Scriabin - The Complete Piano Sonatas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มิ.ย. 2024
- Performed by Maria Lettberg
Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6
0:00 I.Allegro con fuoco
10:23 II.Adagio
15:28 III. Presto
19:15 IV. Funèbre
Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 (also known as Sonata-Fantasy)
24:32 I. Andante
32:58 II. Presto
Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23
37:01 I. Drammàtico
43:47 II. Allegretto
46:16 III. Andante
50:52 IV. Presto con fuoco
Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30
56:38 I. Andante
59:04 II. Prestissimo volando
The remaining sonatas contain only one movement each:
1:04:00 Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
1:15:33 Sonata No. 6, Op. 62
1:29:07 Sonata No. 7 "White Mass", Op. 64
1:41:35 Sonata No. 8, Op. 66
1:54:41 Sonata No. 9 "Black Mass", Op. 68
2:03:04 Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 - เพลง
Fascinating to hear his progression from Chopin influences to such an original and powerful voice. Almost as if Chopin had lived to 105
You mean her?
DesertedPenguin Scriabin was a man.
@@TomCL-vb6xc Who knows? ;)
@@stacia6678 bruh
@@skrjabe_ are you?
Number 8 is so satisfying. It makes my mind feel like water flowing through a cave system.
I think you put that excellently; No. 8 sure brings to mind water moving cooly in the darkness, having no idea where it is going, constantly undergoing metamorphosis...
I'm half way through this set and I've got to say, I'm enjoying these performances more than those of any of the big names I've heard play these. I like the slightly laid-back, hypnotic atmosphere. For me some pianists can go overboard with fire and fury which just ends up sounding too harsh and aggressive. It's something for me to remember when I'm playing something intense and passionate.
I have different performers for each almost Sonata
2nd is Pogorelich
4th is Feinberg
5th Sultanov or Nehaus depends on the mood
6th Dusan Holy
7th Volodos
8th Ashkenazi
9th Horowitz
10th Andrew Tyson
@@scriabinismydog2439 You have good taste (but bad spelling)!
Pogorelich was amazing in the 4th too! Back then, in the nineties...
Maria Lettberg's interpretations of these Scriabin Sonatas remind me of Ruth Laredo's back in the 1970's. I was fortunate enough then to be in NYC and to hear Ruth Laredo performing all ten sonatas live over three nights at the Museum of Modern Art. It was a gala event!
I think your totally right about some pianists going overboard with the aggression. I think Lettberg does well in creating the vibes
It's amazing when you consider that the First Piano Sonata was written when Scriabin was only 19 years old; it has heroic leaps,lush romanticism, and an overall dazzling quality. The Second Sonata was written when Scriabin visited the Baltic coast on a vacation. The Third Sonata(which I have played over the last 20 years;though never the same way twice) is a masterpiece and has analogues of etats-ames(soul-states) in Scriabin' early forays into theosophy with Madame Helene Blavatsky; supposedly they smoked a lot of marijuana together! The Fourth Sonata is an anomaly to me. The Fifth Sonata is a total new kind of musical experience, with revolutionary musical concepts. The Sixth through Tenth Sonatas each extrapolate these revolutionary musical concepts to prefigure modern jazz, unlike anything composed or heard before or since.
Listen to Pogorelich interpret the 4th sonata. He has two different interpretations, one from the 90s and one from 2005. I strongly prefer the latter. It shows the 4th as an almost "last hurrah" of his old style, completely unique, but only a taste of whats to come.
@@aardigrade Thank you Mega, I have listened to these recordings of the the Fourth Sonata by Pogorelich and completely concur with your opinion.. Evidently the Fourth Sonata is a transitional piece, which by no means lessens its importance in Scriabin's oeuvre.
@@aardigrade nah, I'd suggest Gilels, S. Neuhaus or Fiorentino
@@sebastian-benedictflore Agree to disagree XD I think their interps are respectable and well played, but my personal tastes trend towards Pogorelich's. Absent Sonata 4 though, I'd usually prefer to listen to Gilels and Neuhaus.
It's strange how among all the sonatas, the performances of the Third Sonata I've heard all sound so different from each other.
Scriabin, the only one in his style.
that's right!
I think so.
Scriabin is an enigmatic composer! His style is Chopinian, Russian, introspective, and his sentences are as complex as they are sophisticated.
He's one of those few composers that wanted to basically master every emotion and actually managed to somewhat reach that goal. I can only compare him to Debussy in terms of uniqueness, with the main difference that Debussy preferred peaceful emotions while Scriabin had a bit of a taste for the drama. That's my interpretation of him at least
@@pierreemad2220 "master every emotion" 🤮
your complete misunderstanding of the toughts of a competent composer like scriabin is pathetic.
to master every emotion takes at minimum incompetency, as it is extremely simple to convey emotion in music.
What scriabin thrives at is his theoretical and analytical abilities, not some "emotion" buzzword about how your tummy tingles and your dick is rock hard after listening to the pain of the composer.
Some composers are strongly influenced by Scriabin. Feinberg probably most easily recognizably so.
The moment around 58:00 is simply gorgeous. I could listen to that movement over and over again.
That fourth Sonata is by far my favorite Scriabin piece. Beautiful and thrilling
i find that many piano notes are played during the course of this video
indeed!
Beautiful observation!
Enlightening!
It's true. I tried counting to confirm and found there are definitely more than ten!
@@LukeFaulkner up to a mystic isomorphism?
the sixth sonata is like, blues in it's most organic form. anyway, all his later sonata's are something in their most organic form anyway. They almost describe the chemistry in every cell, and all the emotion and energies of a living being at the same time. Science and spirituality are not that far apart if you take some roundabouts in your mind.
wow, this is a treasure!
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Excellent, what an underrated composer and the playing is exquisite!
Superb pianism in every respect. In complete command of this sometimes fiendishly challenging music, Lettberg exploits the musical possibilities here to the fullest.
Bill Evans listened to a lot of Scriabin and suggested that in an attempt to document this very improvisational and exploratory music, all of the notes were written. He felt that the music of Mozart and Debussy. That Bill Evans, he was quite something.... :)
Now I (kinda) HAVE to know if you're related
@@enniogaliani I'm adding myself to the list
Having just heard all 10 Sonatas played by two pianists in Berlin, quite fascinating to hear this wonderful player, a far superior performance of the 1st and 4th than a week ago...in 1993 in Utrecht another great performance of the rarely- played 1st Sonata a nd an unforgettable 7th by Roberto Szidon.
La vida se vive por momentos y esta música los hace relevantes. Gracias por compartirla.
Brilliant atmosphere
esta musica de scriabin, me transporta y me
da la sensacion que emerge desde las prundidades y se despliega con un sentido espacial
jose alkoloumbri
buenos aires,argentina
Это убеждает в победе Света над любою тьмой, Прекрасного над безобразие, извечной ГАРМОНИИ над хаосом и бесплодной шумихой... С этой Музыкой жить не так страшно и радостно обретать Великий Смысл Всего! Слава творящим Свет.. И САМОМУ ИСТОЧНИКУ - БОГУ! Спасибо! Россия.
Thank you so much for posting, it's wonderful...
You're welcome :)
There is such a haunting beauty in his works that draws one into his world.
Maravilloso. Muchas gracias por subirlo.
To drift away and let desire take fly. That’s how I feel Scriabin music.
Love It So Very Much, Thank You Maria.
Me too
scriabin é magnífico 🇧🇷
Lettberg is amazing.
listening to this music makes me so much more effective at work
Скрябин, как и Рахманинов - новая эпоха классической музыки, всегда актуальна и волнительно живая как неувядающая роза с сиренью, чьи запахи сводят с ума ... другие же композиторы прошлого - пышный музей дорогих и прекрасных экспонатов; Scriabin similar as Rachmaninov is a new epoch of classical music, always actually real and alive with shivering as unfading rose with lilac whose smell is rising towards a heaven ... the other composers of old time is gorgeous museum of luxuries and beautiful exhibits
magnífico....
The greatest set of sonatas ever written!
You really think so? Even better than Beethoven's?
@@classicalmusic1175 Beethoven would be in 2nd place in my opinion.
31:19 is bliss
Thank you so much for uploading!
Scriabin's music, especially his early piano pieces, seems to evoke a feeling of "nervous ecstasy". That, and his Henselt-like arpeggios in the left hand are quite interesting. I think his piano music is more interesting than Rachmaninoff, but I like Rachmaninoff also.
Mentioning Henselt in the same sentence than Scriabin made me cringe 😬
Pure bliss.
Without doubt a very sensible interpretation. To me there are just two good interpreters to these sonatas. Hamelin and, now, Maria. Slow, deep and very melodic. To me, a piano student, it's a treasure to find such a clear interpretation. One thing after the other. I must play these pieces before I die. To me this is beauty in music. The rest is the rest. Beethoven feeds my soul with good energy, but here I found another level of music.
Para de traduzir literalmente do português pro inglês, porque fica horrível...
Realmente, tenho que treinar mais meu inglês escrito. Ele poderia ter sido escrito de uma forma muito melhor, tal qual sua crítica.
Desculpa, mas você encontrou algum erro no meu comentário? Então você precisa aprender português também! hahaha!
Não dá pra competir com um virtuose - te dou a vitória por WO! Não tenho mais idade pra este tipo de bobagem. Só voltando ao assunto, tens algo a acrescentar sobre o vídeo?
Nem esquente, seu inglês não está tranquilo.
Amazing!
revolutionary masterpiece!!!
yeah, written more than 110 years ago. Revolutionary for its time.
Love this
astonishing!!!
It's strange it should be so unlike anything else, yet still have a sentimental quality.
Très belle version !
Believe that this special harmonic language and its aim is best understood by the ,most gifted Slavic pianists.....Scriabine is the heir to Chopin and went from this art to new realms of pianist and expression.
She plays the expresionist sonatas romantic ... but still very very beautiful 😍😍😍
I guess I agree to what others are saying about Lettbergs performances. Monumental feat by her. Mind affecting sounds. Very wonderful to take out time to let the mind roam. Thanks.
Amazing.
Delightful, relaxing. A wonderful background music for working...
Scriabinpersempre 😎
Ottima performance.
Scriabin al top del proprio credo pianistico ,che supera il concetto di Chopin + Rachmaninov.
Great music.
나는 스크랴빈을 매우 좋아하다.
스크랴빈의 노래는 신비롭고 많은 생각이 들게 만든다.
in Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30
56:38 I. Andante
there's a spot where he turns his young Chopinesque style to a Gershwinlike
Blues
thank you CM11, especially for the detailed times
xØx
jd
Well, Gershwin was a very little boy when that was written, so it's not really accurate to call it Gershwinlike..
Notas de una belleza inaudita para dedicarse al reposo y a la meditación. Creo que Scriabin era el favorito del escritor neoyorquino Henry Miller y lo menciona en su famosa trilogía "La crucifixion rosada". Gracias por existir
Pour moi Scriabin atteint le paradis pianistique…. sur tous les plans, autant celui des harmonies que de la richesse des thèmes
Straordinario e incantevole, è veramente un genio musicale, esecuzione bellissima
I love these recordings, each passage is played in a delicate and beautiful way. I had the feeling that the performer was a woman because of the musical texture, and I was right
oh awesome, you're sexist :|
@@gretasmith7145 Not necessarily sexist, maybe just stereotypes.
@@gretasmith7145 shut up lmao, this has nothing to do with sexism
I love women.
57:26- 57:27 what?
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@@marsaeolus9248 Maria plays the chord in bar 20 (fourth sonata) with an F natural instead of an F sharp, and again the corresponding chord in bar 24 with a G natural instead of a G sharp- it sounds totally intentional, especially that it occurs twice, so I wonder if this is a difference in edition.
Oh man ... Scriabapalooza!
Lettberg rivals Horowitz in her ability to capture the ethereal perfection of Scriabin's greatest works.
Now, now, aren't we getting carried away a bit here...
uhhh i’d have to disagree i believe horowitz’s forte was scriabin tbh perhaps alongside clementi. he knew scriabin for a short while, in fact despite horowitz’s very calm and composed physical disposition when playing pieces typically, he is very animated when playing scriabin. he seems to have a very special place for scriabin in his heart, as horowitz was a bit of a revolutionary himself. i can understand lots of criticisms about horowitz but in scriabin specifically i think its hard to argue another pianist to be superior to him.
@@pqiojsqdklnads3861 Don't get me wrong, Horowitz is my favorite Scriabin performer. I was just admiring this relatively obscure performer's talent. Most pianists fail at capturing Scriabin, so I was surprised at how well she played most of his pieces (except White and Black Mass, which were bungled), and used Horowitz as a comparison to express this. But Horowitz is the undisputed master, I'll never argue against that. I almost feel as if Scriabin and Horowitz are the same musician, separated into two distinct entities: Horowitz the performer and Scriabin the composer.
@@davidbreslau6516 yes i agree i think these performances are really good and i was quite impressed
@@pqiojsqdklnads3861 For many Scriabin´s music conoisseurs, Vladimir Sofronitsky is the best interpreter, of course after Scriabin himself. He was also closer to Scriabin being his son in law.
References to Debussy,Ravel,Horowitz and if you like it Dr.Oliver Sachs about colours combined with music can be made.Unbelievebel it is how to master the multitude of sounds and voluminous eruptions and still maintaining the structures and equilibrium.I hear Horowitz on performing certain compositions of Scriabin : this is so difficult!
1:04:00
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Classical Music11 oh shit im sorry, that comment wasn’t sarcastic I just forgot i had my adblock ON and really thought the video had no adds. Anyway, thanks for the music, your video gave me the idea for my next piece.
Lol
Also, I think you meant to say "ad-free music." The music was free, as were the ads you never saw. 😂😂
@@PETERJOHN101 very true lol
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When I was in my twenties, I enjoyed all the songs with Roberto Szidon. I remember that thing. There were no Japanese people who played this song collection. In the meantime, it was something that I read the score and made it a sound. He is a memory that he has hit, without technical failure, and playing. Fortissimo is fortissimo. Pianissimo is Pianissimo. The score was reproduced as much as possible. Scriabin had no way of playing the definitive version yet. If it is a friend Rachmaninoff, the recording of the person is quite good performance, and the 3rd concerto, still sounds that no one can surpass. The classical form is seen through.
2:02
DEBUSSY ON SMIRNOF
*ICE
6:30
Heaven
Composers of Scriabin's level are in... "short" supply.
Ha, I don't know Shrek, there are those who think "little" of him!
2:20:00
27:12
31:21
My neuro physicist extolled Scriabin throughout our consultation today. I wasn't quite sure who was the patient in between the electronic battering of my arms looking for carpel tunnel , and his true internal yearning as a musician so apparent in his telling me musical knowledge- you learn something from every experience and every person you meet in life - he at least made me find this TH-cam tonight. In peace but
I still prefer Rachmaninov xx
Beautifull 46:14
I love these pieces and she is a fine pianist and these are very nice performances that leave me a bit flat. They're too dainty and careful. Girl, take some chances! I'd rather a fistful of wrong notes and some fire than correctness. They don't bring the extremes of emotion I want from Scriabin. Overall the word I associate with Scriabin is "ecstasy", always present, but hear at its most dazzling in the later works that uses augmented chords and 7th chords to create an air of breathless excitement. Scriabin wanted to transform mankind with music! and I love him for that as well.
Her playing is beautiful but perhaps a bit too delicate. It lacks a certain vitriol. Yet I find myself enjoying these interpretations quite a bit!
At least she doesn't bang on the keys like Ashkenazy, though...
...music is about exploring -creating- new ways to feel and, perhaps, we might wonder why we expect certain feelings in music!
Agree. Specially from #5 and up...
I still like it very much though.
9 sonata black mass relax me and i love it, i know it seems like i am trolling or that i dont know nothin about music but it is what it is
Alexander Scriabin’s music is a good definition of underrated.
¡Demasiados anuncios!, solamente uno, bueno; los otros: escandalosos, de temas que no me interesan. Y ponen además el anuncio de un cantante, con una canción, que creo no va con los oyentes de esta música.
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Just my opinion, but I think Scriabin did better in the smaller forms(Preludes, etudes, poems) His larger pieces like these sonatas and the symphonic pieces he wrote tend to sound rambling and lack focus. I hear amazing harmonies and moods in sections, and the technique required to play these pieces well is prodicious, no doubt about it-------but as "whole compositions" most of them don't go anywhere. (I do think sonata #9 and # 5 are the exceptions. The others sound like written out improvisations.)
Brian McCarthy Depends on your taste in music. Scriabin’s idea of melody and structure was uncoventional ( similar to most of Scriabin’s ideas as he was as insane as he was brilliant ) so his sonata’s are incredibly unique. By the end, Scriabin was so focused on structuring his music upon his own harmonic theories as he believed he had superhuman gifts and was capable of changing the universe with them. As questionable as his philosophy was, his music is unquestionably some of the most unique and ( depending on your opinion ) fantastic music ever written. I advise you to listen to the sonatas more and listen attentively. Once you train your ears to percieve music outside of the conventional manner then you discover all that Scriabin had to say in his unfortunately short life.
Well, I do agree on the early Symphonic pieces, but have you listened to Prometheus? The developing of the themes and the general structure of the piece are extremely well composed. And the last Sonatas do have structure, but it's really complex and unconventional, so percieving it might seem a little bit difficult.
sonata #4 is example of large-form integrity.
Scriabin was incredibly meticulous when it came to structuring his peices (particular in later life). You hear it from sonata 5 and onwards very clearly.
@@sebastian-benedictflore yes his scores are very neat. i was impressed when i saw the autograph for sonata #10.
nobody like that now
We're all reincarnating souls. Chopin (died 1849) was reincarnated as Scriabin (born 1871).
59:04 Is that real prestissimo volando, as it must be? I do not think so.
Beautiful music and video. Sadly interrupted by obnoxious commercials.
You Tube Ad Blocker, the quick solution
Something. Of. Rachmaninov . Scriabin is not very well known despite his talent ...
He is well known among pianists, but not among the general population due to his idiosyncratic style.
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it sounds like someone playing the piano with one hand.....
Maybe you are listening with one ear.
The recording is very good and resonant but for some reason (probably my own bias), I find this version inferior to Szidon, which in turn is vastly inferior to that of Michael Ponti (who even suffers sound at the hands of the Vox technicians). Mr Szidon should have stayed with Liszt...
There were not so many recordings of Scriabin's works at that time, so Szidon hardly had any references besides the score...
someone took drugs
Why so many ads? Will it be 'cause I am in this shithole called Brazil? Long ads at every one minute even in the middle of a piece. What a lack of respect and taste!!
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Yup, it's awful. Shame on the uploader. They clearly don't love music at all and are just in it for the ad money.
The prestissimo at the end of the 5th was way too slow and the andante that begins the 4th was too fast and in effect lost most of the tension it's supposed to build. Ashkenazy plays both better. Hell, I play both better. Interesting and different interpretations of the sonatas though.
Post your recording!
+lightning strife Yes! less word, and post your recording!
Ok I was exaggerating but I could beat up your dad! lol
@@axadams 🤓
Very competent. But I prefer the way men play. They are rather more honest to the score, usually, and pay more respect to the rhythms and structures. They are also more powerful and can produce better tone. I am thinking of Richter...
Yikes
Richter is not a good example in Scriabin. Messy!
@@Pogouldangeliwitz Which recording of which work are you referring to? His Sonata no. 5 is superb! What about John Ogdon then?
@@cynic150 I'll take Ogdon over Richter any day (in Scriabin)! Don't like Richters 5th (stodgy) nor his 7th (messy). Ogdons complete sonata set was a milestone in its time and is still hard to surpass, imho.
@@Pogouldangeliwitz Well okay. But you must take into consideration the quality of the recordings, which differ enormously. Ogdon's were apparently recorded in a studio with dry acoustics. This makes them extremely clear. Occasionally I think there is not enough use of the pedal to add resonance and harmonic richness. The most convincing Scriabin came from Horowitz, I think.
Piano gone too far. Scriabin lost the point.
??? How now
Ok mister mediocre
@@SeigneurReefShark haha fxck Scriabin shitmusic
@HotTopicScriabin Did I go that far?
It sounds like random, boring computer garbage.
So what are in your "daily listening routine"?
Glad it's not the king's new clothes with you.
Scriabin. Yeah, I'm mixed. Bits and pieces here and there, I connect emotionally. Most part... I don't know.
You gotta have a bit of taste and intelligence and madness in you to feel this music, that's probably not your case
How ironic that, three years later, Scriabin is one of, if not, my favourite composers. His music, in reflection, I can say is not instantly pleasurable. Once you've had time to listen A LOT, you suddenly 'get' it, and I was blown away. Fascinating to see how my opinion has changed.
@@aleksm.1863 yeah scriabin is a composer that is so complex that you really don't hear much on your first listenings, it may be a flaw, as most of his pieces take atleast 10 listenings before you even grasp them, but it amounts to music that you can listen to for years on end without being tired of.
Probably the only atonal composer that actually considered the stucture of his pieces before publishing them, most modern composers are completely random at times to fit in as many textures and themes as possible within a short time space.