Richter plays Scriabin: Sonata no. 2, Op 19 (movement 2)

The stormy and difficult second movement of Scriabins beautiful Sonata in G sharp minor

From a Richter concert in Prague september 24 1972

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Music

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• Scriabin
• Skrjabin
• Alexander
• Richter
• Sviatoslav
• Piano
• Sonata
• No.
• sharp
• minor
• Op.
• 19
• Sonata-Fantasy
• movement

[coasterman16]

You wrote Prag instead of Prague in the description.

[Pianoplayer002]

fix'd

[churchlandsmuso4life]

Thank you so much for posting this! is there a 3rd movement in this sonata or does it just have 2?

gotta love this piece!

[Pianoplayer002]

There are only 2 movements ;)

[sziyyet2]

Great idea to post the score. It is a bit fuzzy though. Any ideas on how to improve the quality of the display? Thanks for using this technique!

[Pianoplayer002]

Try to watch the video in its original size, it will be sharper, but might be harder to read because it becomes much smaller =)

[Darksmile1234]

This seems like a bitch to play.

[toneeeeeee]

The best. Richter was a master

[poymanjoe]

@dido93 You're so right. And Youtube is very useful for that, You can listen and compare the same piece of music played by so many famous musicians. And maybe choose which CD you're going to buy... And even if it's not the IT-pianist anymore (he can't be), Richter will surely often win at this game.

Many pianists play difficult parts too fast to show their technical skill, but they lose intelligibility and emotion. With Richter we have it all.

[dido93]

One colud listen to thousand pianists....then listen to Richter and think: stop....no other's necessary....!!

[danielito1979]

@picardynerd

hahaha you are brilliant

[trigalg693]

@picardynerd It's not that bad actually, just have to get used to the excessive wrist/finger twisting which is pretty uncomfortable :/

[picardynerd]

I feel like it is a pointless endeavor for me to even try to play this as well as Richter... but what is the point in living if I don't at least attempt to recreate with my own hands the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard...?

[deutschesmaedchen]

@sziyyet2 if you know notes, it's really easy to tell which one's which.

[zeusjeke]

impossible....



[leonec31]

Superbe interprétation. Very griping.

[marmasiotis]

so beautiful sound he has.....so beautiful

[Vesivian]

Scriabin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor, (Op. 19, also titled Sonata-Fantasy) took five years for him to write. It was finally published in 1897, at the urging of his publisher.