Scriabin: Vers la flamme, Op. 72 [Kholodenko]

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Vers la flamme (Toward the flame), Op. 72, is one of Alexander Scriabin's last pieces for piano, written in 1914.
The main motif of the piece consists of descending half steps or whole steps interspersed with impressionistic representations of fire. The piece was originally intended to be Scriabin's eleventh sonata; however, he had to publish it early because of financial concerns, and hence he labelled it a poem rather than a sonata. Like many of Scriabin's late works, the piece does not conform to classical harmony and is instead built on the mystic chord and modal transpositions of its tone center. A typical performance last 5 to 6 minutes. The piece is notorious for its difficulty, in particular the enormous leaps and long, unusual double-note trills in the final pages.
According to pianist Vladimir Horowitz, the piece was inspired by Scriabin's eccentric conviction that a constant accumulation of heat would ultimately cause the destruction of the world. The piece's title reflects the earth's fiery destruction, and the constant emotional buildup and crescendo throughout the piece lead, ultimately, "toward the flame". The piece has also been compared to Louis Brassin's piano transcription of Wagner's "Magic Fire Music" from Die Walkure.
The piece was premiered on 14 March 1915 in Kharkiv, with Scriabin himself at the piano. Notable pianists who have performed the work include Horowitz, Sviatoslav Richter, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Grigory Sokolov. However, many of the most celebrated recordings are by specialists of Scriabin, such as Vladimir Sofronitsky, Ruth Laredo, Heinrich Neuhaus, Stanislav Neuhaus and Igor Zhukov.
The piece has been orchestrated by composer-conductor Arkady Leytush. In 2018 Andrey Kasparov produced a treatment for piano duo.
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"YOOO THIS IS FIRE"

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😂😂😂

[@IsaacAndestein]

Literally fire

[@handledav]

🔥

[@88KeysPiano]

I didn't expect 05:55 to be so effective

[@ZKLofiTone]

The piece Horowitz "feared", very nice interpretation indeed not as intense as Horowitz' but I like it too!! And I really love the little pedal marking you added down there *BeMusical* , I really really respect your work and the amount of time you take to make this, much love!!

[@88KeysPiano]

I've actually heard about him because of the Van Cliburn. Pretty cool effects!

[@rule4592]

Just finished binge watching all of your videos... Your channel is a literal goldmine! I don't want to be that guy... but can I suggest beethoven's 32nd sonata for your next uoload? Thanks, and cheers.

[@BeMusical.]

Not really next video... It's extremely "time-consuming" process but surely I will make that sonata someday!

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Instant subscribe. Always appreciate the time and effort that goes into synthesia videos that use real recordings!

[@LightSearch]

Kholodenko is a master but he seems to mercilessly ground any music that wants to take flight.

[@pigeonpapi286]

Something electrifying about this one

[@zerois2801]

Very interesting interpretation wow quite slower than usual great voicing

[@Palermo.340]

Nice!

[@yagiz885]

thanks so much for this!

[@radoslavmladenov]

Very unique piece, though quite difficult to play

[@loganm2924]

Oh yo great piece

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Amazing! I hope you do someday Bortkiewicz piano concerto no. 1 it would be awesome! 🙏

[@DragosDomnara]

Vers la flamme, it's nice to see it here. Would it be possible in the future to do Liszt's polonaise no1, or his Romanian Rhapsody?

[@anhducduong0105]

Great visualization! It adds more to the fiery, intense, eerie and enigmatic atmosphere of the piece. But I think it should be played faster than this.

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[@heinzheinzl5908]

Very nice. One question: how many notes do you play per eigth on the last 3 pages in the tremolo (1/32). Do you play 4 notes or 8 ? Regards, Detlev

[@satchelhill8220]

I was wondering if you could do La Vega by Albeniz?

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Amazing! Can you do Bortkiewicz Piano Concerto 1 or 2 or 3 Please? It would be awesome and the first Synthesia Video on yt! ❤

[@Liszthesis]

so delicious...

[@AbdullahTercinta]

Ah yes, TOO DARK like the MIDI