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Music and Arts Programs of America

Scriabin: Complete Mazurkas / Eric Le Van

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Composer
SCRIABIN, ALEXANDER
Artist
Eric Le Van
Format
CD
Label
Music and Arts Programs of America
Released
Nov 01, 2003
Catalog #
MA CD-1125
UPC
017685112522

About

The 21 Mazurkas Scriabin penned over a period of some 15 years (from 1888 to 1903) are musical treasures from one of the most remarkable tone-poets Russia ever produced. Long neglected by pianists, they were for the most part relegated to the limbo of early efforts, or often regarded as inferior ñ albeit interesting ñ imitations of Chopinís more ìauthenticî creations. Doubtlessly, the mystery and melancholy of Chopinís Mazurkas found a sympathetic echo in the hypersensitive soul of the young composer, whose affection for the Polish master began in boyhood and was indeed never to wane. Yet, in adapting the dance most indigenous to Poland and most closely associated with Chopin, Scriabin, even at the early age of 16, by his very nature, could do no less than transform it into something striking and original. It could not be helped: his vision was unique, a way of apprehending the world very much estranged from commonplace notions of reality, where angels, dark imaginings, intense nostalgia, and imitations of unseen realms were the norm. Refracted through the prism of an extraordinary sensibility, his mazurkas would become essentially mazurka-fantasies. They would take on an allure of pieces improvised in the bleakest hours of the night, where subterranean, atavistic passions unexpectedly surge forth and an eerie desolation sets in. At other times, they would beguile by sheer charm and sensuality, often self-indulgently so. The American pianist and critic John Bell Young, himself a noted exponent of Scriabinís music, wrote on hearing an advance copy of this recording: ìTerrific! He is a Scriabinist to the manor born.î Le Vanís recording of Brahmsí Sonatas no. 1 & no. 3 has been acclaimed internationally as was his release of Lisztís Complete Cello/Piano Works with cellist Guido Schiefen for Arte Nova (BMG), awarded best chamber music disc for the year 2000 in the Neue Musik Zeitung. Le Van has resided for several years in France where he is Artistic Director of the International Franz Liszt Festival.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1 in B Minor: Tempo giusto 04:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in B Minor: Tempo giusto
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  2. 2 No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegretto non tanto 02:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor: Allegretto non tanto
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  3. 3 No. 3 in G Minor: Allegretto 01:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in G Minor: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  4. 4 No. 4 in E Major: Moderato 04:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4 in E Major: Moderato
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  5. 5 No. 5 in D-Sharp Minor: Doloroso 04:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5 in D-Sharp Minor: Doloroso
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  6. 6 No. 6 in C-Sharp Minor: Scherzando 02:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6 in C-Sharp Minor: Scherzando
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  7. 7 No. 7 in E Minor: Con passione 03:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7 in E Minor: Con passione
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  8. 8 No. 8 in B-Flat Minor: Con moto 03:27
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8 in B-Flat Minor: Con moto
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  9. 9 No. 9 in G-Sharp Minor 02:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9 in G-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  10. 10 No. 10. in E-Flat Minor 07:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. in E-Flat Minor
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  11. 11 No. 1 in F Minor: Allegro 03:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1 in F Minor: Allegro
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  12. 12 No. 2 in C Major: Allegretto 03:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2 in C Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  13. 13 No. 3 in E Minor: Lento 03:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3 in E Minor: Lento
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  14. 14 No. 4 in E Major: Vivo 03:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4 in E Major: Vivo
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  15. 15 No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: Agitato 04:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: Agitato
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  16. 16 No. 6 in F-Sharp Major: Allegretto 02:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 6 in F-Sharp Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  17. 17 No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor: Moderato 05:05
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor: Moderato
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  18. 18 No. 8 in B Major: Allegretto 02:35
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 8 in B Major: Allegretto
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  19. 19 No. 9 in E-Flat Minor: Mesto 04:16
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 9 in E-Flat Minor: Mesto
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  20. 20 No. 1 in D-Flat Major: Allegro 01:32
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 1 in D-Flat Major: Allegro
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van
  21. 21 No. 2 in F-Sharp Major: Piacevole 01:19
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 2 in F-Sharp Major: Piacevole
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Alexander Scriabin
    Performer
    Eric Le Van