Craig Dukes performs 3 Scriabin Preludes by LVB1770

3 Scriabin Preludes Op.11 No.21 in B flat major(Composed in Moscow in 1895) Andante, Op.11 No.4 in E minor Lento(Composed in Moscow, Lefortovo, 1888) and Op.31 #4 in C major: Lento

The prelude Op.11 No.4 was based on an unfinished ballade. The following is from Faubion Bowers Biography on Scriabin.

Scriabin was developing in other, secret ways. His talents overflowed beyond the world of music. We find a fragment of his first poem, dated 1887, a peciled caption for his unfinished ballade:

O country of visions!
How different from this life
Where I have no place
But there, I hear voices,
A world of beatific souls
I see...

One phrase of this music is found in the prelude Op.11 No.4, and it sounds the thoughts these words imply. He is lost in life. He sees visions, and suffers and longs to escape. These feelings will steadily increase.

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[Pianoloverok]

This absolutely great!!!!!!!!

[LVB1770]

Thanks so much Pianoloverok(George Li) That is a huge comliment coming from an artsist such as yourself who has played Carnegie Hall. I love your musicality. You are decades ahead of your time, Never stop playing!

[grouchobeer]

Very cool.

[LVB1770]

Thanks grouchobeer! I voted for your Lassie's mother film with the Third Screen Film Festival.

Very cool, too.

[MagicSkryabin]

Damn i'm jealous ...

[LVB1770]

MagicSkryabin, The San Francisco Bay Area is filled with so many amazing musicians. I am blessed to live in the Bay Area. Art is everywhere. Notice the Scriabin Peter's edition on my piano? It is autographed by Scriabin's Great Grandson, also his Grand Father was the great pianist Vladimir Sofroninsky. I put it in the video and on my piano for inspiration. Long live Scriabin!!!

[Laistry]

@LVB1770

So far I've been listening to you playing Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann. And I enjoyed it so very much! I'm looking forward to more...

[hcchan01]

Some of my many fav preludes. Reminds me Chekov's short stories based on music by Scriabin.

[skryabyn]

Wow LVB, that is a cool story

[LVB1770]

Thanks MagicSkryabin, Yea, it's been too long!

Right now I am off on my lunch hour to go watch Scriabin's Great Grandson perform a concert of Russian music in San Francisco. How blessed am I? VERY! Thanks again.