Scriabin: Piano Music - Poemes / Waltzes / Dances
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Piano Music - Poemes / Waltzes / Dances
Xia Yin Wang (piano)
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 1 June 2009
"As sheer pianism this is a disc that requires to be heard by every lover of piano music. Scriabin lovers will find plenty to revel in and for the newcomer to the music of this very special composer I can hardly imagine a better disc to gain insight into his world." (MusicWeb Sept 2009)
"As sheer pianism this is a disc that requires to be heard by every lover of piano music. Scriabin lovers will find plenty to revel in and for the reader who is a newcomer to the music of this very special composer I can hardly imagine a better disc to gain insight into his world. From there one can then explore further his preludes, sonatas and other genres."
(MusicWeb Sept 2009)
"The booklet notes that Xiayin Wang provides for her Naxos Scriabin recital are as intelligent and insightful as her interpretations. The pianist's urbane, witty treatment of such Chopin-influenced fare as the D-flat and F minor Waltzes and the B-flat minor Polonaise convincingly transforms the younger composer into the ironist he never was and never would be. It makes me wonder how she'd enliven Scriabin's Mazurkas. Her taut, harmonically aware renditions of the Op. 32, Op. 34, Op. 36, and Op. 52 Poèmes fall agreeably on the ear…Appropriately fiery climaxes rivet attention in Flammes sombres and Vers la flame…Overall, a fine disc that bodes well for future releases from this talented pianist." (9/9 ClassicsToday)
Numbered among the musical elect of her generation, the multi-award-winning Xiayin Wang presents a recital of piano music that virtually spans Scriabin's career. The mysterious impressionism of Vers la flamme (Towards the Flame) builds to an exhilarating intensity that is matched by the two contrasting Poems. From his early Waltzes and Polonaise, with their echoes of Chopin, via the rhapsodic abandon of the Fantaisie, to the Two Dances, composed shortly before his death, these works chart an almost mystical trajectory through the composer's life.
Tracks:
1. Valse in D flat major 00:01:44
2. Valse in F minor, Op. 1 00:03:27
3. Polonaise in B flat minor, Op. 21 00:06:08
4. Fantasie in B minor, Op. 28 00:09:34
2 Poemes, Op. 32
5. No. 1 in F sharp major 00:03:11
6. No. 2 in D major 00:01:33
7. Poeme Tragique, Op. 34 00:03:34
8. Poeme Satanique, Op. 36 00:06:31
9. Valse in A flat major, Op. 38 00:06:27
10. Poeme in D flat major, Op. 41 00:04:37
3 Pieces, Op. 52
11. No. 1. Poeme 00:02:19
12. No. 2. Enigme 00:01:06
13. No. 3. Poeme Languide 00:01:19
14. Feuillet d'album, Op. 58 00:01:43
15. Vers la flamme, Op. 72 00:05:55
2 Dances, Op. 73
16. No. 1. Guirlandes 00:03:49
17. No. 2. Flammes sombres 00:02:31
Total Playing Time: 01:05:28
