Samuil Feinberg plays Scriabin Sonata No. 4, Op. 30

[afterstanchinsky]

Good God, listen to Feinberg.

[CH3CH2OCH2CH3net]

It dawned on me what the structure of this piece really is: the first movement is an introduction - a fantasia, which introduces all the thematic material which is developed in the second movement (the actual sonata).

This is the only performance of the sonata which was able to bring out the actual structure of the piece for me. Previously, I had always found the first movement to be pretty - but elusive. Truly extraordinary performance — miraculous, really.

[Uffculme1711]

Stunning playing. I have been looking for this performance for some years. Thank you for uploading it. I tried to download it but my computer was unable to. Would it be possible to make it downloadable please?

[jesemus33]

@Uffculme1711 Yes , just download the ´´atube catcher´´ and you can download in any format mp3, video any!!

[morinoroba]

Hmm....EXQUISITE playing as always ! Thank you.

[gullivior]

favolosa...per me Feinberg è il miglior interprete di Scriabin (anche rispetto a Nehuaus o Sofronitsky )...ascoltate la seconda o la quinta sonata fatte da Feinberg!

fabulous ... for me Feinberg is the best interpreter of Scriabin (also compared to Nehuaus or Sofronitsky, sorry) ...listen to the second and fifth sonata played by Feinberg!

[kiasmus]

This is great, but Sofronitsky's account remains my favourite. Nobody conveys such a sense of mistery. Feinberg displays great harmonic richness, but he rushes the whole thing a little bit.

[endorphin2468]

@kiasmus

I could forgive his "rushing" if he would have at least brought out the last four glorious measures in all of its splendor.

[uhartchristian]

feinberg shows us here how beautiful these harmonies are . He is far off the style of crazy dramatic interpretations but does it with joy.... never heard a such joyful scriabin before....

It is the best interpretation I know of this piece.

[BubbaFrench]

Best playing ever!!!

He makes this sonata live again!

[scriabinwasmydadTOO]

Feinberg was a keyboard titan!!! amazing!!!

[soami2u]

Fascinating!

[tedly10027]

Amazing to find a recording of the Teacher of my teacher..whew! i never heard recordings of feinberg. but his texture and tone, contrasts, phantasm in the drive.. really remind of my teacher..

[vladavassilieva]

Who was your teacher??

[LeonFleisherFan]

A beauty of an interpretation, thanks so much! Again, I'd be curious to know when it was recorded?

[truecrypt]

I don't have this info, but considering SF died in 1962 I would assume it's early-mid 50s.

[LeonFleisherFan]

Another rare and impossible to find Russian disc, I suppose? Thanks for treating us all with your goodies! They make me feel like Christmas all year long. :-)

[weikko79]

It's not that impossible to find. I even have this on two LPs! I can check the recording date later on, but I believe truecrypt's guess (early-mid-'50s) is correct.

[sabibu]

Great!

[lazarogeorg]

Eksi asteria (six stars in Greek)

[weikko79]

Viisi tähteä! (That's Finnish for "five stars".) Like it a lot, and I understand Scriabin himself did as well.

[alexongcs]

So goood!!!!

[AulicExclusiva]

Пять звезд! [Guess what]

This is beautiful, chimeric performance, absolutely authentic in style.

[AntonioDGO]

Love Feinberg. He has the most remarkable Sonata 5 too.

[weikko79]

If you have it, please post it on YouTube! Please?

[AntonioDGO]

sorry but I no longer have the disc. You can buy the whole CD from Arbiter. It's one of the best piano CDs in my opinion.

[weikko79]

It's one of the best piano CDs, yet you no longer have it??

[AntonioDGO]

Correct. There's a difference between loving music and collecting it, though few make the distinction in my experience.

[weikko79]

Well, I'd still keep a disc (or at least a copy of it) with a recording that I love, even if I make the distinction between loving music and obsessively collecting it too.

[bineblies]

khams enjoom (thats arabic for five stars) Adore it!:P

[larsnelissen]

"Hen Hao!" (that's Chinese for five stars)

Exellent Scriabin playing!

[michieldpiano]

Woow de max: West-Vlaams for: "I love it, five stars :-P"

Magnificent interpretation, hard to choose between Feinberg en Sofronitsky...

[woffolo]

Cinque stelle (Italian for five star

Asskicker (rompiculo in italiano)

[chad410]

cinq etoiles I think that s french for 5 stars though my French was bad

[georgecziffra]

Five stars! (that's English for: "five stars") Love it.

[go9zu]

Yperoxo!(That's greek for:"five stars)Love it.

[suzettegm]

Te gek! (that's Dutch for: "five stars")Love it.