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Scriabin: The Complete Préludes Volume 2
Opp 17– 74
Piers Lane (piano)
Lane certainly knows how to tease out the music’s textural subtleties; his emotional commitment is undeniable, as is his grasp of the poetic/virtuosic dichotomy inherent in Scriabin’s music
Scriabin: The Complete Préludes Volume 2
Opp 17– 74
Piers Lane (piano)
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Lane certainly knows how to tease out the music’s textural subtleties; his emotional commitment is undeniable, as is his grasp of the poetic/virtuosic dichotomy inherent in Scriabin’s music
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Piers Lane’s performances of the complete Scriabin Préludes are bold and compelling, matching technical bravura with a rich vein of poetry and colour and communicating the composer’s vivid and exceptional imagination. Beautifully recorded and superbly annotated by Simon Nicholls, this set is a must for all lovers of Scriabin and the piano. The Préludes of Opp 2–16 are available on CDH55450.
Contents and tracklist
Scriabin:
Sept préludes, Op 17
Work length10:48
No 1 in D minor. Allegretto
Track length1:28
No 2 in E flat major. Presto
Track length0:57
No 3 in D flat major. Andante
Track length1:55
No 4 in B flat major. Lento
Track length1:27
No 5 in F minor. Presto
Track length1:11
No 6 in B flat major. Andante doloroso
Track length2:29
No 7 in G minor. Allegro assai
Track length1:21
Scriabin:
Quatre préludes, Op 22
Work length5:06
No 1 in G sharp minor. Andante
Track length1:32
No 2 in C sharp minor. Andante
Track length1:11
No 3 in B major. Allegretto
Track length1:02
No 4 in B minor. Andantino
Track length1:21
Scriabin:
Deux préludes, Op 27
Work length3:14
No 1 in G minor. Patetico
Track length2:04
No 2 in B major. Andante
Track length1:10
Scriabin:
Quatre préludes, Op 31
Work length5:24
No 1 in D flat major / C major. Andante
Track length2:12
No 2 in F sharp major. Con stravaganza
Track length0:58
No 3 in E flat major. Presto
Track length0:36
No 4 in C major. Lento
Track length1:38
Scriabin:
Quatre préludes, Op 33
Work length4:36
No 1 in E major. Crotchet = 96
Track length1:35
No 2 in F sharp major. Vagamente
Track length1:27
No 3 in C major. Crotchet = 88
Track length0:32
No 4 in A flat major. Ardito, bellicoso
Track length1:02
Scriabin:
Trois préludes, Op 35
Work length5:28
No 1 in D flat major. Allegro
Track length0:52
No 2 in B flat major. Elevato
Track length3:23
No 3 in C major. Scherzoso
Track length1:13
Scriabin:
Quatre préludes, Op 37
Work length6:14
No 1 in B flat minor. Mesto
Track length2:03
No 2 in F sharp major. Maestoso, fiero
Track length1:00
No 3 in B major. Andante
Track length2:06
No 4 in G minor. Irato impetuoso
Track length1:05
Scriabin:
Quatre préludes, Op 39
Work length4:59
No 1 in F sharp major. Allegro
Track length0:55
No 2 in D major. Elevato
Track length1:33
No 3 in G major. Languido
Track length1:21
No 4 in A flat major. Crotchet = 63-66
Track length1:10
Excerpt,Scriabin:
3 Pieces Op. 45
Work length1:35
No 3 in E flat major. Prélude: Andante
Track length1:35
Scriabin:
Quatre préludes, Op 48
Work length3:50
No 1 in F sharp major. Impetuoso fiero
Track length0:34
No 2 in C major. Poetico con delizio
Track length1:29
No 3 in D flat major. Capricciosamente affannato
Track length0:51
No 4 in C major. Festivamente
Track length0:56
Work length0:54
No 2 in F major. Prélude: Bruscamente irato
Track length0:54
Excerpt,Scriabin:
Four Pieces, Op. 51
Work length2:39
No 2 in A minor. Prélude: Lugubre
Track length2:39
Excerpt,Scriabin:
Quatre Morceaux Op. 56
Work length0:59
No 1 in E flat major. Prélude: Violent, très accentué
Track length0:59
Excerpt,Scriabin:
2 Pieces for Piano, Op. 59
Work length1:40
II. Prélude: Sauvage, belliqueux
Track length1:40
Work length6:21
I. Douloureux, déchirant
Track length1:11
II. Très lent, contemplatif
Track length1:36
III. Allegro drammatico
Track length0:42
IV. Lent, vague, indécis
Track length1:39
V. Fier, belliqueux
Track length1:13
Awards and reviews
Lane certainly knows how to tease out the music’s textural subtleties; his emotional commitment is undeniable, as is his grasp of the poetic/virtuosic dichotomy inherent in Scriabin’s music
Lane is the perfect guide to Scriabin’s shimmering miniature masterpieces
Lane’s technical brilliance and assurance captures the most elusive qualities of this music, as one dream-vision dissolves into another …[his] control and balance of their veiled sonorities is wonder-filled
