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| 1. Etude in C Sharp Minor Op 8 No.1 | |||
| 2. Twelve Etudes Op. 8: No 1 In C Sharp Minor | |||
| 3. No 2 In F Sharp Minor | |||
| 4. No 3 In B Minor | |||
| 5. No 4 In B Major | |||
| 6. No 5 In E Major | |||
| 7. No 6 In A Major | |||
| 8. No 7 In B Flat Major | |||
| 9. No 8 In A Flat Major | |||
| 10. No 9 In G Sharp Major | |||
| 11. No 10 In D Flat Major | |||
| 12. No 11 In B Flat Minor | |||
| 13. No 12 In D Sharp Minor | |||
| 14. Eight Etudes, Op. 43: No 1 In D Flat Major | |||
| 15. Eight Etudes, Op. 43: No 2 In F Sharp Minor | |||
| 16. Eight Etudes, Op. 43: No 3 In F Sharp Major | |||
| 17. Eight Etudes, Op. 43: No 4 In F Sharp Major | |||
| 18. Eight Etudes, Op. 43: No 5 In C Sharp Major | |||
| 19. Eight Etudes, Op. 43: No 6 In D Flat Major | |||
| 20. No 7 In F Minor | |||
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'Such virtuosity ... deserves engineering of a high calibre and here we get it. Quite extraordinary clarity and wide-ranging tonal fidelity in a spacious recording which places the listener at an ideal distance in a warmly welcoming acoustic setting' --Gramophone 'Sounds in Retrospect'
'Piers Lane is easily up to tackling the volatile figures that abound in Scriabin's piano music. Indeed, his technical bravura is often breathtaking ... Thankfully Lane never lets us forget that the virtuosic and poetic exist in equal measure' --BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide
'Piers Lane is easily up to tackling the volatile figures that abound in Scriabin's piano music. Indeed, his technical bravura is often breathtaking ... Thankfully Lane never lets us forget that the virtuosic and poetic exist in equal measure' --BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Piers Lane is a fine pianist but this recording of Scriabin's complete Etudes disappointed me. The complexity of Scriabin's score tend to get muddled and his playing lacks the extra transcendental edge that is so essential to playing any of Scriabin's piano works. Listen, for example, to Sofronitsky, Horowitz or Richter's rendition of Scriabin Etudes, then you know what I mean.
As a complete digital recording of the Etudes, I would opt either for Fergus-Thompson's breath-takingly sensitive ASV recordings which won Gramophone award in the instrumental category or Arthur Greene's Titanic account which matches the Russian masters.
As a complete digital recording of the Etudes, I would opt either for Fergus-Thompson's breath-takingly sensitive ASV recordings which won Gramophone award in the instrumental category or Arthur Greene's Titanic account which matches the Russian masters.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I was expecting great things from this CD, but I agree with Scriabinmahler's review. It just doesn't have the tingle factor.
I have a Music and Arts CD of Richter playing (live at a 1972 concert) the 2nd, 5th and 9th Sonatas and also includes 6 of the Op. 42 Etudes - now this is playing! As it is, I don't think there's a CD of Richter playing the complete set - I don't even know if he recorded them all.
I think maybe I'll give Fergus-Thompson a try - his set of Debussy Preludes were spot-on (and at giveaway price, too).
I have a Music and Arts CD of Richter playing (live at a 1972 concert) the 2nd, 5th and 9th Sonatas and also includes 6 of the Op. 42 Etudes - now this is playing! As it is, I don't think there's a CD of Richter playing the complete set - I don't even know if he recorded them all.
I think maybe I'll give Fergus-Thompson a try - his set of Debussy Preludes were spot-on (and at giveaway price, too).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Piers Lane's interpretation and sensitive playing brings these works to life. These Etudes show the breadth of Scriabin's journey from the early works which are heavily influenced by the masters such as Chopin and Liszt. Also some Tchaikovsky inlfuences can be clearly spotted. The middle works start to establish Scriabin's individual musical language and the late Etudes show the extent that Scrabin's expressionism and phylosophy were affecting his harmonic language stretched to almost atonality, with very fragmentary and brittle and very short pieces. If you buy this and you like it, you should also buy other works such as the Complete set of Sonatas, Preludes and Mazurkas and other short pieces.
Enthusiastically recommended and must have for Scriabin fans
Enthusiastically recommended and must have for Scriabin fans
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