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CD perfect checked and playing. Outer case also good.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Superb recording of Scriabin Sonatas
29 Jun 2000
Format:Audio CD
Wow! This is about as good as Scriabin playing gets. Bernd Glemser is just as perfect with the lyric romanticism of the early Sonata #2 as he is with the extreme wierdness of the late sonatas. His readings of the Sonatas #6 are chillingly terrifying (don't listen alone in a dark room!). He seems dialed in directly to Scriabin's bizarre visions of art. The sound quality is excellent, with great presence.
My only quibble with this CD is that I wish the Fantasy in B Minor were placed chronologically between Sonatas #2 and #5, instead of at the end of the disc as it is. It's annoying to have to reprogram the tracks.
I can hardly wait for volume #2!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
I am limited to 5 stars
17 April 2004
Format:Audio CD
If you love Scriabin, get this recording (and also No 2 with the balance of the sonatas). Glemser has it all: absolute control (his balance between right and left hands is astounding), musicianship of the highest order and technique to match (actually to throw away) but which he does not abuse. He uses exactly what is needed to project this wonderful music in all its magic and mysterious beauty. He understands this music like no other.. This is very difficult music to play easily muddled by a lesser pianist (never mind hitting the notes), but you will no detect any straining in the playing. Forget Sofronitski. Ruth Laredo at her peak might have given competition. The sound is rich and detailed and cannot be faulted. The CD notes do not give credit to the superb instrument, which sounds like a Hamburg Steinway.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Another Naxos bargain
17 Oct 2001
Format:Audio CD
I agree with the previous reviewer, these are great performances of great pieces, for a laughable price. All the earlier works, Sonata no. 2, no. 5 (his most frequently recorded), plus the Fantasy in B, display Scriabin's usual refined brilliance, and some Chopin influences in the Fantasy's case. The Sonata 2 must surely be as close to a perfect romatic sonata as any composer has come, with the moonlight in the first movement and the turbulent sea in the second. Sonata 5 evokes some of the same moods as the 2nd with further integration of Scriabin's unique harmonic language. As for the later sonatas, 6, 7, and 9, they seem well written but are a little too heavily steeped in Scriabin's "mystic chord" harmonies for my preference, they may be an acquired taste. However, they are still worth listening to, with the almost jazz-like qualities of the 7th. At any rate, the performances are all very good. You can escape to another world with this CD!
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