I still find Sofronitsky more extreme phrasing in these etudes are more enjoyable . But , the etudes 10 and 12 Sokolov really hit the nail in the head .
1. C-sharp major - 00:00 2. F-sharp minor - 1:26 3. B minor - 3:47 4. B major - 5:59 5. E major - 7:29 6. A major - 10:11 7. B-flat minor - 11:51 8. A-flat major - 13:49 9. G-sharp minor - 17:30 10. D-flat major - 22:16 11. B-flat minor - 24:11 12. D-sharp minor - 29:01 Could this please be added to the video description?
Finché vive c'è solo lui. L'ho ascoltato al San Carlo col mio amico Andrei, era da un secolo che quel teatro non accoglieva tale artista. E Scriabin... non dovremmo affrettarci troppo a bandire i russi, che ne è della nostra cultura senza la Russia?
Before listen to Sokolov`s eecutios i never listened to Scriabin, now i adore his music. The Sokolov execution of this etudes is in equilibrium between madness and passion. After fini
He plays them almost like he wrote them. His No. 7 and his No. 11 are superlative, and his No. 12 is absolutely sublime, bettered only by Horowitz for passion. You can hear him get carried away a little bit, he hits one or two too many low D#'s in the run up to the climax. I don't think there's a better recording of these 12 pieces together out there.
Yo descubrí a Sokolov hace 18 años viendo un vídeo del Concierto N. 3 de Rachmaninov tocado por él y supe en aquél momento que estaba ante quizás el más grande pianista del momento. Mi profesora fue alumna suya en un máster en Moscú. Siempre comentaba de que en su caso, la música sobrepasaba al simple arte para convertirse en una religión.
I can't find any words to describe why Sokolovs highly sensitive and intelligent storytelling hits me so much over and over again. Thank you posting this, I never heard it of Sokolov before.
These Etudes are n apex among the first period of Scriabin. They are unique by the double fact that the influence of Chopin is both immense and transcended by a nascent but very strong musical personality, which gives them their uniques bland. Scriabin has always nurtured high virtuosity, but he controlled it by nesting it into a firm structure. Solokov is absolutely awesome in that literature.
Sokolov's interpretation of these Etudes is incomparable. Although he doesn't always play exactly what is written (c.f. the octaves at 4:10, the return of the first subject of No.7 being ff rather than pp at 13:07), his interpretation actually improves the pieces, in my opinion. A massive technique certainly helps as well. No.9 is my favourite etude, but the others are also extraordinary.
elwisw It is indeed a great integral, maybe one of the greatest but I think the greatest is the one made by Garrick Ohlsson : the playing is beautiful, clear, precise and lyrical and the recording quality is perfect. However, I think Sokolov has the best version of no 11, he is such a great pianist !
The recording is execrable, the performances exceptional. Sokolov makes music of these fiendishly difficult studies, which few even attempt to do. The (in)famous no. 12, for example, is properly 'patetico', as marked. At the same time, his pianism per se is, as ever, astonishing (the occasional mishit notwithstanding; it is a concert performance). Fabulous. Thanks for posting.
