Alexander Scriabin - Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20

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  • - Composer: Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (6 January 1872 -- 27 April 1915)
    - Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
    - Conductor: Pierre Boulez
    - Soloist: Anatol Ugorski
    - Year of recording: 1999
    Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20, written in 1896.
    00:00 - I. Allegro
    07:48 - II. Andante
    16:30 - III. Allegro moderato
    This work was Scriabin's only true concerto and his first work that involved the orchestra. At only 24 and needing a piano concerto to show off his abilities in concert, Scriabin was still using the idiom set forth by Chopin for his piano writing, and here he took on Chopin's orchestral mannerisms, as well, although Scriabin's orchestra takes a much more active and partner-like role than Chopin's does in his concertos. Scriabin completed the concerto in only a few days in the fall of 1896, but didn't finish the orchestration until the following May and did not premiere the work until 23 October 1897.
    - The opening Allegro does not go to the emotional extremes that Rachmaninov does, but it does contain greatly contrasting moods and moments of tension, ending without a recapitulation in a generally dark disposition.
    - The middle movement is a poetic Andante and four brief variations, which, even though in the major mode, still have a nostalgic feeling. Muted strings first state the theme, which then switches to the clarinet with delicate, interweaving piano accompaniment. The next variation is more like a piano scherzo; then a darker variation moves mostly into the left hand and lower registers. The fourth variation gives the theme back, inverted, to the orchestra while the pianist has a more filigree solo, including a slow cadenza before the coda.
    - The final Allegro moderato is in sonata-rondo form and is more intensely expressive than the other movements. Its main theme features a soaring arpeggio that flies up to the high end of the keyboard, but the lyrical secondary subject, however, is the one that stays in memory. The movement ends with an extended coda that represents an ecstatic, emotional culmination, with the orchestra rising to prominence at the very end.
    Scriabin often performed the concerto, even after he had moved on musically and philosophically into more sophisticated areas. Also a favorite of Rachmaninov's, he conducted the composer in a 1911 performance and later performed the work himself at a memorial for Scriabin in 1915.
    Here, in this performance Ugorski spins out the Chopinesque filigree with masculine grace, and his playing is colourful and imaginative. Boulez and the Chicagoans complement it perfectly. This is the best version I know, far better than Ashkenazy's, and even better than Solomon's.
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  • @firoza8994
    @firoza8994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +651

    00:07 I. Allegro - F# minor
    07:50 II. Andante - F# Major
    16:32 III. Allegro Moderato - F# minor, Ending in Major.
    Detailed Timestamps Below For Each Movement. (Rehearsal Markings and Noteworthy Moments)
    00:07 I. Allegro - F# minor
    00:07 Orchestra; Intro
    00:24 Piano; Theme 1
    00:45 Mark 1; Orchestra takes theme
    01:18 Transition to Theme 2
    01:37 Mark 2; Theme 2
    02:07 Mark 3; Transition Theme
    02:37 Mark 4; Development of Theme 1
    03:14 Mark 5; Key Change to A minor. Aspects of Theme 2 appear.
    03:28 Mark 6; Idyllic orchestra with serene winds, glittery arpeggios in piano
    03:55 Mark 7; Return to f# minor. Transition to a development of Theme 1
    04:17 Mark 8; Development of Theme 1, Wailing into the abyss. Powerful. 04:36 Piano solo
    04:52 Climax
    05:13 Mark 9; Theme 2, Transposed down a fifth
    06:06 Mark 10; Transition Theme returns, but darker.
    06:36 Mark 11; Preparation for Closing
    07:10 Mark 12; Closing Reminder of Theme 1
    07:50 II. Andante - F# Major
    07:50 Theme - Andante; Stated by orchestra. Sentimental.
    09:24 Variation I - Andante; Piano enters - A glowing continuous melodic line with a warm accompaniment
    10:56 Variation II - Allegro Scherzando; A charismatic, upbeat and less serious variation. Scherzo is fitting.
    11:31 Variation III - Adagio; A brooding, slow, and serious lament interspersed with Melancholy, Haunting orchestral interjection.
    13:40 Variation IV - Allegretto; Warm and glowing melodic line as with Var. I, but with more ornamentation and counterpoint.
    15:14 Tempo I; Essentially Variation I, with a lyrical closing.
    16:32 III. Allegro Moderato - F# minor
    16:32 First Subject - Theme 1; Dramatic passion and a Soaring arpeggio figure.
    16:53 Mark 1; Interlude; Theme 2 appears, is interrupted by theme 1, and then proceeds in full.
    17:27 Mark 2; Theme 2
    18:02 Mark 3; Second Subject - A Major; Theme 3
    18:52 Mark 4; Theme 4
    19:19 Mark 5; Theme 1 Returns
    19:39 Interlude Returns
    19:49 Mark 6; Interlude
    20:11 Mark 7; Theme 2 Returns
    20:38 Mark 8; A short Development on Theme 1. Switches to A minor briefly, then to D major. (B minor?)
    21:09 Mark 9; A Brilliant, Bright passage. A Development on Theme 3.
    21:41 Mark 10; A Hair-Raising Orchestral passage Building up Massive Tension - Approaching the Climax. (Return to F# minor)
    22:02 Mark 11; Theme 1 - Majestic, Dramatic Climax. The theme is then developed.
    22:52 Mark 12; Development - Themes 1 and 2 contrast
    23:04 Mark 13; The previous is reiterated more brightly
    23:26 Mark 14; F# Major - Development on Theme 3
    23:40 Mark 15; Development on Theme 4. Contrasted with hints of Theme 1
    25:13 Mark 16; Development on Theme 1 Contrasted with Theme 4, all in Major
    25:54 Mark 17; Closing - A minor (C major?), then F# Major - All Themes interact, as well as the Brilliant section in Mark 9
    26:47 Piú mosso. - Finishing Thoughts
    26:54 Mark 18; Finale - A Brilliant figure Analogous to that in Mark 9, Tremolos, and Brass End in 3 F# Major Chords.
    This is one of my favorite Concertos, and I learned a good deal from analyzing it. Very passionate and lyrical!
    Movement 1 Appears to be in some sort of Ternary Form, with some imagination, of ABA' or thereabouts.
    Movement 2 is a Theme and 4 variations, with the first being basically repeated at the end.
    Movement 3 is in Sonata Rondo Form, with the development beginning with a reiteration of the first theme. The Rondo aspect can also be seen in what I called the "Interlude", where Theme 2 appears to be interrupted in the middle by theme 1. The exposition consists of 2 subjects; The first set in F# minor, the second in A major, the relative Major. This 'exposition' is then repeated, but with a few noticeable differences. The development, after restating the main theme, goes on to compare and contrast different harmonic and motific elements of all 4 subjects, adding on gradually, to come to a brilliant closing section in F# Major, the parallel key.
    Movement 3 has bits and pieces that are tangentially similar to aspects of the themes of the first movement, and the second subject reminds me of movement 2. Overall, the work is very unified, but my favorite is movement 3, and 21:41 and the climax are one of my favorite moments in all of music.
    I spent 3 hours writing this...

    • @mfreea2300
      @mfreea2300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I am glad you did . Good job

    • @semtiness
      @semtiness 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Your are verry good musically educated,you have all my respect,thank you.

    • @erikbreathes
      @erikbreathes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      3 hours well spent

    • @haozhang5257
      @haozhang5257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Firoza Le Grand thank you

    • @Guarniz
      @Guarniz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thanks for your excellent analysis.... It helped me a lot in understanding such a beautiful music

  • @strangenessEPR
    @strangenessEPR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Criminally underrated piano concerto.

  • @sergeirachmaninoff6397
    @sergeirachmaninoff6397 2 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    The Soloist, Anatol Ugorsky, is a totally underrated pianist. He's an amazing musician and his recordings of some of Chopin's polonaises are the best I've ever heard. If you're wondering if they're worth to be checked, I would say that they must be!

  • @theMMAdhatter
    @theMMAdhatter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    "It might interest you to know that I met the brother of Scriabin; he is in a Russian Cavalry Brigade out here [in France during WWI]. Though he is a charming man, he is not interested in music at all, and, like many people, considers that his brother was mentally 'not all there.'"
    -Capt. Clive Carey, writing to the Royal College of Music Magazine
    If this is what being "mentally not all there" is, the world could do with a lot more of it

    • @leonorkilayko3740
      @leonorkilayko3740 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Genau

    • @matheusmeliope
      @matheusmeliope 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      eu concordo com o irmão dele kkkkk

    • @adolfojacob1932
      @adolfojacob1932 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Um grosseiro e invejoso falando mal do irmão gênio, que compôs músicas maravilhosas e eternas como esta!

  • @mikekevitt1322
    @mikekevitt1322 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    There is no way one cannot immediately fall in love with an aesthetics as beautiful as this.

  • @lacobymills4930
    @lacobymills4930 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    13:40 love this part

    • @r0mmm
      @r0mmm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It sounds like a spanish dance

  • @danielche2349
    @danielche2349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    The second movement brings back bittersweet youthful memories of a time when everything was just simple and happy... ah the nostalgia
    7:48

    • @randompianistis4670
      @randompianistis4670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dude… who cares… go to sleep

    • @danielche2349
      @danielche2349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@randompianistis4670 likewise

    • @charliezhang6567
      @charliezhang6567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      is u jeffrey ches brother

    • @danielche2349
      @danielche2349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@charliezhang6567 LOL YES

    • @ghghetto2888
      @ghghetto2888 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      like living in a small town in the middle of russia

  • @lightning9494
    @lightning9494 7 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. So many of Scriabin's pieces elicit tears from me - almost no matter who's playing it.

    • @erikbreathes
      @erikbreathes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh how you would tear up from my performance... its painful to listen to, like an axe in your pancreas.

    • @salvat3735
      @salvat3735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      nice pfp

    • @nezkeys79
      @nezkeys79 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Felix Blumenfeld does that to me

    • @ryushev2000
      @ryushev2000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      even me?

  • @billyfisher1539
    @billyfisher1539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    3:55 - 4:35 is just utterly magical… Takes me somewhere else. The genius of Scriabin having the cello open the section with the three note motif too

    • @leonorkilayko3740
      @leonorkilayko3740 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too nnplayed this n manila n Valencia spain w Oleg caetani

  • @marsaeolus9248
    @marsaeolus9248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Scriabin is SO underrated !

  • @Dylonely42
    @Dylonely42 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My favorite by Scriabin. What a genius.

  • @LisaTahara
    @LisaTahara 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    I'm obsessed with this work.... my dream is to perform it with orchestra some day. It's so undervalued!!!

    • @danielfeygin1216
      @danielfeygin1216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I encourage you to keep working, this is an amazing, almost perfect concert

    • @ashkrishna571
      @ashkrishna571 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      its so sad, that its so undervalued... I wish more people understand music..:(

    • @ramonfertimon3532
      @ramonfertimon3532 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haceme un petardo!

    • @danielfeygin1216
      @danielfeygin1216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ramonfertimon3532 primero conseguíte la hierba

    • @ramonfertimon3532
      @ramonfertimon3532 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@danielfeygin1216 jajaja

  • @marsaeolus9248
    @marsaeolus9248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    3rd movement is absolutely amazing

  • @johnsardo7499
    @johnsardo7499 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    The first variation of the Andante has to be one of the most expressive and moving pieces of piano music that I've ever heard. This entire concerto, particularly the final movement, is really astonishing.

  • @Medtnaculuss
    @Medtnaculuss 8 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Love the second movement.

    • @olla-vogala4090
      @olla-vogala4090  8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      +Medtnaculus Yes it's great! One of my favourite movements ever.

    • @renatofabbro5263
      @renatofabbro5263 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes! The second movement is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.

    • @sea7kenp
      @sea7kenp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      One thing I like about the Third Movement, is that only the Piano holds the last note. (I think that more Concertos should end with, only the Solo Instrument).

    • @erikbreathes
      @erikbreathes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sea7kenp i kind of agree but with this specific concerto i would actually prefer if both held a very long glorious chord, it kind of reflects the spirit of the movement because its filled with glory, especially near the end, and it just suddenly ends in a more langurous-sounding chord

  • @brucedavies8154
    @brucedavies8154 7 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Never sat down and listened to all of this before despite my love for Scriabin. I'm glad I've finally done it :) was completely worth it.

    • @paulogazola553
      @paulogazola553 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +1 here. To my ears, this concert has a touch of Rachmaninov and Chopin, just like the other early Scriabin's pieces.

    • @jbrandao7675
      @jbrandao7675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NOBODY CARESSSSS

    • @jessicakespohl8340
      @jessicakespohl8340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Scriabin was a music classmate of Rachmaninoff but each has distinct style. Sadly, Scriabin died of septicemia at an early age, and Rachmaninoff toured Russia playing Scriabin's music to raise money for his widow and children.

    • @dracowolfe305
      @dracowolfe305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jessicakespohl8340 Rachmaninoff is a beautiful human being

    • @rachguy
      @rachguy ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jbrandao7675 nobody cares if nobody cares

  • @ghernandez6457
    @ghernandez6457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    04:50 to 05:15 simply magical what happens right there, the transition from the orchestra to just the piano is unexplainable.

    • @II-jq2rd
      @II-jq2rd 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agree

  • @wangxinghan9913
    @wangxinghan9913 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I only listened to this once, and it becomes my favorite piece.

  • @shadowfire04
    @shadowfire04 4 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    unpopular opinion: the first movement is really cool too

    • @danielche2349
      @danielche2349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      lmaooooooo

    • @jonathanDstrand
      @jonathanDstrand 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      how is this an unpopular opinion lmao

    • @Joe-oh5ch
      @Joe-oh5ch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@jonathanDstrand oh i think it's just because everyone likes to quite justifiably jerk off the other two and while they're amazing the first is sort of underappreciated

    • @shadowfire04
      @shadowfire04 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@Joe-oh5ch yeah that's exactly what i meant. they're all fantastic, but the first is especially underappreciated in comparison to the other two, imo.

    • @danielfeygin1216
      @danielfeygin1216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      The first movement is my favourite

  • @dbmusico
    @dbmusico 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    What a masterpiece! 18:53 shows a delightful contrapoint between piano, orchestra and clarinet. Balanced energy, delicacy and ingenuit wrote by a true genius. Finally, a gran finale!

    • @Alix777.
      @Alix777. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This version is bad because of Boulez. Listen to Golovanov

    • @dbmusico
      @dbmusico 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Golovanov quality is higher and superb. Clear and cristal phrasings combine with a flexible and fluid dinamic were executed by him. He was a virtuosis icon. Old russian school created the best masters of piano. I imagine how even more amazing this remastered recording would be.

  • @albertpeckham8708
    @albertpeckham8708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I have to add that at over 80 years of age, I first heard Scriabin's music on an Ampico piano at about 20 years of age. He "spoke" to me then and he still does! Thanks to TH-cam , I can hear more and more of this forgotten composer.

    • @albertpeckham8708
      @albertpeckham8708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! I bathe in his music! Rachmaninoff was an admirer of this genius. I hope that in the future he will be accorded his place in musical history.

  • @pihipsz
    @pihipsz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I've never thought this song was bad while listening to it hundreds of times.
    This song itself is the biggest reason why I like music.

    • @ineednamesugestions2259
      @ineednamesugestions2259 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      No offence. But how do you know about this piece and still call it a song. I think it’s great that you like this piece. But naming bothers me. But honestly no offence

    • @user-hs5ym5hg6y
      @user-hs5ym5hg6y 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@ineednamesugestions2259 cause he used translation

    • @pihipsz
      @pihipsz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@ineednamesugestions2259 I'm not English user. Sorry for my poor English.
      Maybe the meaning of the word 'song' would be somewhat different in my language...
      In my language, It is often that all the music called as a song

    • @rearedevening9283
      @rearedevening9283 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@ineednamesugestions2259 just be happy people r listening to Scriabin

  • @guillesand
    @guillesand 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The second movement is wonderful, so nostalgic and moving, I almost cried...

  • @shimsham9113
    @shimsham9113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've been listening to classical for a long time now and especially concertos and I'd really have to say this is the best piece of music out there imo

  • @georgiepentch
    @georgiepentch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Favourite moments:
    4:52 • The climax of the 1st mvt
    13:40 • Var IV of the 2nd mvt
    16:32 • The whole 3rd mvt
    18:04 • Beautiful melody

  • @knutabrandal7439
    @knutabrandal7439 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is so beautiful - the Andante - when the piano (and obo) arrives - I cry every time - - - -💝

  • @qalaphyll
    @qalaphyll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    man, i just love this concerto. beautiful.

  • @cubanm81
    @cubanm81 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Beautiful concerto.

  • @CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji
    @CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    18:04 wtf Scriabin?! One of the best moments in music ever!

  • @mariamitrea4423
    @mariamitrea4423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    00:00 - I. Allegro
    07:48 - II. Andante
    16:30 - III. Allegro moderato

  • @adlfm
    @adlfm 8 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    The restatement of the secondary theme at 21:13 always gives me shivers, and the entry of the piano soon thereafter has made me cry a couple of times, such an extatic climax suddenly cut by that F# minor 6/4 chord. Thank you very much for sharing this gem.

    • @leoinsf
      @leoinsf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      There are moments that make me cry! Scriabin could be a "heart" composer when he wasn't battling the demons that pushed his music "over the edge."
      Don't get me wrong, I love everything Scriabin wrote (especially his Piano Sonatas), but he was battling demons most of his life.

    • @lydiasfontouri3466
      @lydiasfontouri3466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too! Such a powerful moment!,

    • @samh1996
      @samh1996 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Honestly, I got goosebumps when I listened to that climax. There are many more powerful moments in this great piano concerto.

    • @AndrewKierszenbaum
      @AndrewKierszenbaum 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@leoinsfI agree with you, he could’ve been a rachmaninoff/chopin type but his music has a kind of twisted nature to it

    • @leoinsf
      @leoinsf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AndrewKierszenbaum Check out his life and you will understand his "twisted nature!"

  • @dejanromih7913
    @dejanromih7913 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My fav piece of classical music....just love all this harmonies😍

  • @ianw1976
    @ianw1976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Along with the Pfitzner Violin Concerto, this has got to be one of the most underrated classical pieces ever.

  • @albertol.4048
    @albertol.4048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    4th variation at 13:38 is outstanding

  • @RicAbapo
    @RicAbapo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is making me teary. So beautiful! 😭❤️

  • @user-ff9bs6yg3n
    @user-ff9bs6yg3n 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Beautiful! and Boulez strangely emotional here...

  • @wademanix8801
    @wademanix8801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This is difficult to admit, but among my 600 plus CDs I have a some of Scriabin's orchestral works that I like and play often. But I had never heard of this piano concerto, let alone heard it. It is beautiful. I will listen to it often from now on.

    • @dracowolfe305
      @dracowolfe305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are there any Scriabin orchestral works you would recommend? Other than this concerto I haven’t heard much from him so I don’t know where to start

    • @ilikeplayingffftonecluster851
      @ilikeplayingffftonecluster851 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dracowolfe305 Other than this I’m aware of a Reverie Op.24 and the 5 symphonies, most of his music is for solo piano. The rest of the orchestral pieces seem to be sketches put together by later composers/conductors. If you’re new to Scriabin in general his music evolves drastically from typical romantic era to his own mystical language in the later works starting from Op.58 onwards which includes the 5th symphony. Symphonies 1 and 2 are from his early period, 3 and 4 are in the middle as he’s transitioning to his later style. The piano sonatas follow a similar trajectory if you haven’t heard them. 1-3 are early, 4 and 5 are in the middle, 6-10 are late. Vers la flamme is also worth checking out if you take a liking to his later music.

    • @dracowolfe305
      @dracowolfe305 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ilikeplayingffftonecluster851 thank you very much! :))

    • @ConcordMass
      @ConcordMass ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dracowolfe305 the ending of symphony 1

    • @ConcordMass
      @ConcordMass ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ilikeplayingffftonecluster851 do u know of any pieces by scriabin that r more cataclysmic than vers la flamme? its a great piece... but doesn't satisfy me :/

  • @rain-qb2xv
    @rain-qb2xv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i love how the second movement is just a theme and variation, like wtf that is amazing

    • @othmanmajid6380
      @othmanmajid6380 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hope Yunchan Lim one day will add this to his repertoire as he professes a liking of seldom played works and variations are his favourite to play.😊His Scriabin performances were all on point.

  • @webstergilessmith6947
    @webstergilessmith6947 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    WONDERFUL! I LOVE Scriabin! Have played the 4th and 5th piano sonatas, both most excellent works!

  • @mosheknoll1603
    @mosheknoll1603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you ever so much for posting this!

  • @MrGer2295
    @MrGer2295 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

  • @NamaeofLife
    @NamaeofLife 7 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    i just want 18:04 to 18:50 on repeat for rest of my life

    • @StefanGraz
      @StefanGraz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Me too. I put this on my phone as an alarm, so I can wake up with Scriabin

    • @ohmy__gah159
      @ohmy__gah159 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      that's dangerous o.o I would instant fall asleep again

    • @krisma12234
      @krisma12234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I just want 13:40 - 16:30 on repeat for the rest of my life :)

    • @beth9603
      @beth9603 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@StefanGraz how did you make it your alarm?? I want it too 😃

    • @StefanGraz
      @StefanGraz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beth M cut the file with Audacity to 30 seconds and convert it into your phone‘s ringtone format eg m4r on iPhone.

  • @ErikBrabantsPianist
    @ErikBrabantsPianist 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm so glad this is back. I often listened to this only for the superb brass section at the very ending. Best recording of this work hands down.

  • @MrFranbu67
    @MrFranbu67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By far the best rendition of this beautiful piece... Thank you for sharing.

  • @csababekesi-marton2393
    @csababekesi-marton2393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The long final plagal cadence is so simple. And so perfect.

    • @terencefong4050
      @terencefong4050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A very underrated comment! only one has musical mind understands.

  • @nadiaboulanger9323
    @nadiaboulanger9323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for this upload and ESPECIALLY for providing the date of composition. I really appreciate it when you uploaders do this!

  • @sohamprasad6696
    @sohamprasad6696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Am I the only one who imagines these concertos as scores to movies?

    • @marichristian1072
      @marichristian1072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No. You're not the only one, Soham

    • @cesarostoich7759
      @cesarostoich7759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Actually, a lot of movies scores are inspired by classics, a lot of Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev (star wars, Johin willams i.e.)

    • @fedegwagwa
      @fedegwagwa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cesarostoich7759 Exactly!! Its the other way around lol

    • @tonydavis7856
      @tonydavis7856 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      philistine

    • @sohamprasad6696
      @sohamprasad6696 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      what does that mean?

  • @MaxwellKaye
    @MaxwellKaye 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No words can describe the ending of this concerto.

  • @kevinpace7075
    @kevinpace7075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Very beautiful! There were moments when I was expecting the run to have bigger moments and end with a chord sound like Chopin does, but it was still very beautiful.

  • @Dylonely42
    @Dylonely42 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beyond this world. Definitely one of my favorite piano concertos.

  • @mrsnegy6001
    @mrsnegy6001 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lyrical with sparkling and very tender moments yet strong-spirited. Wonderful concerto.

  • @PauloCesarMaiadeAguiar
    @PauloCesarMaiadeAguiar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Divine Masterpiece for piano. MANY THANKS FOR TO SHARE THIS DEAR FANTASTIC

  • @pihipsz
    @pihipsz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The best piano concerto I've ever heard
    although there are many great composers and great piano concertos,
    ecstasy and pleausre that scriabin's concerto express is unrivaled to any other piece

  • @dqthegreatist
    @dqthegreatist 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Beautifully composed and interpreted concerto!

  • @TheJamesalden
    @TheJamesalden 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for the information, as well as the timings.... I like Scriabin a great deal, and in particular...his 24 Preludes Op.11....THANK YOU!!!...

  • @paulgreen6921
    @paulgreen6921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Such a nice piece! Seems I listened to it a few months ago because I remember the triplet chords in the finale. Very engaging music on all levels of musical satisfaction. Would love to hear it in the concert hall; except Scriabin’s music seems to be neglected nowadays. Though I have never been a fan there are a number of his larger works that are worthy of attention and praise. I’ll probably return. PWG

  • @stevehinnenkamp5625
    @stevehinnenkamp5625 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hearing a piano concerto.is like opera. No costumes, no story no libretto, so capturre we, the audience with a melody that we can relate to touch our hearts amidst exciting virtuosity displays. Such a concerto will win friends for many years

  • @rrozoff1
    @rrozoff1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thanks. The apogee of high/late Romanticism.

  • @brianmsdk
    @brianmsdk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow, what a gem!

  • @ZuduOoT
    @ZuduOoT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just lovely

  • @PetStuBa
    @PetStuBa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wonderful concerto .. there are so many concertos underrated and forgotten .. thanks for uploading olla-vogala !!

  • @L.Frank2000
    @L.Frank2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing it with us.

  • @RollinRocker
    @RollinRocker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This just happened to be the next video being played on youtube and wow I'm glad for that coincidence. This is pretty amazing.

  • @sage4nowty129
    @sage4nowty129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A great piano concerto!! Bravo!!

  • @snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454
    @snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for uploading!

  • @md-zm6xi
    @md-zm6xi ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Glorious.

  • @filmscorefreak
    @filmscorefreak ปีที่แล้ว +3

    An expression of nature, you can almost touch the music. Perhaps the most underrated romantic concerto (that I known of), but I'm ok with it not being played to death, it's that special.

    • @mcbill7352
      @mcbill7352 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think moskowskis concerto is the most underrated personally

  • @ericgolitsyn2930
    @ericgolitsyn2930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    one of the best music and music events!

  • @antoniavignera2339
    @antoniavignera2339 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Grazie per aver dato la possibilità di seguire l’ascolto con la partitura.

  • @ker0666
    @ker0666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ce concerto est véritablement d'une grande beauté !

  • @joannajroblesm3002
    @joannajroblesm3002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow this concerto is so beautiful. Almost like Rachmaninoff, but with his own distinctive style.

  • @lydiasfontouri3466
    @lydiasfontouri3466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What makes me want to play amazing at my piano degree exmas this week is so that I can continue for my diploma and play this amazing concerto.. I ve heard countless piano concertos but nothing so powerful and romantic at the same time as this one, I am in love with all the movents, there is not a single note of this masterpiece I would change..

  • @ukdavepianoman
    @ukdavepianoman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    It really is a wonderful concerto. Yes there are Chopinesque aspects, but for me it is really pure Scriabin already. Very romantic, passionate, Russian and fragrant.
    What really surprises me about this concerto is how rarely it is performed. It's certainly very difficult but certainly not harder than Rach 3 or Prok 2. Really no idea why...

    • @karlpoppins
      @karlpoppins 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Scriabin was actually a master of orchestration, unlike Chopin who knew next to nothing about writing for other instruments. Scriabin's early piano writing specifically was indeed slightly Chopinesque, nonetheless.

    • @clepsyd
      @clepsyd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I wonder that too. But there are so many masterpieces that are barely played... I suppose this is due to the ease of selling all the seats at a hall. With Rach 3, a concert hall is easily filled. I find that Scriabin is not as often performed as I would like.

    • @darrylschultz9311
      @darrylschultz9311 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I have a theory that it's a deliberate plan by the people who organise concerts-it's such a gem that they decided at some point that it would be performed only rarely,so that people don't become tired of it-and as a result,there'll always be at least one 1st class gem that people will continue to marvel at as the centuries roll by.(But don't quote me on that).😜

    • @denzelabarquez9978
      @denzelabarquez9978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I'm currently preparing this concerto for my graduation recital, and I must say that it's surprisingly pianistic. Regarding this concerto being overshadowed, I have a theory. I believe that many people regard and quote Scriabin more for his later, more modern works, than his early Romantic ones.
      It is true that Scriabin was highly influenced by Chopin in composing this, but this concerto is no mere imitation. It is a reflection of Scriabin in his own right.

    • @chp763
      @chp763 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because no one cares about Scriabin .. deal with it.

  • @robbyr9286
    @robbyr9286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow. I'm mostly familiar w/ Scriabin from his piano preludes, surprised to hear such consonant harmonic language from him. Gorgeous, but not the same vibe as the preludes. Got me to learn about his different periods.

  • @ggulshannypiano
    @ggulshannypiano 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    26:20 is great

  • @sirfermainclancharlie1018
    @sirfermainclancharlie1018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such a beauty.

  • @MegaCirse
    @MegaCirse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Like the first light of dawn, this music opens the eyes to new promises and all the wonders of nature. Evocative of belief in the afterlife and powers beyond observation, these pieces pull the strings of the heart, draw nostalgia and awaken loves, skinned lives and sleepy watchmen 👀

  • @nellyravalli6746
    @nellyravalli6746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This concert makes me cry all the reprimed emotions I have inside myself

  • @ryans930
    @ryans930 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That Middle movement is beautiful

  • @parintelebaiazid80
    @parintelebaiazid80 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    26:54 is the Best Part....the Apotheosis of the Hero

    • @a.i.crimebreaker6710
      @a.i.crimebreaker6710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree. Not complex, but really touching.

    • @VladCotrus
      @VladCotrus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amazing

    • @Alix777.
      @Alix777. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Listen to Golovanov version instead of this one which is very bad because of Boulez. You will hear your real Apotheosis

  • @emilyhutjes
    @emilyhutjes 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much ! So wonderful. 🌷🌷🌷♥🎹🎵🎶 (The Netherlands)

  • @georgelegate5725
    @georgelegate5725 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Wish I had the piano skills to play this piece just once in my life.....

    • @gabrielabator4975
      @gabrielabator4975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too... it's very difficult music, we should start with some easier pieces!

    • @nicb4589
      @nicb4589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It sucks without orchestra, really. Even in the two piano transcription, it doesn’t work magically like with the orchestra

    • @SCRIABINIST
      @SCRIABINIST 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nicb4589 It would still sound beautiful, just not as beautiful with orchestra. Because this is not meant to be a solo piece so obviously the orchestra plays a very critical role in making this so beautiful

    • @a.i.crimebreaker6710
      @a.i.crimebreaker6710 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "That thing" in the 3rd movement really exhausts the pianists.

  • @camillebouchard6436
    @camillebouchard6436 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quel grand pianiste ! J'adore.

  • @Volvograd8000
    @Volvograd8000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    An inspiring flashback for old times sake

  • @samh1996
    @samh1996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sublime music.

  • @keyboarddancers7751
    @keyboarddancers7751 6 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Why does this vibrant accessible romantic work not appear more regularly in the concert repertoire? It's got beautifully developed melodies, 'traditional' harmonic structures, restrained virtuosity, a suitably lyrical 2nd movement and genuinely engaging orchestral writing. It's a real crowd pleaser. Just needs someone like Wang, Lang Lang, Buniatishvili, Hough or (god help us) Grosvenor or Lisitsa to embed it in the public's imagination...

    • @cosmocoen5551
      @cosmocoen5551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      i've asked my teacher about this repeatedly; the only answer she's given me is that the orchestration is a little weird and a lot of people look down on this piece as having "no character", which i find ridiculous. she also loves this piece, but from what she told me it just seems like a piece that many people aren't prepared to work on long term, which really sucks

    • @CreuvonVolve
      @CreuvonVolve 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And I've asked a colleague about this as well, and he told me something similar. That the difficulty in learning it is much higher than the pay off.

    • @EmptyVee00000
      @EmptyVee00000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The public does not need non-musicians like Lang Lang, Buniatishvili, Grosvenor or Lisitsa, who are just show without any substance.

    • @brozors
      @brozors 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      As you mentioned, "restrained virtuosity" and doesn't have any explicit passages that are considered thrilling. It's such a beautiful concerto, and it's a pity it's not played.

    • @raulfranco7452
      @raulfranco7452 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lang Lang? Hahahaha. Lang Lang. Are you crazy? Lang Lang hahaha hahaha

  • @yassi8814
    @yassi8814 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favorite piece of classical music ever

  • @e.hutchence-composer8203
    @e.hutchence-composer8203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    26:56, I love the brass here, I don’t know why.

  • @emrahkorkmaz87
    @emrahkorkmaz87 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is great music!

  • @paulgreen9792
    @paulgreen9792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve never been a fan of Scriabin’s music. But this concerto is engaging, romantic, beautiful and in places rhapsodic. Everything I look for in a piano concerto. A piano concerto must bring the composers original intellect to the fore else listeners become disinterested and dismiss it as vacuous. This piece avoids all semblances of contrivance and is quite inspirational. I love the triplets in the finale which gives it gorgeous momentum up to the very last notes. This masterpiece shows Scriabin’s wonderful potential for music worthy of the classical repertory. I certainly will listen again in the near future and expect my admiration to grow with familiarity. PWG

    • @verslaflamme666
      @verslaflamme666 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I bet u like Brahms

    • @paulgreen9792
      @paulgreen9792 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love Brahms; especially his first piano concerto which, interestingly, terrified me for years though I knew it was a masterpiece. A live performance featuring Andre Watts greatly helped me to understand this piece and gave me clarification. You never know how things will turn out! PWG

  • @erickakudry
    @erickakudry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Reminds me so much of Rachmaninoff second movement of the second piano concerto.... or, in general, it has a Rachmaninoff hint... LOVELY!

    • @-cloudsaboveuscrying-6805
      @-cloudsaboveuscrying-6805 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      did you know they knew each other, in fact they studied together (there's a picture of them with his teacher when they were just children, very cute!) rach and scriabin's styles are beautiful indeed!

    • @aerohydra3849
      @aerohydra3849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@-cloudsaboveuscrying-6805 Indeed, I believe Rachmaninoff was deeply affected by Scriabin's death as well (he died quite young) and toured with Scriabin's music to show his appreciation. One thing that he never did get though was Scriabin's synesthesia (seeing musical notes as colors in a spectrum).

  • @IskalkaQuest2010
    @IskalkaQuest2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Magnifico!

  • @antoniavignera2339
    @antoniavignera2339 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very good .

  • @kassioarao8025
    @kassioarao8025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Love this concert

  • @LukeFaulkner
    @LukeFaulkner 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wish he wrote more concertos...

  • @bebovitch
    @bebovitch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Best interpretation in my opinion

  • @tigerlilja8
    @tigerlilja8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was going to write that this concerto sounds a bit like Amy Beach's, but no, Scriabin and his unique work is just what it is

  • @b_nadams
    @b_nadams 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    25:36
    My favourite ending out of all the piano concerti...

  • @slendrmusic
    @slendrmusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    movement 2 is one of the best things I've ever heard, especially variation 2. And my god, the ending!

  • @nikajinpusno9563
    @nikajinpusno9563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a pleasant find. Great little concerto.

    • @CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji
      @CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is indeed a Great Concerto, but no little. This ethereal, phenomenal, sublime, beautiful piece of music is half an hour long but is the summary of an eternity.