Composer: Alexander Scriabin
Performer: Olli Mustonen
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Ondine
Catalogue: ODE1184-2
Release: 2012
Size: 1.09 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
12 Etudes for piano, Op. 8
01. No. 1 in C-Sharp Major: Allegro
02. No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor: A capriccio, con forza
03. No. 3 in B Minor: Tempestoso
04. No. 4 in B Major: Piacevole
05. No. 5 in E Major: Brioso
06. No. 6 in A Major: Con grazia
07. No. 7 in B-Flat Minor: Presto tenebroso, agitato
08. No. 8 in A-Flat Major: Lento
09. No. 9 in G-Sharp Minor: Alla ballata
10. No. 10 in D-Flat Major: Allegro
11. No. 11 in B-Flat Minor: Andante cantabile
12. No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor: Patetico
Preludes, Op. 13
13. No. 1 in C Major: Maestoso
4. No. 2 in A Minor: Allegro
15. No. 3 in G Major: Andante
16. No. 4 in E Minor: Allegro
17. No. 5 in D Major: Allegro
18. No. 6 in B Minor: Presto
Preludes, Op. 16
19. No. 1 in B Major: Andante
20. No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro
21. No. 3 in G-Flat Major: Andante cantabile
22. No. 4 in E-Flat Minor: Lento
23. No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegretto
24. Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70
25. Vers la flamme, Op. 72
This CD features the acclaimed Finnish pianist Olli Mustonen with piano works by Alexander Scriabin, which have become his signature pieces in recital.
The virtuoso sets of Etudes and Preludes cover a wide range of late-Romantic expressions, from heroic to religious, ecstatic to melancholic.
The Sonata No. 10 is regarded as one of Scriabin’s greatest works.
The collection culminates with the pianistic tour-de-force of Vers la flamme, an astonishing piece famously championed by the late Vladimir Horowitz.
Olli Mustonen has been hailed by The Sunday Times as, “a living dream of pianism, having broken through an expressive barrier that other players do not know exists.”