Naxos
Scriabin: Piano Concerto, Etc / Scherbakov, Golovchin, Et Al
$19.99
Details
- Composer
- SCRIABIN
- Artist
- Konstanti, Igor, Scherbakov, Golovschin
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Aug 17, 1999
- Catalog #
- 8550818
- UPC
- 730099581820
About
Scriabin seems to be an "in" composer all of a sudden, what with numerous new recordings of his youthful Piano Concerto and late tone poems/symphonies. In the past few months, we've had new recordings by some real "heavyweights", including Boulez and Pletnev on Deutsche Grammophon, Rozdestvensky on Chandos, and Ashkenazy on Decca. This budget-priced production from the composer's compatriots certainly holds its own against all comers. Konstantin Scherbakov plays the concerto with steel and sensitivity in equal measure, and he's particularly successful in knitting together the loose architecture of the outer movements, while at the same time making the filigreed piano writing sound like real Scriabin, rather than Chopin on steroids. The performance of Prometheus is predictably less smooth than the recent Boulez/Chicago, and not as sumptuously recorded. But despite the slower overall tempo, the performance is much more physically exciting and has a naturalness of flow that Boulez doesn't quite match. The couplings, orchestrations of various short piano pieces, are also captivating and unique. In all, the disc is definitely worth a listen, even if you think you've had enough of this music.
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
Tracklist 10 tracks
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1 I. Allegro 07:56
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 07:56
- Composer
- Alexander Scriabin
- Performer
- Konstantin Scherbakov
- Ensemble
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Igor Golovschin
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2 II. Andante 08:45
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Andante
- Duration
- 08:45
- Composer
- Alexander Scriabin
- Performer
- Konstantin Scherbakov
- Ensemble
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Igor Golovschin
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3 III. Allegro moderato 11:15
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 11:15
- Composer
- Alexander Scriabin
- Performer
- Konstantin Scherbakov
- Ensemble
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Igor Golovschin
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4 Prometheus, The Poem of Fire 23:43
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Prometheus, The Poem of Fire
- Duration
- 23:43
- Composer
- Alexander Scriabin
- Ensemble
- Russian State TV and Radio Choir, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Igor Golovschin
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5 Prelude in A-Flat Major, Op. 11, No. 17 01:13
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Prelude in A-Flat Major, Op. 11, No. 17
- Duration
- 01:13
- Composer
- Alexander Scriabin
- Ensemble
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Igor Golovschin
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6 Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 11, No. 10 01:30
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 11, No. 10
- Duration
- 01:30
- Composer
- Alexander Scriabin
- Ensemble
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Igor Golovschin
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7 Prelude in B Minor, Op. 11, No. 6 01:02
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Prelude in B Minor, Op. 11, No. 6
- Duration
- 01:02
- Composer
- Alexander Scriabin
- Ensemble
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Igor Golovschin
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8 Prelude in D-Flat Major, Op. 11, No. 15 (orch. Rogal-Levitsky) 02:50
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Prelude in D-Flat Major, Op. 11, No. 15 (orch. Rogal-Levitsky)
- Duration
- 02:50
- Composer
- Alexander Scriabin
- Ensemble
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Igor Golovschin
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9 Fragilite, Op. 51, No. 1 03:57
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Fragilite, Op. 51, No. 1
- Duration
- 03:57
- Composer
- Alexander Scriabin
- Ensemble
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Igor Golovschin
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10 Sonata No. 1, Op. 6: Marche Funebre 05:56
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Sonata No. 1, Op. 6: Marche Funebre
- Duration
- 05:56
- Composer
- Alexander Scriabin
- Performer
- Konstantin Scherbakov
- Ensemble
- Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Igor Golovschin