Scriabin - Sonata No.3 fis-moll op.23, movt. IV

[zampuk]

* claps *

I must congratulate you, I really love your version of this sonata (I listened to the whole thing). I really like the way you sing the melodies, and the way you make the music flow. Thank you for posting this!

[sergeypiano]

@zampuk Thank you very much!

[huaqiulun]

i love your playing!!! but what do you think of the ending of the piece? do you think it is somewhat weak and abrupt? for me, it is not the best moment of the piece.

when you played it in concert, how did the audience react? did they like it?

[huaqiulun]

hi i love love your playing of this beautiful sonata. who is your favorite recording of this piece? by the way, do you think the ending of the sonata is somewhat weak and abrupt? when you played it in concert, how did the audience react? did they like it?

just curious

[sergeypiano]

@huaqiulun Thank you! My favourite recording is that of Yakov Flier. As for the ending, I find it very well timed and convincing. Scriabin was very meticulous in calculating the form of his pieces and length of their parts, up to a beat. In concerts, the public is usually very enthusiastic after this sonata (as long as we can talk about typical reactions in an area where so much depends on the performer ;-) ).

[TheDavidMahler]

Excellent left hand !!!!

[BatFromBFI]

@TheDavidMahler Scriabin himself had excellent left hand!!! ))

[bambi86uy]

Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mrmolinodelahoz]

Serge, you are indeed a musical treasure.

I live in Madrid, Spain, When are you coming?

I have NEVER heard another pianist in your catagory all my life. You have opened up another musical window for me.

[sergeypiano]

Thank you very much for so kind words!

At the moment, I don't have any plans to perform in Spain, sorry!

En todo caso, much gracias otra vez! :-)

[marcushm]

Simply incredible, Sergei! Are you touring anywhere in North America? Any recordings?

[sergeypiano]

Thank you! (sorry for noticing the comment only now)

No upcoming North America tours at the moment, unfortunately.

As for the CDs, try here:

emusic com artist Sergey-Kuznetsov-MP3-Download 12365487 html (replace spaces with dots or slashes accordingly).

[sergeypiano]

Thank you for the kind words! I am not a particular fan of (average) Yamaha pianos, but I have to admit that in this Hamamatsu competition, the Yamaha sample that was presented by Yamaha corp. was far beyond my expectations and certainly excelled in my opinion the other pianos present on that stage (including Steinway and Kawai), partily because the manufacturer tried especially hard to present an outstanding instrument in its hometown, partly perhaps thanks to very good technicians' work.

[sergeypiano]

I don't remember that instrument model but I am certain that this hasn't been any of the C model range. Most best pianos that I have played in my life have been from Steinway, the best one too, yet here Yamaha was the clear favourite.

[carnivalcruiserbill]

You play this sonata with plenty of drama and colour. One listener commented on your ability to control the colours on the Yamaha. I have a Yamaha C3 and the the tone in the upper register is bright and this is a problem with Yamahas.I hear the brightness in the upper register on the Yamaha that you played on for this wonderful performance. I wonder why you chose to play on a Yamaha as opposed to a Steinway. I'm sure that there was a very good reason.

I hope that you will play in Toronto.

[Sporadicmystic]

Out of curiosity, did you use the original, written left hand part of this movement, or did you use Scriabin's facilitation of that passage??

I ca't really tell by listening, but I have always used the original and found it extremely difficult, and I'm curious as to which version you used.

Wonderful Performance! Ranks with Sofronitky.

[sergeypiano]

Thank you for the nice words! I play the original text in its entirety, no facilitation. By the way, this facilitation usually printed in the bottom of the sheet music, is simply what Scriabin's listeners could notice from his left hand's work. Almost certainly there have been many more places later into the movement that would require similar and perhaps even stronger facilitations for Scriabin's small hands but they might pass unnoticed by the listeners.