This multi-album set of piano works by Scriabin is the fourth and final installment in Dmitri Alexeev's monumental endeavor to record Scriabin's entire oeuvre for the piano on Brilliant Classics, an eight-album collection that includes the earlier Complete Preludes, Complete etudes and Complete Piano Sonatas. This set gathers all the works that do not belong to the uniform cycles of the previous three releases, and the title captures three interesting trends in this huge range of opus numbers spanning 25 years, without being overly prescriptive. The Mazurkas represent a youthful devotion to Chopin that matured into lifelong inspiration; the many Poemes (whether or not they bear that specific title) are emblematic of the imagery and emotional and spiritual content with which the works are imbued; and the Impromptus evoke Scriabin's mold-breaking compositional freedom and the genius of his idiosyncratic stream of consciousness and individual pianism. There are other noteworthy genres here with an important place in his piano output, including sonata-form movements that ultimately would be stand-alone pieces, nocturnes, other dances, and a pair of album leaves. Many of these pieces provide this collection with valuable continuity, constituting bridges in the development of the composer's art and pianism between the individual sonatas, etudes and preludes that feature in the previous volumes. Or they provide context: for example, the three pieces of Opus 51 given here are the companions to the Prelude Op.51 No.2 that featured alone in the previous prelude cycle. As such they are not a "catch all" but a worthy and indispensable final piece of the puzzle depicting this extraordinary creator.

Tracklist:

Valse, Op. 1
Mazurkas, Op. 3: I. Tempo Giusto In B Minor
Mazurkas, Op. 3: II. Allegretto Non Tanto In F-Sharp Minor
Mazurkas, Op. 3: III. Allegretto In G Minor
Mazurkas, Op. 3: IV. Moderato In E Major
Mazurkas, Op. 3: V. Doloroso In D-Sharp Minor
Mazurkas, Op. 3: VI. Scherzando In C-Sharp Minor
Mazurkas, Op. 3: VII. Con Passione In E Minor
Mazurkas, Op. 3: VIII. Con Moto In B-Flat Minor
Mazurkas, Op. 3: IX. Mazurka In G-Sharp Minor
Mazurkas, Op. 3: X. Mazurka In E-Flat Minor
Allegro Appassionato, Op. 4
2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: I. Andante In F-Sharp Minor
2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: II. Allegretto In A Major
2 Impromptus À La Mazur, Op. 7: I. Impromptus In G-Sharp Minor
2 Impromptus À La Mazur, Op. 7: II. Impromptus In F-Sharp Major
2 Morceaux Pour La Main Gauche, Op. 9: II. Nocturne
2 Impromptus, Op. 10: I. Impromptus In F-Sharp Minor
2 Impromptus, Op. 10: II. Impromptus In A Major
2 Impromptus, Op. 12: I. Impromptus In F-Sharp Major
2 Impromptus, Op. 12: II. Impromptus In B-Flat Minor
2 Impromptus, Op. 14: I. Impromptus In B Major
2 Impromptus, Op. 14: II. Impromptus In F-Sharp Minor
Allegro De Concert, Op. 18
Polonaise, Op. 21
9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: I. Mazurka In F Minor
9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: II. Mazurka In C Major
9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: III. Mazurka In E Minor
9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: IV. Mazurka In E Major
9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: V. Mazurka In C-Sharp Minor
9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: VI. Mazurka In F-Sharp Major
9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: VII. Mazurka In F-Sharp Minor
9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: VIII. Mazurka In B Major
9 Mazurkas, Op. 25: IX. Mazurka In E-Flat Minor
Fantaisie In B Minor, Op. 28
2 Poèmes, Op. 32: I. Andante Cantabile In F-Sharp Major
2 Poèmes, Op. 32: II. Allegro, Con Eleganzza, Con Fiducia In D Major
Poème Tragique In B-Flat Major, Op. 34
Poème Satanique, Op. 36
Valse In A-Flat Major, Op. 38
2 Mazurkas, Op. 40: I. Allegro In D-Flat Major
2 Mazurkas, Op. 40: II. Piacevole In F-Sharp Major
Poème, Op. 41
Feuillet D'album In F-Sharp Major
2 Poèmes, Op. 44: I. Lento In C Major
2 Poèmes, Op. 44: II. Moderato In C Major
3 Morceaux, Op. 45: I. Feuillet D'album
3 Morceaux, Op. 45: II. Poème Fantasque
Scherzo, Op. 46
3 Morceaux, Op. 49: III. Rêverie
4 Morceaux, Op. 51: I. Fragilité
4 Morceaux, Op. 51: III. Poème Ailé
4 Morceaux, Op. 51: IV. Danse Languide
3 Morceaux, Op. 52: I. Poème
3 Morceaux, Op. 52: II. Énigme
3 Morceaux, Op. 52: III. Poème Languide
4 Pièces, Op. 56: II. Ironies
4 Pièces, Op. 56: III. Nuances
2 Morceaux, Op. 57: I. Désir
2 Morceaux, Op. 57: II. Caresse Dansée
Feuillet D'album, Op. 58
2 Morceaux, Op. 59: I. Poème
Poème-Nocturne, Op. 61
2 Poèmes, Op. 63: I. Masque
2 Poèmes, Op. 63: II. Étrangeté
2 Poèmes, Op. 71: I. Fantastique
2 Poèmes, Op. 71: II. En Rêvant, Avec Une Grande Douceur
Vers La Flame, Op. 72
2 Danses, Op. 73: I. Guirlandes
2 Danses, Op. 73: II. Flammes Sombres

UPC: 5028421959313
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 2.12.21
Format: CD

Scriabin / Alexeev - Mazurkas Poemes & Impromtus (CD)