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Hamelin: Scriabin – The Complete Piano Sonatas (2 CD, APE)

Hamelin: Scriabin - The Complete Piano Sonatas (2 CD, APE)
Hamelin: Scriabin - The Complete Piano Sonatas (2 CD, APE)

Performer: Marc-André Hamelin
Composer: Alexander Scriabin
Audio CD
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: APE (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Size: 395 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

# Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor (“Sonata-Fantasy”), Op. 19
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor (“Etats d’âme”), Op. 23
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Fantaisie for piano in B minor, Op. 28
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Piano Sonata No. 5 in F sharp major (“The Poem of Ecstasy”), Op. 53
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Piano Sonata No. 6 in G major, Op. 62
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Piano Sonata No. 7 in F sharp major (“White Mass”), Op. 64
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Piano Sonata No. 8 in A major, Op. 66
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Piano Sonata No. 9 in F major (“Black Mass”), Op. 68
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major (“Trill”), Op. 70
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

# Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor (“Sonata-Fantasy”), Op. 19
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Marc-Andre Hamelin

Disc: 1
01. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op 6: Allegro con fuocoso
02. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op 6: crochet = 40
03. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op 6: Presto
04. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op 6: Funebre
05. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 2 (Sonata-Fantasy) in G sharp minor, Op 19: Andante
06. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 2 (Sonata-Fantasy) in G sharp minor, Op 19: Presto
07. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 3 in F sharp minor, Op 23: Drammatico
08. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 3 in F sharp minor, Op 23: Allegretto
09. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 3 in F sharp minor, Op 23: Andante
10. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 3 in F sharp minor, Op 23: Presto con fuoco
11. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Fantaisie, Op 28
12. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 4 in F sharp major, Op 30: Andante
13. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 4 in F sharp major, Op 30: Prestissimo volando

Disc: 2
01. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 5, Op 53: Allegro. Impetuoso. Con stravaganza. – Languid – Presto con allegrezza
02. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 6, Op 62: Modere
03. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 7 ‘Messe Blanche’, Op 64: Allegro
04. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 8, Op 66: Lento – Allegro agitato
05. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 9 ‘Messe Noire’, Op 68: Moderato quasi andante
06. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonata No 10, Op 70: Moderato – Allegro
07. The Complete Piano Sonatas: Sonate-Fantaisie in G sharp minor, Op posth

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I love Hamelin’s interpretation! I listened to some other well known pianists playing Scriabin’s sonatas and read quite a few reviews that criticized Hamelin for being “too technical” and “soulless”. I just have to disagree. In my humble opinion, Hamelin is the only one (I’ve heard so far) who manages to maintain the tempo and hit the notes throughout the piece in such a way that the whole piece makes sense.

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