Scriabin - Prometheus, the Poem of Fire - Part 3

Vladimir Krainev is the pianist here in Scriabin's Prometheus, the Poem of Fire, Op. 60. Dmitri Kitayenko conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Part 3 of 3.

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Music

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• scriabin
• prometheus
• poem
• fire
• vladimir
• krainev
• dmitri
• kitayenko
• piano
• orchestra
• organ
• chorus
• synasthesia

[sarahze]

here's a question i'm hoping someone will know without my having to search at all for it - chorus in the score was written as "ad lib" right? so was it up to the conductor to decide if they would resolve with rest of orchestra on the F# M chord, or did the chorus have the liberty to do otherwise?

[jre58591]

In the score, I do not see an "ad lib" indication for the choir. Also, all of their notes are written in. They are just reading the notes that they have.

[jorgepoveda]

Scriabin es mas conocido por sus breves sonatas:misteriosas y evocadoras de "algo mas allá de la música".Su poema " Del Extasis" lleva esos planteos mas lejos aun ,y en la batuta de Kitayenko este "Poema del Fuego" menos conocido,nos adentra en los entresijos del misticismo y la esperanza evocadas por notas arremolinadas una tras otra. Es como un pintor desordenado abriendo pasajes en el tiempo:en un tiempo al que no podemos negar,pues insiste en hacerse presente y esquivo,justo como el fuego.

[jre58591]

muy bien dicho. estoy completamente de acuerdo.

[Neongrapes]

What's wrong with the audience. No standing ovation?

If I was there I'd be head banging! Some people just don't get it

[scriabinwasmydad]

This music is amazing! Its complexity I hear is beyond most symphonic compositions and its symbolism is endless.. I really like the interpretation here. Seems very dreamy and also very playful at times. Scriabin was indeed able to show all types of ideas in his music.

[elisabeth717]

is it possible to be normal again after playing this??

[MrRrrrvvvv]

In my opinion this is the greatest ending of a piece of all time. Scriabin understood that endings like this should not go on for minutes and minutes on end (like Mahler) because then they lose their effectiveness. Scriabin keeps it (relatively) simple and therefore incredibly effective. Most of all, the final chord is so effective because - after all the unusual harmony - it's the only major chord in the piece. The touch of a genius.

[darthjoey13]

I am really digging this. This and Debussy.

[noirvalentin]

Half the seats are empty. Really depressing when you hear that kind of quality music.

[oscarmike1985]

stunning

[lecheparavaka]

i think this piece should be named "poem of ectasy" too!

i cant understand why everyone doesn't listen to this music..

[Will170392]

@sarahze The "ad lib" marking is just to show that the piece can still be performed if there is no chorus available. It basically shows that having a chorus for this piece is like a kind of bonus add-on. If there's a chorus available, then they would certainly always be singing at the end.

[CreepInDMoll]

@sarahze

the ad lib is supposed to indicate that they are not necessary, the piece can be performed without them, or with them.

it does not mean they improvise.