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Cover: Olli Mustonen – Scriabin

Olli Mustonen

Scriabin

ODE 1184-2 · CD · January 2012

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Olli Mustonen plays piano works by Scriabin on his Fazioli instrument, including the tour-de-force \

Track listing

25 tracks · 67:01

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Alexander Scriabin

  1. 12 Etudes, Op. 8 30:40
  2. 1 No. 1 in C sharp major (Allegro) 1:30
  3. 2 No. 2 in F sharp minor (A capriccio, con forza) 2:12
  4. 3 No. 3 in B minor (Tempestoso) 2:01
  5. 4 No. 4 in B major (Piacevole) 1:53
  6. 5 No. 5 in E major (Brioso) 2:19
  7. 6 No. 6 in A major (Con grazia) 1:38
  8. 7 No. 7 in B flat minor (Presto tenebroso, agitato) 2:07
  9. 8 No. 8 in A flat major (Lento) 3:31
  10. 9 No. 9 in G sharp minor (Alla ballata) 5:07
  11. 10 No. 10 in D flat major (Allegro) 2:00
  12. 11 No. 11 in B flat minor (Andante cantabile) 3:46
  13. 12 No. 12 in D sharp minor (Patetico) 2:35
  14. 6 Preludes, Op. 13 8:15
  15. 13 No. 1 in C major (Maestoso) 2:27
  16. 14 No. 2 in A minor (Allegro) 0:49
  17. 15 No. 3 in G major (Andante) 1:25
  18. 16 No. 4 in E minor (Allegro) 1:09
  19. 17 No. 5 in D major (Allegro) 0:59
  20. 18 No. 6 in B minor (Presto) 1:24
  21. 5 Preludes, Op. 16 7:37
  22. 19 No. 1 in B major (Andante) 2:38
  23. 20 No. 2 in G sharp minor (Allegro) 1:26
  24. 21 No. 3 in G flat major (Andante cantabile) 1:52
  25. 22 No. 4 in E flat minor (Lento) 1:00
  26. 23 No. 5 in F sharp major (Allegretto) 0:39
  27. 24 Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 12:34
  28. 25 Vers la flamme (Poème), Op. 72 8:00

About this recording

This CD features Olli Mustonen with piano works by Alexander Scriabin, which have become his signature pieces in recital concerts.

The virtuoso sets of Etudes and Preludes cover a wide range of late-Romantic expressions, from heroic to religious, ecstatic to melancholic. The Sonata No. 10 is regarded as one of Scriabin's greatest works. The collection culminates with the pianistic tour-de-force of Vers la flamme, an astonishing piece famously championed by the late Vladimir Horowitz.

Olli Mustonen has been hailed by The Sunday Times as, "a living dream of pianism, having broken through an expressive barrier that other players do not know exists." On this recording, he performs on his instrument, a Fazioli F278.

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish

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