The final minutes of both the poem of ecstasy and the poem of fire are sublime moments of cosmic greatness. For both pieces I recommend the recordings of Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia orchestra, But this one is great too.
Poem's ending reminds me of "Turangalila" climax but final crescendo is longer there :P don't mind that. for me both are orchestral masterpieces and both are equally extatic. crown in orchestral repertoire for sure
@ghonik even more powerful is the final major chord in the poem of fire -- the only major chord in the piece. that one is not so much ecstatic as it is shattering
Wow! Scriabin! Overwhelming! Love the way the final climax slowly builds from nothing into imminent climax yet holds the patients to hit it just right. Scriabin rocks!
Yea, by the way - if you play this finale to the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey (the cut to the final Space Fetus shot should be simultaneous to the final C major chord), it fits together almost miraculously.
The part where the orchestra suddenly pauses (where the silhouette is shown) coincides with the Monolith zoom in, so it zooms in and there's silence for a while :)
Also works when the old man lifts his hand and the heroic theme tunes in for a last time :)
Soul-ravishing, wild beauty beyond words.... this is the sort of thing that gives YouTube a GOOD name! Thanks for posting the entire piece, Adam -- favorited, subscribed, and profoundly appreciated. PS: Love the gradual intensification of color in this part, just what Scriabin would've wanted!
composed in 1908 this page shows the teosofic ideas that passed through the mind of this composer about the interconnection between God and mankind in a sort of flowing into infinity, in somoe of his parts the music is bordering the atonality
This resembles his Piano Sonata No. 5, does it not?
luiarthur 2 months ago
8:25 -> best silence ever
MrRrrrvvvv 3 months ago
The final minutes of both the poem of ecstasy and the poem of fire are sublime moments of cosmic greatness. For both pieces I recommend the recordings of Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia orchestra, But this one is great too.
MrRrrrvvvv 3 months ago
At the final rest I caught my heart and soul beating alongside the rhythm.
Energiedrankje 8 months ago
Wonderful music and great video, thanks :).
matejpatek 10 months ago
One of those flashes of pure brillliance that composers come out with from time to time - often imitated, never matched.
wolfofthesevern 1 year ago 2
Music that can accompany the creation and destruction of the universe.
alvinkuo777 1 year ago 5
its so beautiful that it hurts
susiaway 1 year ago 5
Poem's ending reminds me of "Turangalila" climax but final crescendo is longer there :P don't mind that. for me both are orchestral masterpieces and both are equally extatic. crown in orchestral repertoire for sure
Szczepsification 1 year ago
that ending..... i just died.
Ravel87 1 year ago 2
of whom is this painting?
valentinnene 1 year ago
@valentinnene - Wassily Kandinsky
MonaAllegra 1 year ago
@MonaAllegra Wassily Wuzzle.
lewars1912 5 months ago
@p5693sullivan well said~! I agree completely...
spockezri 1 year ago
And the Universe bursted with the heavenly scream: I AM !!!
gwozdezzz 1 year ago 2
1971 RCA Red Seal Ormandy/Philly Scriabin Prometheus/Poem Of Ecstasy was a really good LP.
Has it been re-issued on CD?
ectowle 1 year ago
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Nice music, shame about the final chord...
ilkinond 2 years ago
@ilkinond
Why? Because it´s major?
hansmeyer111 2 years ago 2
well yes... disappointingly conventional
ilkinond 2 years ago
@ilkinond on the contrary.. i feel some reason for it. The highest ecstasy is imo always major, if your thoughts aren't spoiled :DD
ghonik 1 year ago 3
@ghonik even more powerful is the final major chord in the poem of fire -- the only major chord in the piece. that one is not so much ecstatic as it is shattering
fledgehog 3 months ago
@fledgehog
Lol what? Another C major chord at 0:17 into the first video; happens again in similar instances later on ;)
twooffour 2 months ago
@twooffour this piece has plenty of major chords...prometheus/poem of fire only has one...
fledgehog 2 months ago
@fledgehog
oops, misread it...
twooffour 2 months ago
That climax is unlike any other in all music I've ever heard. Fantastic!
BachRocks314 2 years ago 7
Wow! Scriabin! Overwhelming! Love the way the final climax slowly builds from nothing into imminent climax yet holds the patients to hit it just right. Scriabin rocks!
pjkilmer 2 years ago 9
what is that picture?
gymgymgymgym 2 years ago
Kandinsky. Improvisation or Composition number N .
ShabalinK 2 years ago 2
@gymgymgymgym I believe it's his Composition VII, painted in 1913.
spockezri 8 months ago
Great performance and great video. Something scaring in Scriabin's silhouette at the very end. I still have chills! ^^
Epogdous 2 years ago 16
@Epogdous
Yea, by the way - if you play this finale to the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey (the cut to the final Space Fetus shot should be simultaneous to the final C major chord), it fits together almost miraculously.
The part where the orchestra suddenly pauses (where the silhouette is shown) coincides with the Monolith zoom in, so it zooms in and there's silence for a while :)
Also works when the old man lifts his hand and the heroic theme tunes in for a last time :)
twooffour 5 hours ago
Does anyone know what conductor and what orchestra this is?
Danman917 2 years ago
i know the conductor is Vladimir Ashkenazy
adamjames86 2 years ago
Ok I found it, thanks
Danman917 2 years ago
@Danman917 I think it is Cleveland Orchestra?
spockezri 1 year ago
Extraordinary, visionary music!
cerzule 2 years ago 4
Overwhelming...
pjkilmer 2 years ago 4
7:15 onwards was overwehlming. Wow.
Fallansig 2 years ago 9
I concur. Greatest part of the whole piece. Arguably one of the finest bits of music ever written.
Gives me goosebumps every single time I hear it.
kongming819 2 years ago 18
Soul-ravishing, wild beauty beyond words.... this is the sort of thing that gives YouTube a GOOD name! Thanks for posting the entire piece, Adam -- favorited, subscribed, and profoundly appreciated. PS: Love the gradual intensification of color in this part, just what Scriabin would've wanted!
arcanacoelestia 2 years ago 8
composed in 1908 this page shows the teosofic ideas that passed through the mind of this composer about the interconnection between God and mankind in a sort of flowing into infinity, in somoe of his parts the music is bordering the atonality
beethomozart 2 years ago
Brilliant mate. Thanks for posting
Kalen1457 3 years ago 3