About
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (6 January 1872 [O.S. 25 December 1871] – 27 April [O.S. 14 April] 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist. Initially influenced by Frédéric Chopin, he composed in a relatively tonal, late-Romantic idiom. Later, independently of his contemporary Arnold Schoenberg, Scriabin developed a highly dissonant musical language that transcended traditional tonality without being strictly atonal, aligning with his personal brand of metaphysics. He embraced the concepts of Gesamtkunstwerk and synesthesia, creating a colour-coded circle of fifths inspired by theosophy to associate colours with harmonies. Scriabin is widely considered the primary Russian symbolist composer and a major figure of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry.
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Scriabin was an innovator and one of the most controversial composer-pianists of the early 20th century. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia said of him, "no composer has had more scorn heaped on him or greater love bestowed." Leo Tolstoy described Scriabin's music as "a sincere expression of genius." Scriabin's oeuvre exerted a salient influence on the music world over time, and inspired many composers, such as Nikolai Roslavets and Karol Szymanowski. His musical aesthetics have been reevaluated since the 1970s, and his ten published sonatas for piano and other works have been increasingly championed, garnering significant acclaim.
Discography
Albums
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Scriabin: Le Poème de l'exstase, Op. 54 & Prométhée, Op. 60
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The Poem of Ecstasy / Azerbaijan Mugam
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Rachmaninoff: Sonate Nr. 2 op. 36 / Scriabin: Sonate Nr. 4 op. 30 / Prokofiev: Sonate Nr. 6 op. 82
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Scriabin: Sonata no. 3 / Prokofiev: Sonata no. 7
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Le Poème de l'extase / Capriccio espagnol / Slavonic Dance in E minor Op.72 No. 2
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Les 23 Mazurkas
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Killmayer: Nocturnes / Skrjabin: Trois Etudes / Sonate no. 10 / Fišer: IV. Sonate
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Symphony no. 3, op. 43, Divine Poem
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24 Preludes / Sonata no. 4 / Étude, op. 42 no. 5
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»Welte-Mignon« Digital (Gespielt 1905-1914 / Aufgenommen 1985)
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Horowitz
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Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 29 / Rêverie, op. 24
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The Studio Recordings: New York 1985
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Symphony no. 1
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Horowitz plays Scriabin
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Piano Sonatas 1, 6 & 8 / 4 Pieces, op. 51
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Les Œuvres Ultimes
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Œuvres pour la main gauche
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Balakirev: The Lark / Sonata in B-flat minor / Scriabin: Two Poems, op. 32 / Sonata no. 3 in F-sharp minor, op. 23 / Vers la flamme, op. 72
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Symphony No. 4 “Poème de l’extase” & Symphony No. 3 “Divine Poem”
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Symphony no. 3 “Le Divin Poème” / Le Poème de l’extase
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3 Symphonies / Poème de l'Extase / Poème du Feu (Prométhée)
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Le Poème de l'extase / Piano Concerto / Prometheus
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Piano Sonatas, Volume 1
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Horowitz Plays Scriabin
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Klavierwerke
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Dmitry Paperno Plays Russian Piano Music
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy
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The Complete Piano Sonatas, Volume 2: Sonatas Six to Ten
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 / Scriabin: Le Poème de l'extase
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Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 20 / Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 43 «Le Divin Poème»
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Piano Sonatas, Volume 2
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Le Divin Poème / Le Poème de l'extase / Rêverie
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Scriabin: Symphony no. 3 (Divine Poem) / Arensky: Silhouettes
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Scriabin: Symphony no. 2 / Tchaikovsky: Hamlet
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Scriabin: Vers la flamme / Sonata no. 9 / Prokofiev: Visions fugitives
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Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1
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Symphony no. 1 in E major, op. 26 / Prometheus, op. 60
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Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze / Debussy: Estampes / Scriabin: Poèmes / Sonata no. 5
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Píanó
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Symphony no. 1 / Poem of Ecstasy
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Classical Romance
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Symphony No. 3 "The Divine Poem" / Prometheus "The Poem of Fire" (USSR State Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Evgeni Svetlanov)
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The Preludes, Vol. 1
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Liszt: Sonate h-moll / Scriabin: Klaviersonate no. 2
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The Complete Etudes
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Musik aus Rußland II
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The Preludes, Vol. 2
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Complete Orchestra Works
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Schoenberg: Gurrelieder / Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy / Poem of Fire
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Haydn / Beethoven / Chopin / Scriabin / Debussy
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Piano Sonatas
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A Russian Piano Recital
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Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2
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Les Études pour piano
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Bartók: The wooden prince / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Dance Suite / Scriabin: Le Poeme De L’Extase
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Symphony no. 3 ‘Le Divin Poème’ / Le Poeme de L’extase
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Piano Recital
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Piano Sonatas I-X
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Chopin: Polonaises / Scriabin: Fantaisie / Poème Nocturne / Deux Dances / Vers la flamme
EPs
Singles
Live
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The Vienna Recital
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The Berlin Recital: Rachmaninov / Scriabin / Ligeti / Prokofiev
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Symphony no. 2
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Symphony no. 1
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Sviatoslav Richter at Carnegie Hall: fourth concert in the historic series recorded October 30, 1960 in actual performance
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Symphonies nos. 3 & 4
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Scriabin chez Scriabin
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Live in Japan
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Alexei Sultanov at Tchaikovsky Competition 1998
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Scriabin: Etudes
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Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 283 / Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 9 / Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 4
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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Scriabin: Le Poème de l’extase / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
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Scriabin Live!
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Richter In Warsaw: The Scriabin Recital
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Prometheus: The Myth in Music
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Symphony No. 2 / Rêverie
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Horowitz in London
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Glazunov: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 6
Compilations
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The SWR Recordings
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Russian Music: Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Rimsky‐Korsakov…
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150th Anniversary: Piano Works
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Mazurkas, Poèmes & Impromtus
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Concertos, Sonatas and Pieces
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Michael Gielen Edition, Vol. 7 (1961-2006)
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Piano Works
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BBC Music, Volume 26, Number 1: Rachmaninov: Preludes / Prokofiev: Sonata no. 4 / Scriabin: Sonata no. 9
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The Complete Works
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Complete Piano Works
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Dmitri Kitaenko conducts Scriabin
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Richter Rarities With Orchestra
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Complete Orchestral Works
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Sonates pour piano n° 3, 5 et 9. / Préludes Op. 11 / Vers la flamme / Poème de l'extase
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The Gold Collection
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Great Russian Symphonies
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Le Monde du piano
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Alexander Scriabin - The Composer As Pianist - His Recordings For M. Welte & Soehne Moscow, 1910
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Hounds of Ecstasy, Vol. 1 - Historical Recordings of Scriabin
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Hounds of Ecstasy, Vol. 2 - Historical Recordings of Scriabin
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The Art of Henry Neighaus, Vol. 1
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BBC Legends: Cherkassky
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Sviatoslav Richter plays Bach, Scriabin & Mussorgsky
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Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 3, 9 / Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 8 / Rachmaninov: Prelude No. 4
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Piano
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Complete Symphonies / Piano Concerto / Prometheus / Le Poème de l’extase
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Horowitz Plays Scriabin
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Live
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Piano Sonatas (complete)
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Scriabin: Prometheus / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 / Stravinsky: Concerto for piano and wind instruments
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Symphonies (complete) / Le Poème de l’extase / Prométhée
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Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 91: Vladimir Sofronitsky
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Stravinsky: The Firebird / Scriabin: Prometheus
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Vladimir Sofronitsky Edition, Volume 11: Borodin / Lyadov / Glazunov / Scriabin / Kabalevsky
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3 Symphonies / Poème de l'Extase
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Mussorgsky – Stokowski: Pictures at an Exhibition / Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite / Scriabin: Le Poème de l’extase
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The Complete Sonatas
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Neuhaus Plays Scriabin
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The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Volume 9: Late Russian Romantics
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Ravel: Bolero / Debussy: Nocturne / Scriabin: Le Poème de l’extase / Rimsky-Korsakov: The Invisible City of Kitezh
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The Seasons - 5 Preludes and other works
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Complete Piano Sonatas
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Scriabine par Scriabine, Goldenweiser, Feinberg, Neuhaus, Sofronitski
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Piano Concertos
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Preludes
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The Complete Sonatas, Volume 1: Sonatas One to Five
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Scriabin: Symphony no. 3 / Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
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Piano Sonatas
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Sviatoslav Richter Plays Scriabin / Debussy / Prokofiev
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Debussy: Nocturnes / Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no. 2 / Pavane / Scriabin: Le Poème de l’exstase
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BBC Legends: Stokowski
Other
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Le Poème De L'Extase / Romeo Und Julia
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Five Preludes for Piano, Op. 74
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Piano Sonata no. 3 in F-sharp minor, op. 23
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Poème satanique, Op. 36 (Yuri Bogdanov)
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Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 (Yuri Bogdanov)
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Vers la flamme, Op. 72 (Mikhail Arkadiev)
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La Polonaise
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Late Piano Works
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Scriabine / Chopin / Schubert au piano
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Skriabin Symphonies
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Also known as
A. Scriabin · Aleksandr Nikolajevitj Skrjabin · Aleksandr Nikoláyevich Skriabin · Aleksandr Skrjabin · Alexander Nikolajewitsch Skrjabin · Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin · Alexander Scriabin · Alexander Skrjabin · Alexander Skryabin · Alexandre Scriabine · Scriabin · Scriabine · Skrjabin · Skryabin · アレクサンドル・スクリャービン
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- russian composer
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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- ISNI
- 0000000122817132
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