Vladimir Sofronitsky plays Scriabin 12 Etudes, Op. 8

[GeneralRenz]

I thought Horowitz was master of etude No. 12. Boy was I wrong!!!

[BoundEnigma]

Thank you Truecrypt for sharing all these treasures with us! Your videos first introduced me to Scriabin and Sofronitsky as well as many others a few years ago, and I still come back to listen at every chance I get.

[docmalthus]

Sviatoslav Richter said it: "Sofronitsky was made for Scriabin and Scriabin for Sofronitsky."

Surely, Sofronitsky was Scriabin's greatest interpreter!

[coolchampagne]

Sofronitsky is my hero!

[klausknulp]

i love sofronitsky! he has always many surprises in his play. i love his appassionated interpretations. his soul seemed to burn. truecrpt thank you so much! yours is the best chanel on youtube.

tell me please: did sofronitsky worked together with scrjabine?

[ScroobyTuesday]

What's the date on the recording. It sound rather early?

[kempff95]

prefect tone and mood.

[Barbapippo]

What makes an interpretation really great? The sense of liberty, the illusion of playing as one were improvising on the spot: this Sofronitsky does as nobody else

[scryabin]

Sofronitsky is the king of Scriabin!! - haven't heard V.S' op.8 recording til now. His performances always give me chills - beautiful tone, original interpretations(phrasing, tempo, dynamics, etc.) that draw you into his soundscape. Thanks truecrypt!

[eddiechilvers]

Three cheers for truecrypt

[MISHA1119]

I've been wondering for a long time how Sofronitsky would play this piece. It's really one of the best Scriabin d# minor etudes I've ever heard, quite similar to Horowitz's earlier performances - his late

versions sadly sound skittery and out of

control, but his 1963 recording and this one of Sofronitsky's both convey the wild

abandon of the piece with massive sonorities and a rhythmic drive that is both impetuous and controlled. This is what Scriabin wanted - bravo!

[soami2u]

Bravo!!! Now I will never want to hear Scriabin played by anyone else!!

[tedly10027]

sofronitsky -- listening to him in the heat of this playing -- makes one realize there was a pianist that combined the most electrifying characteristics of Horowitz and Richter -- all rolled into one..whew!

[pjioayncoe]

Do you have him playing Op.42 no.5?

[truecrypt]

Recording exists (may be even 2 or 3), but I don't have it...

[jubulalau]

Truecrypt, you're my hero.

[truecrypt]

Nice to now! ;)

But really... it should be Sofronitsky! :)

[jubulalau]

Indeed!

[MagicSkryabin]

I like op 8 n 10, rare piece. And it's sound so jazzy at the end !!!

thanks for sharing.

[chad410]

there are parts of this that sound like horror film wonderful

[supersmashmike45]

Sofronitsky is the best pianist ever, a GOD, Amazing!

[chigsrOck]

Sofronitsky is the best performer for Scriabin!!!!His No.12 Etude is absolutely genious!!!

[suicide1112]

You'll never get enough thanks for posting all of this great music. Thanks a lot for doing it.

:-)

[suzettegm]

weird user name belying your smile, for the rest I fully agree with you, thanks Truecrypt!

[truecrypt]

Thank you! Enjoy...