audio or the sheet music used in this video. The video is for non-comercial use.

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No. 1 in C-sharp major - 0:08
No. 2 in F-sharp minor - 1:56
No. 3 in B minor - 3:58
No. 4 in B major - 5:58
No. 5 in E major - 8:48
No. 6 in A major - 11:11
No. 7 in B-flat minor - 13:04
No. 8 in A-flat major - 15:42
No. 9 in G-sharp minor - 19:24
No. 10 in D-flat major - 24:09
No. 11 in B-flat minor - 26:24
No. 12 in D-sharp minor 30:28

[@thenameisgsarci]

Oh haha yes, thank you for this one! :D

[@joshscores3360]

As one might surmise from the low opus number, this is early Scriabin and thus somewhat stylistically derivative. Yet while it divulges unmistakable echoes of Chopin and Liszt, it also reveals a good measure of sophistication and growing mastery of keyboard writing, pointing the way toward the later individualism of the composer. The Etude No. 1 in C sharp minor, with its nervously caressing thirds, is decidedly Chopin-esque, but also exhibits that quirky flow so typical of Scriabin, even in some early pieces. The Second, in F sharp minor, brims with passion and mystery, mixing Chopin with a kind of Rachmaninovian agitation in its cross rhythms. The Etude No. 3 in B minor has the same kind of tempestuous character, but challenges the soloist with a speedy mixture of octaves and single notes. No. 4, in B major, is relatively tranquil in its brightness and sweet nostalgia. The ensuing Etude in E major is more challenging than it sounds, moving consistently in and out of various octave ranges, while turning more intense as the piece progresses. The Sixth, in A major, is graceful and charming in its mostly upper-register sonorities and challenging sixths. The Seventh, in B flat minor, is full of colorful energy and virtuosic hurdles for the soloist in its Presto outer sections. No. 8, in A flat major, is a lovely Lento whose gentle melancholy has a characteristically Scriabin-esque broken flow to its Romantic utterances. The Etude No. 9 in G sharp minor, at about five minutes, is the longest and most powerful piece in the set. Octaves abound in the furor, with Liszt coming to mind in the outer sections, both in the virtuosic writing and in the sinister but dazzling nature of the music. There is a charming, mostly subdued middle section, offering imaginative contrast. The D flat major Tenth mixes staccato and legato writing in quirky, playful music. No. 11, in B flat minor, is sad in its elegance and subdued manner. The closing Etude in D sharp minor, lasting about four minutes, is another long effort and features a powerful sense of yearning, as if expressing some dire frustration or failure. This is probably the most famous etude in the set.
(AllMusic)

[@ronl7131]

....good recording, nice touch & voicing...

[@charlesbeck6436]

Dear Robert, Thank you so much for putting this gorgeous recording of your father playing all the Scriabin op. 8 etudes! Now I know where your talent comes from, but of course you have supplemented that talent with a lot of study and hard work.

[@pacifist1360]

Stunning

[@carmenflamenca2011]

Thank you very much for uploading this superb interpretation of Scriabin´s op. 8 by maestro Estrin! I love his phrasing, touch and voicing

[@pacifist1360]

I am a classically trained pianist and Morton Estrin was such an outstanding pianist, teacher and human being. I count Maestro Estrin as one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century, alongside Sofronitsky, Neuhaus, Horowitz, Richter, Gilels, Cortot, Gieseking, Lhevinne and Arrau. I so regret to have not studied piano under the guidance of this great man. The volume that he produced from the piano was remarkable. Are you a classically trained pianist?

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[@PentameronSV]

Which software did you use to make your score-videos?

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Paint.net to photoshop, Audacity if the audio need any edits, and Wondershare Filmora to make the videos (It does the trick but I wouldn't really recommend it)

[@PentameronSV]

​@@svits.9138 I used Filmora before, but for some reason the output video is blurry whenever I specified it to be high-quality.

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@@svits.9138 By the way, did you also use Cmaj7's sproc (score processor)?

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@@PentameronSV No. I have never heard of it before now.

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@@svits.9138 Then how did you fit each image perfectly to the video?

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5:58 no 4

[@alisalegato]

Проникновенно , тонко .. Б Р А В И С С И М О