Sviatoslav Richter plays Scriabin

[mashcot]

Can you give us the reference of that recording ? The third one is so f... awesome !

Thanks

[TheStefanNestor]

n.2: Lucid, profound, deep, cloudy and softly perturbed at moments, meditative,lost.Through a nebulous winter lonely night, hovering in space in silence, in exclusion from the exterior, apart from gusts of wind and cold,apart from light and life.

[Spudboy41]

The 2nd etude is totally unreal with richter

[Ivanhoe2]

Most enjoyable and very educational. Truecrypt, you do music a great service by your intelligent posting,,and informed comment. Many thanks,,and Best Wishes !

[ggn1234]

I prefer Horowitz in the third etude, but this is still absolutely phenomenal playing!

[antsee]

Oh dear God, the 3rd etude!

[New4785689]

imo, the tempo of the 3rd is too fast

[gaystereotype]

What is the painting?

[44seann]

magnifique ce dernier corpus(1912) ! ; la virtuosité de la premiere et la ferocité de la derniere sied a merveille a Richter tres inspiré

on se rappelle un peu le DEBUSSY des ETUDES mais en plus exalté; Richter la joue comme une sorte de tryptique;..........

[henseltetude]

sounds like another great russian composer : Roslavets. I still don´t like Richter, by the way

[truecrypt]

Probably the other way around - Roslavets' music might have some traces of Scriabin influence. You are welcome not to like Richter, but your "by the way" sounds disparagingly.

[henseltetude]

Im sorry, maybe my english is not good enough.

I watched your video of Thalberg... you play very well. perhaps, you can upload YOUR performance of this Scriabin Etude and show us that you are better than Richter (no kidding).

Nice to meet you!

[truecrypt]

no problem ;) English is not my native language either...

I did play Op. 65, No. 3 but don't think it was up to Richter's level. I humbly accept his superiority.

[mishima1974]

Who cares?

[Kedislol]

Wow. I'm shocked I've never even listened to anything by Scriabin. This is amazing and it definitely seems to play a role in the foundation of Jazz.

[Gulzt]

That 3rd etude is so amazing!

[fcc61]

It almost sounds Cagian, a la John!! Not very settling. It leaves you on the edge of your seat, not easy to listen to.

[pianolistenerk]

i like the artwork

[cerzule]

This is beyond ordinary music ... it is just phantoms and demons made out of sound, drifting from Scriabin's haunted dreams and into our minds.

[gymgymgymgym]

@cerzule couldn't have put it better

[nonsolomusicista]

Straordinario Slava!

[soami2u]

Wonder what Scriabin would have written had he lived another 30 years (assuming he maintained his creative powers)...in all likelihood he would have run afoul of Stalin, probably composing works more unfathomable than anything by Prokofiev or Shostakovich

[pureaKero]

The first piece is SOOOOO difficult! He makes it seem so easy!! Amazing!

[scriabinwasmydad]

A century will pass by without anyone ever even coming close to his interpretation of these!

[Ellinidara]

You're right perhaps,but listen Vlentina Lisitsa,and tell me if she isn't a Richter on female!:)almost I think so.

[coasterman16]

She doesn't compare. Technically she's on the same level, but the only pieces she plays are virtuoso works for their flash. I have yet to be moved by a Lisitsa performance. Richter moves me every time.

[Lemonizm]

And you have to take into consideration the fact that technique has progressed significantly these last few decades. Its not difficult to find a 10 year old playing something which was once deemed as impossible for even a professional pianist.

[bartje11]

Richter is just amazing. Unfazed by stupid coughing and restless audience during eerily beautiful no. 2.

It is hard to fathom how he manages the speed of no. 1 with the parallel ninths in the right hand! Crystal clear and precise. Unbelievable! He must have had hands and fingers made out of steel and elastic at the same time. Stelastic!

No. 3 martellato is also from another planet!

Awesome!

[davidgray2]

Well he could reach a compound 5th with ease apparently, so playing those ninths would be like 7ths to us humans!

[music4sherry]

never heard these before. just listened with the music. Astonishing. as 777cc777 says, the finest player of scriabin. I've heard lots of people play, but how he creates and sustains these different layers of sound is beyond me. Each layer has a totally different - tone - quality. Thanks for posting.

[sugarve]

magico

[getitstraight2001]

ethereal moment of sheer poetry

[pjioayncoe]

Do you know anything about the piece Mysterium? Was it ever completed? Has anyone ever tried to play it?

[fisherroastedpeanut]

we have only the first part of Mysterium,the Prefactory Act,completed by Alexander Nemtin.there is one recording of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ashkenazy.

[pjioayncoe]

When did he write the op.65 etudes?

[truecrypt]

1911

[Kalen1457]

Thank you so much! I've been looking for a recording of the 2nd etude op65 for a long time!

[777cc777]

perfect playing from the great Scriabinist................... and the painting also conjuratory ;)

[20Regards]

Fantastic. Thank You Truecrypt to archive all this jewels on YT.

OP.65 n°1 is first of all a question of having hands big enough to be able to play it (Horowitz couldn't and told Richter it was sadly enough not possible for him). What Richter does in op.65 n°3 is pure madness and at the end totally "transfigure" the theme issued from op.65 n°1.

[CoolWJL]

I doubt your comment about Horowitz not having a big enough hands for this. You spread Octave and a semitone. Most people can stretch that and Horowitz did not have small hands!

[davidgray2]

Yes, he could easily get the biggest of tenths.

[scriabinwasmydad]

I have this on LP. He is,I believe the only one of all renowned pianists to attempt to play the very difficult Scriabin etude in NINTHS!!! He was indeed a true virtuoso even at the beginning of his career. BRAVO!!!

[JASenior44]

Michael Ponti plays it - the question is how renowned do you think he is...I think he plays Scriabin excelently, but sadly his cds (well the ones I have) have the worst piano/sound quality ever - tinny would be an understatement.