Hamelin plays Scriabin - Piano Sonata No.5 [HIGH QUALITY]

[chizchizchiz]

I see why some people were saying this is similar to poem of ecstasy... by the way, if you're reading this and haven't listened to poem of ecstasy LISTEN TO IT.

[xodn3300]

is one supposed to pedal through the presto/prestissimo sections like he does here? i think i prefer richter's less-pedalled and not-so-rushed version.. still, watching hamelin's fingers here is fascinating!

[whatzause]

This is my favorite Scriabin Sonata also. But if you can hear Ponti playing it, you'll know how it's supposed to sound. Hamelin is incredible, I know, but here he blurs some of the concepts. If you doubt this try the Ponti.

[largolegato]

Soooooooo addicted to this sonata recently. Before was the second sonata. Oh gosh~~~ This music is so pretty.

[DeliusAlkan]

Definitely one of the best Scriabin interpreters of this generation... His Sonatas are evocative, sensuous, frightening, voluptuous, mysterious, full of passion & energy, vrtuosic, detailful and above all close to Scriabin's manic pianism & elaborate musicality... These interpretations radiate a luxuriant array of colourful light, in a haze of beautiful & terrible visions and dreams. A living wonder. Sometimes I feel Scriabin's works are living beings, who speak to me through the pianist's mind.

[Corleone1337]

Fascinating. I clicked a random suggestion, after listening to some Alkan, and this has pleasantly surprised me. I probably have to get used to this style of music (as was the case with Liszt and Alkan for me), but I think I may end up liking Scriabin quite a lot.

[PaulRx4]

If not the ultimate surely in my top 3 of 15 other really fantastic pianists.

Am a Scriabin addict enjoying my addiction for 60+ years! There are many

wonderful performances here at You Tube which took me many decades to

find. Those old Russian vinyls were a real drag!!

[cowboytim98]

WHO dared to dislike this video? I want them brought to my office IMMEDIATELY.

[darkblueangel1956]

Formidabile !!! Hamelin come Re Mida, realizza ancora un miracolo. Ricordo solo un'altra splendida e incomparabile esecuzione, quella di John Ogdon, ma non so se esiste il CD in commercio !!! Da acquistare subito, se vi capita. Riguardo a GlennGould, bisogna anche dire che ha usato lo stesso strumento che ha sempre avuto per le incisioni di opere di Johann Sebastian Bach. Quindi, meglio sorvolare oltre. E preferisco ricordarlo in Bach, Mozart e Beethoven.

[patricioapaez]

best one for sure

[hyperklavier]

Superb as usual.

[OrangeSodaKing]

He's the best for Scriabin.

[papaval2007]

pure magic! better than Gould's

[NOSEhow2LIV]

@papaval2007 Unfortunately, that's not a compliment! Gould's is inaccurate, incompetent, unsympathetic to the idiom and should never have been published; a crime against Skyabin, in fact.

[papaval2007]

pure magic!

[RuroJiruries]

I love Scriabin's Sonata's, and voiced by the magic of Hamelin's hands, his interpretation sings perfect for my ears. Wonderful!

[helenlinpiano]

great performance!!

[jimmya2223]

it is also my favourite

[palpitamento]

That's my favorite sonata by Scriabin.

[arika002]

@palpitamento me too.