Craig Dukes performs 4 Scriabin Preludes Op.11, Op.16 and Op.22 © LVB1770

[sunshinefriendship]

Playing by candlelight. The composer-mystic wouldn't have it any other way.

[mitaibiru]

good job!

[seijurouhiko]

This is art!

[LVB1770]

Thanks for the compliment seijurouhiko! I appreciate it.

[seijurouhiko]

Espetacular, perfeito!

[timmeh3333]

Wow that was played beautifully :)

You dont happen to know the name of a scriabin prelude that is in 3:4 and has running quavers in the left hand most of the way through? Ive been trying to find the piece for ages but dont know what its called :(

[LVB1770]

Thanks timmeh3333,

I believe the piece you are speaking of is Op.16 No.1 or

possibly Op.15 No.4. The are both posted by other pianists

on you tube. Peace.

[jtone20]

Nice

[LVB1770]

Thanks jtone20.

[blutomato2004]

you re playing so beautifully

[LVB1770]

Thanks blutomato2004!

[MagicDonDino]

The last prelude Op 22 no 1 is my favourite! You play it very well , so intense and deep! thanks!

[LVB1770]

Thanks MagicDonDino!

[nyasworld]

this is so beautiful. i can't stop watching this video. i just decided to play more scriabin. i've never discovered the beauty of his music until now...

[LVB1770]

Thanks nyasworld, My goal is to help promote the music of Scriabin to the world. I'm glad you enjoy his music.

Listen to his symphonies, just search them on you tube.

[Chopinco]

Hello LVB1770 (i dont know ur name) I really enjoy what uve done, uve recorded a lot of scriabins preludes and they all are quite good =) i study piano, i just played the Op.11 No.14 and by listening to you i decided im gonna play the No.15 and maybe this one the 10 one for my next exam =).

The voices in this C#m are so beautiful and give the piece a really nice colour =) tks! :D

Francisco =)

[LVB1770]

Hi Chopinco, Thanks for your comments. I was lucky enough to take a piano lesson with Scriabin's Great Grandson and his Grand Father

was Sofroninsky. I hope to go back and study with him when the economy gets better. I haven't started to study #14 yet but I continue to study lots of Scriabin. Search you tube for Sofroninsky Scriabin to hear some really great playing. Thanks again and all the best to you.

[Chopinco]

thank a lot! i recently had a nice recital where i closed with scriabin's prelude =) unfortunately it wasnt recorded in video =( i felt it was quite nice =) but o well, it wont be the first time, and i hope i can record the other ones i play next time so you can give me your opinion :D U must be so proud to study with his grandson :o congrats

[LVB1770]

Thanks Chopinco, If you have the audio from your recital you should post it on you tube anyway maybe with some Scriabin pictures or something. Peace.

[Chopinco]

i just learned the prelude OP.11 No.15, now i have to work it some time to let it grow on me and then i will find a way to post a video of me playing them so u watch it! u inspired me to play that prelude! i should of course include the 14th one and maybe a Mazurka im also learning =)! thanks a lot!

[Chopinco]

I gotta thank u! thanks to u i got even closer to Scriabin than i was, i finally got this video of me playing the prelude i promised (Op.11 No.15) totally inspired from the time i listened to your wonderful video!

I would like to tell u i really enjoyed playing that work and it got me (along with other works) an A+ on my yesterdays exam (its 2:46 am now :P)

I would love you to watch it, and please comment on it =).

Really, i played that prelude thanks to you!

/watch?v=KfBNBMBaoPY

Francisco.

[Chopinco]

sorry the video's address was changed cause it had an audio error so i had to reupload it :P but go to my username and its the last video i uploaded, i also uploaded a Scriabin mazurka i like a lot! Ive played the mazurka better other times, but that version is quite good i believe =)

[LVB1770]

Thanks Chopinco, Congratulations on you A+! I'm glad I inspired you to play this piece. Keep up the great work my friend.

[menancyandsam]

I enjoyed these preludes. Which of Scriabin's Preludes would you recommend to start off with. (READ: Which are his easier works?)

[LVB1770]

Thank menancyandsam, easiest would be Prelude op.2#2, Prelude op.16#4, Prelude Op.31#4, Op.11 #22, a little more difficult are Op.11#5, #13, #21. The most difficult thing to me about Scriabin is getting the right voicing and tasteful dynamics with not too little, nor too much but sometimes you need to push it to the edge to make his music come across. Listen to Vladimir Sofroninsky, to me his is the best Scriabin interpreter.

[LVB1770]

menancyandsam, Search Sofroninsky on you tube!

[lifedoctor]

op 11 no. 15 is truly beautiful, very sensitively performed

[LVB1770]

Thanks lifedoctor! Hardly a day passes that I am not working on Scriabin with all my heart and soul. I could not live without his music.

[vantangler]

thank you very much. you have really helped squeeze the music out of no. 16

cheers

[LVB1770]

Thanks vantangler, I am working on a bunch more Scriabin preludes. They are my drug of choice!

[hermanzoon]

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing your gift.

[LVB1770]

Thank you kindly hermanzoon.

[Starry9Angel]

Wow...wonderful piece and playing indeed!

[LVB1770]

Thanks so much Starry9Angel. I'll check your videos soon.

[abraxas3001]

Muchas gracias por obsequiarnos estos fantasticos preludios!!. Si algún día decides incluir los poemes del op. 69 o 71, estoy seguro de que disfrutaré y aplauduiré tu interpretación, como ahora aplaudo tus preludios. Felicidades!!!

[LVB1770]

abraxas3001, Gracias tanto por sus elogios! He dedicado mucho de mi tiempo a Scriabin y continuaré haciendo tan. Sus poemas están en mi lista delos pedazos a aprender.

[Thracozaag]

Beautiful playing!

[LVB1770]

Thanks Thracozaag!

[LVB1770]

Dear Thracozaag, when I first replied to you I did not realize you were the pianist Koji Attwood! I have been following you on you tube even before I joined. You are so gifted! Hey, have you heard Aimi Kobayashi on you tube, if not search her name. I have some of her videos of my site. She is a miracle child. Thanks again for the kind words and all the best to you.

[mlleprufrock]

To listen to Scriabin I prefer Sofronitsky, Horowitz, and...you! Fantastic.

[LVB1770]

Wow, thanks mlleprufrock! I love Sofronitsky and Horowitz. Some good living Scriabin players I like are Gordon Ferguson Thompson, Piers Lane,

Paul Komen and Evgeny Zarafiants. Thanks again!

[Chaconne07]

LVB, Very nice job. Your piano sounds freshly tuned.

[LVB1770]

Thanks Chaconne07, I always have my piano tuned and voiced before I post on You Tube.

[grouchobeer]

Very cool.

[LVB1770]

Thanks grouchobeer(Matthew)

I think Scriabin is very cool!

[PabloDoom]

I've really been getting into these preludes recently especially the 1st one. I'm about grade 2 standard piano and have lots of respect for your brilliant performances.I would be happy to be half as good as you,I love your chopin work too.

[LVB1770]

Thanks PabloDoom! I will be posting Op.11 No.9

soon along with a repost Op.11 No.10 since I play it better now days. Good to know you are working on Scriabin. I notice a lot more people

playing his music on you tube, a great thing, indeed!

[haraldomma]

Simply beautiful! Thanks!

[LVB1770]

Thanks haraldomma!

[cowheadcow]

these are beautiful. I loved Op. 11 No 15. Never heard it before but now I want to learn it.

[LVB1770]

cowheadcow, Thanks much. Since you like Op.11 No 15 you should listen to Prelude No.6 In B Flat Op.17. Another stunningly beautiful prelude.

[chad410]

very good.you have a flair for his music too.

[LVB1770]

Thanks so much chad410! I have never been so addicted to any composers music. Scriabin is like a drug to me and I get withdrawals if I don't play his music everyday!

[terryregnar]

I enjoyed that! Your subscribed to me and I have no videos but I can see why :) You also got me interested in playing scriabin back when you posted the op.11 no.15, Good job !

[LVB1770]

Thanks terryregnar, I subscribed to your videos because of a comment you made one time that touched me. The fact that you have no videos does not matter. My main goal is to introduce people to Scriabin's music and it seems to be working. Thanks much!

[TehBrettster]

Wow... I love all of these preludes. That c sharp minor is really cool.

For high school Solo and Ensemble this year, I think I'm going to play two op. 22 preludes. G sharp minor will be one (influenced by you). I also might do two of Gershwin's Three Preludes... but I think I'd have a better chance at a superior rating at state level with these preludes.

Anywho... very well played.

[LVB1770]

Hey TehBrettster, I wish I was playing piano like this in high school but back then drumming was my passion. I played in jazz band with a great pianist named Jeff Chimenti who has played with The Dead, Ratdog, Les Claypool, En Vogue and MC Hammer. I am glad I inspired you to play Scriabin. That's a great feeling! All the best to you.

[NeoComposer]

I totally agree with everyone!!!! The way everything was set up(the piano, dark/enigmatic atmosphere and sound quality)! I absolutely enjoyed it!!!! You really put a lot of work into providing a great interpretation in all aspects, especially acoustics! Nicely done my friend^^.

P.S. I also posted MY Chorale in A Minor too and hope you can listen to it^^.

[LVB1770]

Thank you so much NeoComposer! Everything I do is for the music! My goal is to transport people

to the composer as much as possible. With Scriabin it is all about the atmosphere in a universal way. He was so connected to the universe like Beethoven was. Pure Genius!

[davidwe]

great, ive been thinking on auralex as well for my piano room.

[davidwe]

i think this is not chopin concerto, rach. concerto#2 or something to be as favourite, but this is a second step, the superb concertos are superb, this is really nice,and i'll have to learn this pieces, because of you :P

[LVB1770]

Thanks davidwe, Scriabin is always a joy to play.

[davidwe]

which microphone are u using?in other videos i could see that have you have something that i cannot recognize on the left wall, i think to isolated the piano? what is it, im interested on "isolating" mine. the sound can be controled properly with only that? or do u have to do extra work for getting this controled?or..?

[LVB1770]

davidwe, I am using 2 MXL Condenser Microphones with shock mounts. They are around $70 bucks each. For the walls I use Auralex Studiofoam which cuts down on unwanted reflections, keeps some external noise out and keeps the room at a stable temperature. Also, I just put R19 insulation underneath the house.

[sagalat]

Excellent. We know you're working hard, but we need more preludes, Scryabin AND Rachmaninoff. How do you like Chopin Impromptu #2 (F#) Opus 36?  Thanks.

[LVB1770]

Thanks sagalat. It is very hard work recording and posting. Being the performer, producer and engineer

is not an easy task and it sometimes takes it's toll on my sanity and unfortunately takes away my time in learning new music. My other issues are loving too many composers, too much music, combined with a lack of time limits my musical progress but I am thankful

for the time I have to play music!

[MoonTribe]

Your recordings of Scriabin Preludes are the best LVB1770! I just love listening to them. I also really like your piano playing itself too. You really bring the right feeling into these Preludes, wich is a pleasure to listen to.

Besides your playing, I also must say that I really like the "atmosphere" you're playing in. A dark room, wich the nice light of two candles standing onto the piano.

5/5

[LVB1770]

Thank you very much MoonTribe! I love Scriabin's music so much. It is a labor of love for me and I post for you tubers like you!

[palcsi]

Thank you for the performance - I enjoyed it very much.

[LVB1770]

Thank you very much palcsi!