Leif Segerstam's 2007 box set of Alexander Scriabin's orchestral works brings together recordings from 1989 to 1991 that were previously released as single CDs. This fact is only pertinent for those who care about dating their collections, for in all other respects these recordings sound as fresh, clear, deep, and vibrant as anything recorded today. The three symphonies are assigned each to a disc, and the two late masterpieces, Poem of Ecstasy and Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, along with the Piano Concerto and the ...
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Leif Segerstam's 2007 box set of Alexander Scriabin's orchestral works brings together recordings from 1989 to 1991 that were previously released as single CDs. This fact is only pertinent for those who care about dating their collections, for in all other respects these recordings sound as fresh, clear, deep, and vibrant as anything recorded today. The three symphonies are assigned each to a disc, and the two late masterpieces, Poem of Ecstasy and Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, along with the Piano Concerto and the orchestral miniature, Reverie, are provided as glorious filler. For those who like conventionally tonal works, the symphonies provide an easy entry into Scriabin's lush and passionate language, which in the early stages still resembled the music of Wagner and Liszt; the later works, with their adventurous harmonies, complex rhythms, and apocalyptic orchestration, are more advanced in technique, though anyone who likes mature Debussy or early Stravinsky will find these rapturous works...
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